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Welcome to the forums. This is a great place to learn about chameleons. I keep veiled and they are awesome chameleons and so much fun to work with. I'm not familiar with that cage but that doesn't mean it's not good. I'm just not sure. I free range all my guys so I don't know allot about cages. I do however have a blog for new keepers. You might find it helpful.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html
Thanks for the link, I'll give it a read now.
I like your display pic, is that yours?
Yes, that's Luie in my avatar picture. He was my first veiled. He passed away two years ago at 6 years old.
Medium is good for a young Cham but you'll need to upgrade as he/she gets bigger. Or you can get The Atrium cage by DragonStrand which can house a young Cham through adulthood. That is what I have and I love it. Lots of options out there including the medium reptibreeze for a starter. Good luck!
Hi there,
Congrats on your new family member! I've actually never seen that specific cage before, but it's perfect for a young chameleon until he grows out of it. Definitely agree that you will have to upgrade at some point to a larger adult-sized cage when the time comes.
In general, here are a few things that I wasn't expecting even after doing research for months before bringing my little guy home:
-be prepared to spend a lot of time with your cham each day, especially at first when he is transitioning. I actually found the bonding experience to be quite rewarding!
-expect mood swings and always be patient
-prepare for the worst! it's good to have a strong bond with your cham in case an emergency does happen. It's much easier to get a chameleon out of its cage when he trusts you, and it can be impossible if he doesn't.
-trust is hard to build and easy to break. cliche but very true.
Cute little guy! I would definitely get some smaller crickets for a cham that young. Ask for pinhead crickets, just itty bitty things. They say the length of the cricket shouldn't be longer than the width of your chams eyes for risk of choking. Mine handles a little bigger just fine but for such a small veiled i wouldn't risk it. When I had crickets too big I took the back legs and head off so they were the size of something he could handle. Hope this helps! You'll have so much fun!
Joel
I use an 18x18x36 for my baby panther and he loves the room, more room never hurts! i recommend cup feeding at first so he can find his food cuse he is tiny as hell when their babies and you wanna make sure he can find food. but more room is better i like the cage set up! btw mine has fallen a few times they are physically designed to stand the fall, they are excellent climbers he most likely wont fall. You can use eco earth if your cup feeding but if your free ranging at that age i dont recommend substrate cuse they will possible eat it. I use substrate for older cham
crickets, fly larvae, flies, small wax worms, small hornworms, small silkworms are easy to find and are great for them to feed.