How many can fit?
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Ace
Avid Member
thats a pretty big reptarium...mite as well free- range in a room...but i feel more experienced people should chime in...some will go against this and others may support it...but in my part , i have no advice to give...sorry...i feel too many females mite casue stress later down the road...let alone males later on....i dont think so....
Thats still an average cage size for a single chameleon. I tried to do a pair of Jackson's, which are the exact opposite of wild vieled's and very communal, in one of those and it didn't work. The cage is only 3x3x5 and the animals stay at the top...hence not much living room. The female just stayed low and was stressed so I had to move her out.
BTW, don't like Reptariums...the visibility sucks and the zipper system is beyond frustrating plus I think crickets have been known to chew there way out.
Julirs
New Member
NO WAY. 260 is not that large, and why in the world would you even want 10 female Veileds? If you even attempted this I am sure you would maybe end up with 2 that would survive. They will stress each other out. I have never been able to even keep 2 female Veileds together past 4-5 months, as one always becomes dominant and out eats the other one.
Texas Panther Man
New Member
Veileds are a solitary species its best to do 1 per enclosure and to put visibility barriors between each cage when keeping multiple chams. So the answer is NO it wont work. Before, you go buy a 10 lot of chams how about spending some cash on a cpl of good books and doing some research first. I know it doesnt sound fun but it will save a chams life and save you $$$ and frustration in the end.
pssh
Avid Member
You could put 4 plus like a half of one (I think) 16x16x30 cages in the space that one of those takes up. Just buy a 10 lot of Reptariums from lllreptile, and you're set for the females. Why you would want 10 females (with no research done) is beyond my thought capacity, but if you're going to do it, do it right. You could probably keep two-three per cage until they are 3 months old, then split them up. They would have to be paired by size and monitored very very frequently (very x10 for a new owner) it's easiest to just keep them separate though... The males will need at least an 18x18x36 as adults though.
Olimpia
Biologist & Ecologist
You want to try to put TEN chameleons in one cage, when only ONE adult tends to do well in a 2x2x4? Absolutely not, that is no where near enough space for 2, let alone 10 adult veileds.
Building your own cages is cheaper than going out and getting 12 separate cages, but you will need to have 12 separate cages in the end. If anything just start with a couple veileds and work your way up to how many you want. In particular, raising 2-3 will give you a better idea of how to keep them than going ahead and getting a large lot of them at once.
I'm with Texas Panther Man, pleeeeease do more research before getting any veileds. We're more than happy to help with questions but it really helps to read as much as you can about every aspect of keeping them.
Building your own cages is cheaper than going out and getting 12 separate cages, but you will need to have 12 separate cages in the end. If anything just start with a couple veileds and work your way up to how many you want. In particular, raising 2-3 will give you a better idea of how to keep them than going ahead and getting a large lot of them at once.
I'm with Texas Panther Man, pleeeeease do more research before getting any veileds. We're more than happy to help with questions but it really helps to read as much as you can about every aspect of keeping them.
laurie
Retired Moderator
I totally agree, one veiled per cage is all you can have especially if you hope to breed.
Texas Panther Man
New Member
People have already told you reptariums suuck. There is a reason you rarely see them used by members on this site other than as temp caging. The zippers suck, the mesh is too dark for viewing and they arent as sturdy as the other pre made screen cages. Buy an LLL or a DIY cage. Both are better alternatives and priced almost the same. Did you even consider buying some reference material or did you plan on asking forum members for every bit of advice on keeping and feeding? You obviously are a noob you should buy 1 cham and start from there and worry about breeding far down the road after you've got the basics down. JM .02
morpheon
New Member
In a certain way, you should start with one or two chameleons, and keep them for a year or so. The adjustments needed when having a single and unique chameleon for the first time are huge, so getting up to 10 at once is definately a bad idea. You might end up having some killed, some dead, some sick, some unhealthy, and not prepared to get eggs and babies.
Afterall, before running you need to learn to walk. And at the moment you can't even walk if you are asking such questions. So please, make a good enclosure, get your temperatures, lights, humidity running, get them reviewed here, then buy one or two chameleons. Just that will be a very big challenge.
Afterall, before running you need to learn to walk. And at the moment you can't even walk if you are asking such questions. So please, make a good enclosure, get your temperatures, lights, humidity running, get them reviewed here, then buy one or two chameleons. Just that will be a very big challenge.
pssh
Avid Member
Reptariums don't suck if you aren't rough with them. I've had one for about 9 years that has been in constant use. Zipper still works perfectly and it seems to make the chameleons more secure (which in my book is a good thing.) I don't need to see my chameleon and if I want to, I unzip it a little. If you open the zipper gently then they last much much longer. Plus they help with humidity. Drainage is easy too. Just use a sheet of plastic cut to size and drill a hole in the middle. Put a bucket under it and you're good to go! Plus they are easy to soak in a cleaner or hydrogen peroxide.
Ace
Avid Member
When he first posted this, i knew how it would turn out, ....and im glad he took the advice and is planning to use more cages....thats all....no worries
Ace
Avid Member
r u addressing to me?
....cause caging maybe b an opinion, but if it works, why fix it..thats all. i understand if you were to do the "housing" for experimental purposes, but for breeding its impractical...
