Is 2x2x4 enclosure big enough for Panther?

[svinyard]

Title says it. I wanted to go 4x2x4 but just didn’t have the space to make it work. Will the old 2x2x4ft enclosure be enough? I do have a large, well planted bathroom with all plants in front of a huge window that I can likely dial in for some safe free roaming fwiw.

 

[Carlton]

Pretty minimal IMHO. I know people have done it, but I wouldn't cram a panther into that space myself. Especially a male. It is actually easier to create a nice variety of microclimates for a captive cham in MORE space. Consider a smaller species.

 

[MissSkittles]

That is the minimum/standard size for an adult chameleon (panther, veiled & Jackson’s sized). Of course, bigger is better, but possibly the majority of chameleons are kept in this size. Having a free range area for him/her is always a bonus. Make sure to work on building and then maintaining trust so it will be easier and more pleasant for the both of you to transfer to the free range area. https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/building-trust-with-your-chameleon.2396/

 

[nightanole]

Sounds like a plan. The cage is the reptibreeze XL, its one of the biggest off the shelf cages you can get. So they will sleep and spend sunning time in it. Then you can lock them in the bathroom (or a bedroom full of plants) for a few hours several times a week. That seems to "do it". Even with my setup of the reptibreeze XL door open 100% of the time in the bedroom, he would only make a few laps around the room per day(i assume looking for girls and rogue boys) but spent most of the time voluntarily in the cage. Also they reallllly like to look out windows, so i would include that in your free range.