Location of Enclosure in Apartment

[bendecki]

Hey guys,

I am getting my first chameleon next week which I am super excited about . However I was wondering if putting him in the living room, where there is a decent amount of traffic, would be a bad idea. He is about 3 months old and want to make sure I don't stress him out anymore than necessary.

I know they are supposed to be in more calm areas but our apartment is kind of small and our bedroom gets really cold at night and stays cold sometimes till 2 or 3 in the afternoon because my girlfriend and I stay up late regularly. We have an AC window unit we use and it drops the temp in the room down to the 60's and I know that is way to cold for them during the day.

We do have a spare bedroom for the next month but was curious if putting him from there, a really low traffic area, to the living room, which is high traffic, would be more stressful on him. My reasoning being he would get used to the quiet of the back room and then when we moved him to the living room he would get really stressed again after just getting settled in.

EDIT:I also forgot to mention that there is a dog in the apartment that roams about as she pleases. The cage will be high enough up to be out of her way but she probably adds to the traffic a little bit. She is very well trained and will leave him alone for the most part. She only gets excited over the lizards when we take them out of their cages for cleaning lol.

Just looking for some advice from you guys. Thanks for the help

 

[Dean Pulcini]

As long as nobody is running back and fourth and has places to hide in his cage he should be fine. What kind of chameleon?

 

[bendecki]

he is a panther chameleon and is from the "Sunfire" line from the Kammers.

I also forgot to mention that there is a dog in the apartment that roams about as she pleases. The cage will be high enough up to be out of her way but she probably adds to the traffic a little bit.

 

[azgnoinc]

When I got my first Panther I lived in an apartment on Phoenix - we didn't have a spare room, but had plenty of space in the living room - with a Mini Schnauzer running around. I put pillow cases (cotton ones that still allowed plenty of air flow but created a visual barrier) over parts of his cage when we initially got him to get him used to his new home - it also helped to regulate the temps/keep humidity levels higher after misting too during the day too. Over time we could remove them as needed for cleaning or after acclimation.
Socrates lived to be 4.5 and went through a couple of moves and this method worked out pretty well for him after each move. Just my 2 cents.

 

[bendecki]

azgnoinc that is pretty good advice thanks. Probably going to try that