Mavrick369
New Member
Hey Guys,
So Ive recently gotten back into the reptile world after having to exit due to living in residence during my first year at University. That said, now with more time, money, and space Ive fallen in love with pygmy chameleons. But before I commit to them I want to make sure I understand everything I need to keep them.
The first thing I want to ask you guys about is my set up. Its a 12x12x18 exoterra.
How does it look from a chameleon's perspective?
Are there enough branches?
Is there enough places to hide?
Ive read conflicting views on the use of UV lights and basking spots. Do pygmy's need/should they have the UV? Will they use a basking spot?
My understanding is that the temp should be stay between 65 (night) and 75 (day), is this right?
What should the humidity range be?
I had settled on getting bearded pygmies but when I called up the place where im buying them from they also had kenyan pygmies available. Unfortunately Ive found only limited information about the kenyans. Is their care basically the same? Which of the two species is more rewarding to keep?
Finally, I was originally planning on getting only a single chameleon but learned that theyre social animals. That said, if I were to get a male and female.... and if they were to mate... if I just left the eggs in the terrarium would they be ok? Or should I just forget that possibility and get two females?
Thanks guys!
So Ive recently gotten back into the reptile world after having to exit due to living in residence during my first year at University. That said, now with more time, money, and space Ive fallen in love with pygmy chameleons. But before I commit to them I want to make sure I understand everything I need to keep them.
The first thing I want to ask you guys about is my set up. Its a 12x12x18 exoterra.
How does it look from a chameleon's perspective?
Are there enough branches?
Is there enough places to hide?
Ive read conflicting views on the use of UV lights and basking spots. Do pygmy's need/should they have the UV? Will they use a basking spot?
My understanding is that the temp should be stay between 65 (night) and 75 (day), is this right?
What should the humidity range be?
I had settled on getting bearded pygmies but when I called up the place where im buying them from they also had kenyan pygmies available. Unfortunately Ive found only limited information about the kenyans. Is their care basically the same? Which of the two species is more rewarding to keep?
Finally, I was originally planning on getting only a single chameleon but learned that theyre social animals. That said, if I were to get a male and female.... and if they were to mate... if I just left the eggs in the terrarium would they be ok? Or should I just forget that possibility and get two females?
Thanks guys!
