newbie needs help please

[katy123]

Hi guys, before i start off i just want to say two things 1, sorry for any bad spelling as i have dyslexia, and 2. thank you for any help that can be given, very much apreciated.
Right then, me and my partner are thinking of buying a chameleon, we are intrested in the panther chameleon particulary the sambava and the nosy be.
My partner has some expirience in this feild as he's kept in the past skinks, flying gecko's and soft shell turtles, tropical frogs, small lizards and slow worms and piranhas, we are very into our animals we have at home at the mo 2labradors a rabbit, tropical fish. We've both been round animals our intire lives, i've had rabbits,guinnie pigs, horses, ostriches, hammsters, cats,dogs, so you get the idea we're very into our animals and want to make sure we get all the info poss to ensure the chameleon we get has the best life possible.

We've been reading up but there is soooooooooooooo much conflicting information out there, thats why i decidied to ask you guys, we'd like to know how easy are the panther chameleons to keep as some web sites say they're a good choice for first timers others say their not, some say go for mesh only vivariums and others say go for half mesh and half glass, so any help on what sort of vivarium to go for would be a big help as well, basicly we would just like to know if the panther is for us and what care it would need.

Thank you once again to anyone that can help

kind regards

Katy & Lee

 

[eppcheck]

As far as chameleons go panthers and veileds are the hardiest of the species. Veileds are usually recommended for beginners, but you should be able to take on the responsibilities of owning a panther if you do your research.

Enclosures is dependent on a few things. If you live somewhere where maintaining humidity will be hard then half glass and half mesh will help. If you don't have any problems keeping humidity levels then a full mesh should be fine.

read this http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/ it's mostly aimed towards care for veileds but alot of the same husbandry applies to panthers. Main differences I can think of are basking temps should be lower 80-85 if it's an Juvenile/adult. Under 3 months of age 75-80 should work. Also humidity needs to be higher. I try to keep mine at about 50-60.

Just keep researching like your doing and you should be fine. If you have any questions feel free to ask away. Also, it's a requirement to post pictures when you get a new cham.

 

[katy123]

thank you eppcheck for your help, will look at link in abit, and also you may regret saying i can ask you questions you wont get rid of me lol thank you again.katy

 

[eppcheck]

thank you eppcheck for your help, will look at link in abit, and also you may regret saying i can ask you questions you wont get rid of me lol thank you again.katy

No problem, you'll find out real quick that on these forums questions are welcomed. I won't always be there for you, but there are a lot of experienced keepers here that will.