Potentially buying new Cham, cage size?

[KyleFitzz]

What is an appropriate size screen cage for a baby Cham. I will be in the market for a secon Cham very soon and I'm shopping around now. But I want to order a new cage now and get it set for him. Please give me advice

 

[qdude46]

At kind do you have in mind (haha, that rhymed )

 

[ChuWuti]

For a juvenile veiled chameleon, 16 x 16 x 30 is good, but the appropriate size really depends upon the type of chameleon you're getting.

If you click on Resources at the top of your screen, then on "Caresheets" on the left side, you'll find you can access caresheets for a variety of chams. Appropriate cage sizes for juvies, adult males, and adult females are given in the care sheets for each species.

Have fun preparing!

 

[KyleFitzz]

Thank you !!

 

[qdude46]

So are you getting a baby veiled?

 

[KyleFitzz]

I may !!

 

[KyleFitzz]

I may order a DIY cage, 24x24x36 I just didn't know if it was easier to raise a baby in a smaller cage

 

[qdude46]

Awww they are so cute when they are babies! I wish you good luck on setting up an enclosure

 

[sulley]

ive had a baby in a 2x2x4ft cage no problem.as long as you know there eating.as they will not be able to find most of the live food in a big viv.i cup feed so dont have that problem. and my new baby cham will be going into my 2x2x4ft cage too.goodluck and post pics when your done.

 

[qdude46]

Agreed, pics must be posted

 

[KyleFitzz]

What kind of cups do you use?! And where are they located in the cage? Can you show me

 

[babyjoe]

id just put it in a full size cage no point in buying twice.in the wild they have no boundaries and do fine and if you set up a cup feeder theres no reason it will have a hard time finding food.

 

[KyleFitzz]

I wanna see the cup feeder set ups because if done it and my guy eats out of it sometime and sometimes he won't so I want to see what cups work and where in the cage they should be

 

[babyjoe]

heres a link for you
https://www.chameleonforums.com/sprite-bottle-insect-feeder-101782/?highlight=sprite+feeder

and id place it in line of sight from where they spend most time.likely to be basking spot id say

 

[KyleFitzz]

You put worms in that cup? Or

 

[babyjoe]

It's for crickets and locust that type of thing the netting is for then to climb and be easily targeted by the cham is be inclined to use a dish for worms

 

[KyleFitzz]

Yeah that's what I figured, where do you put the cup for the worms and what kind of cup or dish do you use for worms