Putting my chams outside

[SS4Luck]

Ok so im thinking about putting my veiled outside for a bit this summer i just have a few questions.

1) When its 328095r34984237409234 degrees like it tends to get in summer out here is that too hot of ambient temps for him to be exposed too constantly? My patio is in direct sunlight for what seems like 100% of the day so there would really not be that much real shade other than the two small ficuss in his setup, he is still in a 18x18x36 but will be in a 2x2x4 by the end of summer

2) should i mist more often? i plan to run the mistking line out there and keep the normal misting schedule, if i have to bump it up and extra time or two that wil be fine, i just dont wanna do anything wrong for Reptar, he is my first and favorite cham

 

[Lancecham]

I live very close to you and I keep most of my veileds out year round. The cage placement depends on the time of the year, as in the winter, the cage is placed where the first morning rays on sunshine are on the cage.
In the summer, you definitely want to make sure he has access to shade. In the heat of the summer, increased mistings will be needed to cool him down.
Feel free to PM me with more details.

 

[hondataeg6]

I live very close to you and I keep most of my veileds out year round. The cage placement depends on the time of the year, as in the winter, the cage is placed where the first morning rays on sunshine are on the cage.
In the summer, you definitely want to make sure he has access to shade. In the heat of the summer, increased mistings will be needed to cool him down.
Feel free to PM me with more details.

What about when it rains or when it gets real cold, do you still keep him outside?

 

[Lancecham]

What about when it rains or when it gets real cold, do you still keep him outside?

The top of the cage is partially covered. When they want to stay out of the rain, they will go to the covered area.

This winter was not as cold as past winters. Yes, we had a few nights in mid 30's, but he was fine. The cage placement is very important in the winter. In past years, I have moved the chams inside on the coldest nights, but this winter wasn't as bad and he stayed out the whole time. I also had a Fishers and my jacksons outside as well.
I wouldn't recommend this with a young cham as it might not be able to handle it.
I will add that I had a 3 month veiled escape an outside enclosure in August due to a cage malfunction. Well, she came back in March. She survived the hottest part of summer as well as the coldest part of the winter(not to mention surviving from whatever animals she came across). She did grow a lot and although a little skinny, she was perfectly fine. SHe continues to live in an outside enclosure and has put on a good amount of weight since coming back.

 

[hondataeg6]

The top of the cage is partially covered. When they want to stay out of the rain, they will go to the covered area.

This winter was not as cold as past winters. Yes, we had a few nights in mid 30's, but he was fine. The cage placement is very important in the winter. In past years, I have moved the chams inside on the coldest nights, but this winter wasn't as bad and he stayed out the whole time. I also had a Fishers and my jacksons outside as well.
I wouldn't recommend this with a young cham as it might not be able to handle it.
I will add that I had a 3 month veiled escape an outside enclosure in August due to a cage malfunction. Well, she came back in March. She survived the hottest part of summer as well as the coldest part of the winter(not to mention surviving from whatever animals she came across). She did grow a lot and although a little skinny, she was perfectly fine. SHe continues to live in an outside enclosure and has put on a good amount of weight since coming back.

How Cold, is Cold for a chameleon???

 

[Kent67]

Veileds get down to the low 30's in the wild. As long as they can warm back up the following day they're fine. Same with Jackson's. I wouldn't let panthers go below 65, though. Depends on the species and where they're from.

 

[hondataeg6]

Veileds get down to the low 30's in the wild. As long as they can warm back up the following day they're fine. Same with Jackson's. I wouldn't let panthers go below 65, though. Depends on the species and where they're from.

Thank you...

 

[chrisw]

Another suggestion that I saw someone make once - if you do want to keep them outside a lot of people use plastic screening. Depending on where you live - this could be an issue. I live in Virginia and get an occasional fox or raccoon roaming thru the area. Hawks are always around. Dogs and cats might even be worse. Only takes one critter, one night to do some serious damage to your flock. Might want to use metal screening and raise them off the ground a bit. Just a suggestion - might not be an issue where you live.