Pygmy Enclosure?
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louwillie
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Ya. I forgot to mention bearded pygmies. How many eggs does a female reproduce in one year? Thanks
Chase
Chameleon Enthusiast
Either, but they aren't needy of a 20 tall, so a 20 long is good. And females can lay 2-5 eggs a clutch, with maybe 3-4 clutches, after that they may not be any good.
Lizardlover
New Member
Actually, 2 or even 3 adults can be kept in a 10 gallon, however it is recommended to use a 20 gallon for 3. All three of mine were in a 10 gallon for a couple of weeks and before I got my male my females lived in a 10 gallon for a few months.
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
A group that size would be fine in a 20 gallon.
I would go tall so that the plants have some room to grow and you can do a few inches of substrate without sacrificing all their space.
If you choose to use an aquarium with a screen lid, a small computer fan would not be a bad idea.
Position it to blow across the top of the screen, not into the enclosure, to draw air up and out.
Have you read Tom Routhouska's articles on the e-zine?
If not, I highly recommend you do. He helped me a lot with my brevicaudatus, as did Mike Monge.
-Brad
I would go tall so that the plants have some room to grow and you can do a few inches of substrate without sacrificing all their space.
If you choose to use an aquarium with a screen lid, a small computer fan would not be a bad idea.
Position it to blow across the top of the screen, not into the enclosure, to draw air up and out.
Have you read Tom Routhouska's articles on the e-zine?
If not, I highly recommend you do. He helped me a lot with my brevicaudatus, as did Mike Monge.
-Brad
Lizardlover
New Member
You can put 5 in a twenty gallon? Wow, I must be telling people to put them in huge cages. I guess not all care sheets are correct.
well duhh....I would't use a Petsmart caresheet for my chameleon.
seriously though 5 can be kept in a 20 gallon.
pssh
Avid Member
I mean the online ones! it's odd that they say to put them in larger enclosures instead of smaller ones though.
Some of the petco/petsmart care sheet would keep an animal alive, though not the best care, but they would at least keep them alive. It makes me mad that they don't even follow their own care sheets though!
it's odd that they say to put them in larger enclosures instead of smaller ones though.Some of the petco/petsmart care sheet would keep an animal alive, though not the best care, but they would at least keep them alive. It makes me mad that they don't even follow their own care sheets though!
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
You can put 5 in a twenty gallon? Wow, I must be telling people to put them in huge cages. I guess not all care sheets are correct.
Care sheets are to some degree going to play it safe.
Experience is a very good teacher. Working closely with these animals and personally experiencing how they live and react with each other is where my information comes from.
I am not regurgitating information someone has told me or that I've read (Tom recommends a larger cage in his article ... Mike and I have not discussed enclosures) ... I am sharing what I have experienced.
Husbandry evolves ... I believe I may be the only person that claims this, but I believe this species does well (and needs to be) in close family groups or tribes. 5 animals (1.4) works very well in that space with this species.
Additionally, eggs can be left to incubate where they were laid. The adults do not eat the young and as long as the enclosure does not become over-run with crickets, the young can remain for awhile.
-Brad
sgvreptiles
New Member
Look into some coustom cages from Protean Terreriums. He has some really nice cages that work GREAT for pygmys. He is located in Los Angeles.
