Right chameleon for me.

[Prehensile]

so ive been doing alot of research lately.
and have come across chameleons.
i am not new to the reptile scene. and have had reptiles in my care for over 5 years. i think im ready for a new challenge.
but i want to start on the right foot. im liking the bearded pygmy chameleons.
and the veileds. both of which i can get from flchameleons, because i live here in florida. so for housing. ive got an r-zilla acrylic atrium.
its dimensions are 12x18x20. is there a certain species that can live i one this size permanently? if not, i have no issues upgrading. but i would also like to start with something small. i heard that veileds are fairly hardy. but there size is to big. so im looking for a small to medium sized chameleon, that would fit in my acrylic atrium, or something of similar size. any advice on which ones to get and tips would help out a bunch.

thanks in advance.

 

[gaxmode]

With that size cage you're pretty limited to pygmys

 

[yoshi9]

so ive been doing alot of research lately.
and have come across chameleons.
i am not new to the reptile scene. and have had reptiles in my care for over 5 years. i think im ready for a new challenge.
but i want to start on the right foot. im liking the bearded pygmy chameleons.
and the veileds. both of which i can get from flchameleons, because i live here in florida. so for housing. ive got an r-zilla acrylic atrium.
its dimensions are 12x18x20. is there a certain species that can live i one this size permanently? if not, i have no issues upgrading. but i would also like to start with something small. i heard that veileds are fairly hardy. but there size is to big. so im looking for a small to medium sized chameleon, that would fit in my acrylic atrium, or something of similar size. any advice on which ones to get and tips would help out a bunch.

thanks in advance.

Well first welcome, from my experience which isn't very much lol a carpet or pygmy chameleon can both live in that size cage I believe. I'm not fimiliar with your cage so its hard for me to provide much help lol. The most important thing is that there is ventalation to the cage. I have a veiled which I am moving him into a 2x2x4ft cage and about to purchase an ambilobe chameleon which I'm putting in the same size cage. If you have other questions ill do my best to help.

 

[Maurer3D]

You could house a pair of pygmies in that tank pretty easily. Maybe even a trio if you plant it well.

 

[MK1]

Veileds get pretty big and would need a larger enclosure. I think there are some species that dont grow as large but may need more care.

 

[Ace]

either use what you have for pygmies...or upgrade to have various chameleon species to choose....the most common and easy to obtain for beginners are veileds, panthers, and Jackson chameleons.

However i feel with the proper knowledge, research, set-ups, references, etc...you can choose mostly any cham you wish to care for.

 

[laurie]

I have had carpets and you should not house one is a cage that small. I would go with pgymy's and them add more later if you want. jmo

 

[Prehensile]

Ok.
well ive decided on pygmys.
can i house 2 in this size atrium?
ive heard they dont need uvb. but ill supply a tube anyways.
and for setup, should i include many plants, and hiding areas?
and do any of you guys have photos of your chameleon/pygmy setups?
i found some chams online for 25.00 plus shipping.

thanks again, i appreciate the help