Safe for litter box in same room as cham terrarium?

[Toothless the cham]

Just out of curiosity would it be inadvisable to have a litter box in the same room as my chameleons terrarium. My cat likes to sleep in my room so it wouldn't be very stressful for my chameleon to be seeing my cat. I leave my door open all the time so she sees her fair share of traffic in the house but gets along fine. My problem is he scratches at the door in the middle of the night and I don't want to get up 5 times a night let him use the bathroom. So what I would like to know is would it be dangerous to have a litter box in the same room and I believe I read somewhere that it would not be advisable but I would like to know at the very least. Thoughts?

 

[kinyonga]

I wouldn't be letting my cat in the same room with my chameleons or other reptiles. There have been too many incidences of cats attacking chameleons on here and other places...so it's not worth the risk imho.

 

[Chameleoking]

I wouldn't let a cat in the same room. Too risky. And stressful to chameleon

 

[bbyoda]

I keep my prey animals ( chameleons and guinea pigs ) in a separate room from my cats. The presence of predator can cause chronic stress. Just not worth it.

 

[MissSkittles]

In addition to what has already been said, there is also the matter of dust. As a cat owner who has tried just about every brand of cat litter there is, none are completely dustless. You don’t want that getting into your chameleon’s delicate lungs.

 

[Thatcher]

"Cats are scary." background* peach fuzz get off my phone!

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

Just out of curiosity would it be inadvisable to have a litter box in the same room as my chameleons terrarium.

Yes.

My cat likes to sleep in my room so it wouldn't be very stressful for my chameleon to be seeing my cat.

‽‽‽ How does that follow?

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My problem is he scratches at the door in the middle of the night and I don't want to get up 5 times a night let him use the bathroom.

To get in or out? Never mind. Bad idea. Does the cat have a UTI or BPH or something?

So what I would like to know is would it be dangerous to have a litter box in the same room and I believe I read somewhere that it would not be advisable but I would like to know at the very least. Thoughts?

I think it's all been said by others above.

When Missus & I were starting out, we kept a couple guinea pigs because of landlords & economics.
We kept their hutch in the kitchen (warmest room). Some time later we got a puppy—then a kitten, and the litter box was also in the kitchen.

The dog ignored the guinea pigs, and vice-versa. The cat—however—used to sit on top of the hutch and vultch over the side, stalking the GPs upside down (that part was actually kinda funny, BUT...) Whenever the cat came into the kitchen, the GPs got excited (not in a good way). When she got up on the hutch, they'd both hide in their hide, and shake so hard out of fear that it literally shook the whole hutch.

Needless to say, we re-homed the GPs to a catless home. Since then, we've been acutely aware of pet interactions and providing as stress-free an environment as possible for any/all in our care/family/home.

Other than hiding & colors, IDK how you'd tell if a chameleon was that scared; hiding & colors are what they do anyway.

 

[JacksJill]

One other thing to consider. Cat urine releases ammonia as it decomposes and ammonia is very irritating to lung tissue. Chameleons have very sensitive lungs.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

One other thing to consider. Cat urine releases ammonia as it decomposes and ammonia is very irritating to lung tissue. Chameleons have very sensitive lungs.

Good point. It can also irritate sensitive eyes & upper respiratory tracts. ()

 

[Lindasjackson]

I have a cat but she’s old, 13 years old. She doesn’t seem effected at all of seeing my Cham in his cage. My Cham doesn’t seem effected at all by seeing her either. They are fine with each other. Personally I think my cat just thinks there’s only a bunch of plants in the cage. I’m not sure she even knows there’s a Cham in there. her litter box is in the bathroom, not in the living room with my Cham. I think the smell of the litter and the ammonia wouldn’t be good for the Cham to breath in.

 

[Toothless the cham]

Thank you all for your feedback. It was nothing more than a thought and Im Glad to have that information. Here on the forums your all very knowledgeable and I thought I'd ask here out of anywhere. I couldn't find information otherwise so I appreciate everything said here!

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

I couldn't find information otherwise so I appreciate everything said here!

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