Size of viv for a mt meru/ dwarf jackson?

[jojothefirst]

Just a quick question.

What would be the smallest size for a mt meru/ dwarf Jackson cham?
I know bigger is better and I know of sizes for xanth and Jacksonii but I want a mt meru in the future.

 

[laurie]

I know nothing about the viv's you have but I would use a 24x24x24 inch terrarium here. Hope that helps. BTW I have never had a Mt Meru.

 

[jojothefirst]

Thank you.
Any other opinions? I believe they only grow to 8-10 inches so would a 18x18x24 be to small?

I know nothing about the viv's you have but I would use a 24x24x24 inch terrarium here. Hope that helps. BTW I have never had a Mt Meru.

 

[laurie]

Let me see what I can get for info from other keepers. I will get back to you.

 

[jojothefirst]

Let me see what I can get for info from other keepers. I will get back to you.

That's awesome. Thank you.
Are they common in the US? Xanth's are the most common here and even they are rare. Not seen any mt meru available for ages in the UK

 

[Action Jackson]

I'm keeping my male Mt Meru in a 48x24x24 screen cage outside and I cup feed him. I have been keeping my very gravid female in a 36x18x18 screen cage inside at night and try to get her outside as much as I can where I can hook her cage up to my mist system.

Xantholophus are very common here. j jacksonii are hard to come by and j. merumontanous are almost impossible to find especially healthy ones.

 

[OldChamKeeper]

I'm keeping my male Mt Meru in a 48x24x24 screen cage outside and I cup feed him. I have been keeping my very gravid female in a 36x18x18 screen cage inside at night and try to get her outside as much as I can where I can hook her cage up to my mist system.

Xantholophus are very common here. j jacksonii are hard to come by and j. merumontanous are almost impossible to find especially healthy ones.

What he said.

I'm housing my Mt. Meru pair in seperate cages. I rotate them once a week between habitats. I use a 48"H x 24'W x 18" L and a 36"H x 36"L x 18"W with each having it's own misting system on timers. I still use a drip system a few times a week as well.

Both animals are cup fed. Both are given natural sunlight once a week for a few hours but otherwise are indoors with ZooMed 5.0 CFL's

Both are given Repashy Medcal (Medium Calcium) once a week on a few food items. All other food items are gutloaded with Bug burger or fresh veggies.

Food items: Supewrworms, Silkworms, Crickets, Big green flies, Dubia roaches

 

[jojothefirst]

But are these the minimum sizes you would go to?
I mean, its commonly recommended that a adult panthers viv should be at least 2x2x4 and they grow twice as big as a mt meru!

In your opinions, would a 18x18x24 be to small?

I'm keeping my male Mt Meru in a 48x24x24 screen cage outside and I cup feed him. I have been keeping my very gravid female in a 36x18x18 screen cage inside at night and try to get her outside as much as I can where I can hook her cage up to my mist system.

Xantholophus are very common here. j jacksonii are hard to come by and j. merumontanous are almost impossible to find especially healthy ones.

What he said.

I'm housing my Mt. Meru pair in seperate cages. I rotate them once a week between habitats. I use a 48"H x 24'W x 18" L and a 36"H x 36"L x 18"W with each having it's own misting system on timers. I still use a drip system a few times a week as well.

Both animals are cup fed. Both are given natural sunlight once a week for a few hours but otherwise are indoors with ZooMed 5.0 CFL's

Both are given Repashy Medcal (Medium Calcium) once a week on a few food items. All other food items are gutloaded with Bug burger or fresh veggies.

Food items: Supewrworms, Silkworms, Crickets, Big green flies, Dubia roaches

 

[Action Jackson]

That size would probably be ok. You could start with that and see how it goes.

A Panther Chameleion will get 20 times or more bigger than a Mt. Meru. They are small.

 

[jojothefirst]

That size would probably be ok. You could start with that and see how it goes.

A Panther Chameleion will get 20 times or more bigger than a Mt. Meru. They are small.

As I cant find any info on size vivs for mt meru jacksons the only logic I can go on is that if a adult panther/veiled grows to approx 20 inchs and needs a2x2x4...... a mt meru which grows to approx 8inchs would be fine in a 45x45x60 cm viv but iv never owned a jackson before.

 

[Brad]

As I cant find any info on size vivs for mt meru jacksons the only logic I can go on is that if a adult panther/veiled grows to approx 20 inchs and needs a2x2x4...... a mt meru which grows to approx 8inchs would be fine in a 45x45x60 cm viv but iv never owned a jackson before.

I think there are more factors than just animal size when determining an appropriate enclosure. For example, the larger enclosure would allow you provide a wider temperature gradient. I don't have any experience yet with meru so I don't know how important that is. I've always liked the species and hope to work with them some day.

 

[jojothefirst]

I think there are more factors than just animal size when determining an appropriate enclosure. For example, the larger enclosure would allow you provide a wider temperature gradient. I don't have any experience yet with meru so I don't know how important that is. I've always liked the species and hope to work with them some day.

Its a very good point and something I have thought about.
As they require lower temps, I ideally would like to have a low watt bulb on a small area of the viv leaving much cooler area's laterally so that it wouldnt be necessary for them to go down to get to cooler temps and be out of the range of the UV.

 

[OldChamKeeper]

Personally? I'd perfer a large habitat despite this species being pretty small. I've had numerous Chams over the years and never like to limit the cage to the type of chameleon however if you are familiar with a Rudis Chameleon I would say the size is the same.

18x18x36 would suffice for a single animal. These are not a huge cham, I would call them a small to medium sized species on the small side.