Too Big???

[Kaianuanu]

I am getting a panther that is 2-2.5 months old. I plan to keep it in my 2'x3'x4' Custom cage. It is also covered in 1/4" hardware cloth. Is there any problems with this setup? I have no idea how big a 2-2.5 month old male panther would be, soooooooooo yea.

 

[Texas Panther Man]

Way to big a cage for that size cham. You can go with a 18 x 18 x 24. Thats the biggest cage i'd go for that age range. You could actually go smaller prob. My female is about 1.5 2 months and shes in the small reptibreeze. Its like 16 x 16 x 20 i think.

 

[DJ Richey Rich]

Their isn't any dangers that wouldnt happen in the wild. Some people say a cameleon will get lost and won't find food. Their eyes are like benoculars and there minds remember routs very well. So if feeding is done in a cup you will have no problems there. For the falling out of the tree they fill up with air and land soft a 4 foot drop is nothing compaired to a 25 foot drop in the wild. They act drunk for a few seconds but come back to there normal self and climb back up the tree. Why spend the money every 3 months when you can spend the money on one cage that it can live in for 5 years.

 

[gpmo]

If you still want to go with a smaller enclosure go out and get some screen or wood that you can use to section off tje cage. That way you can slowly make it larger as the cham grows.

Gpmo (him)

 

[Texas Panther Man]

People with alot of exp reaising chams can get away with using a larger cage for young chams. They have the knowledge to know what signs to look for in the instance of problems that could manifest. Newbies should def not try and use a large cage just to save $$$. They need to slowly work on their husbandry skills with the easiest setup possible.

I have bred and raised multiple clutches of panthers. I was still a bit apprehensive when i put my 3 mo faly in a 2x2x4. I watched him like a hawk for the first month to make sure he was eatting and hunting properly.

 

[kinyonga]

Here's another thread asking about cage size...
https://www.chameleonforums.com/small-chameleon-big-enclosure-39720/

 

[Kaianuanu]

Soooooooo, yea i got some yes's and some no's. so, what should i do??

 

[DJ Richey Rich]

Do what makes you comfy some people like to over do it to make sure their chams are safe but chams are smarter than some people give thim credit for

 

[pssh]

Or it might not find the food in a cup, refuse to cup feed, or just plain get lost. The size difference in a 2 month old panther versus a 2 month old veiled is quite large and I would not put a panther in it. My boyfriend tried to put a 3 month old panther in a 2x2x4 and it could not find food from a cup. Eventually it ate after adding 5 extra feeding cups, but in my opinion, buying a 25 dollar small reptibreeze or a rubbermaid tub is well worth it.

 

[WinstonChrchll]

Or it might not find the food in a cup, refuse to cup feed, or just plain get lost. The size difference in a 2 month old panther versus a 2 month old veiled is quite large and I would not put a panther in it. My boyfriend tried to put a 3 month old panther in a 2x2x4 and it could not find food from a cup. Eventually it ate after adding 5 extra feeding cups, but in my opinion, buying a 25 dollar small reptibreeze or a rubbermaid tub is well worth it.

You mentioned here using a rubbermaid tub. Would you leave the tub open and keep the lights around it? Sorry to thread jack but I'm curious as Ive only heard of that being used for hatchlings.