Housed together??

[heebie_geebies]

Now before I scare you, I know only 1 veiled chameleon per cage. That is the current plan that will be fulfilled this weekend from the Red Deer show. But my question I have not been able to locate an answer to, on Ssnakes or Google. Can you keep another non-chameleon species in the same cage? I am just pondering future developments for my cage and this is one of them. It is 2'l x 2'w x 4'h cage, screened on three sides. I am sure it would be pending on my cham's temperment, but has this been done successfully? What was the other species?

**Two more sleeps**:D

[J-Man]

Do you mean a veiled + another species? OR just another species + another species?

I'm no expert but I believe you should keep ALL animals out of the veiled's (and most other chams') sight. That's just what I heard and I follow it strictly.

[heebie_geebies]

Yes a male veiled + another non-cham species. Everything I have read says that veiled chams are highly territorial and should not be kept out of sight of other chams(save a few odd females, or in a reptile room) . So I was just wondering about other non-chams being a safe cohabitant with a veiled.

Thanks for your reply.

1 No : 0 Yes

[meow_mix450]

nop its best not to it has been done. some people have sucess and some people dont. Also theres a chance that the chameleon will probly take a bite or the other type of speices. its just a plan no:) lol

Meow

[panther_dude]

To add to this topic. What about hermit crabs. They dont move around too much, and I know they are one of the few organisms on this planet that can survive off of fecal matter. Its my thought that the cham might just think of it as a slow moving rock. And I know there are small hermits but im talking about the larger ones.

wade

[meow_mix450]

its very possible but i still wouldnt do it, if they ate the hermit crab and the shell there gonna be a problem

Meow

[dank7oo]

Rule of thumb - every animal has to have its own cage. Therefore no confusion or problems.

Jason

[Brock]

Hermit crabs? a) the shell wouldn't be good for the chameleon if ingested, snail shells maybe, hermit crabs no...b) chameleons go on the ground, and hermit crabs have claws.....

I have seen Giant Day Geckos (Phelsuma m. grandis) that have gotten out of their own cage and got into a male panther's (Ambanja) and they did fine in there together. I have also heard of a Nosy Be and a Quadricornus being kept together, both male, in perfect harmony. I've also seen a 1.2 ratio of veileds kept together successfully. It's all about odds, the law of averages.

-Brock

[Leviathan]

Chameleons are one of the most sensitive reptiles. They stress quite easy and I personally wouldn't risk it. I also think all reptiles should have there own cage.

Alecia

[HeatherRose]

For an animal that stresses out when you breathe on them funny, another chameleon LET ALONE another species just sounds silly. They're not even supposed to *see* other chameleons, I can only imagine about another species ;)

As for hermit crabs, I can only *imagine* the wacky situations that would entail.

:D

Heather

[heebie_geebies]

5 No : 1 kinda Yes

Hmmm......

****Flush****

Idea removed.