V. Cham questions

[Artemis]

So Ive been considering a Veiled Chameleon, and reading up on them, just basics stuff right now.

I would ofcourse get a young cham, and preferrably a male, but that isnt happening for some time, Im just starting to learn what I need to know.

Some things not on the care sheets thus far that I am wondering about:


Stress and Noise: Should I plan to keep a Cham in a quiet, low traffic area of my house, or will he be ok in a room that we frequent? Will noise from televisions or stereos be a problem (we arent blasting them or anything- but would the noise from just watching TV or having music on be something that would cause them stress?)

Toxic plants for enclosure: I know everyone like's ficuses- but they always end up losing their leaves on me, and make me insane, I have read some of the other options, and all the care sheets say "dont use toxic plants" well duh- but what are some of the plants that are toxic to chams?? No one lists any. What plant species should I definitely stay away from?

Heating and lighting: Room temp stays 75 degrees, and I know they need lots of ventilation. With heating, do I need a UTH for ambient, and an additional ceramic for basking, or will the ceramic light be enough to provide a basking spot and ambient heat? I imagine the full spectrum bulbs I will have in addition will also keep the daytime temperatures a bit higher. This question I will figure out for certain when I go to set up an enclosure, just taking my temps- I just wanted to see if most people found they needed both the UTH and the ceramic, or only the ceramic.


Thanks for your help! Feel free to share other Veiled Cham tidbits you guys know that you wish you had known starting out!

Artemis