There is always the possibility of the chameleon eating the frog which could be a pricey meal depending on what type of frog it is. Toxicity is a possible issue but not as likely as most people would think unless you were considering wild-caught dart frogs which would not be appropriate for a veiled chameleon cage anyway (which would be the case with a lot of frogs even most hylid-type frogs). That said I keep Panther chameleons and Grandis day geckoes in my large outdoor enclosures and have done so for many years without any problems although I am sure that some of the babies that hatch in the enclosures do get eaten by both the Panthers and the adult grandis as grandis day geckoes will canabilize their offspring given the opportunity. I also have populations of greenhouse frogs (Elutherodactylus planirostris) that have colonized my enclosures as well and I have never noticed any problems with this species either. This species of frog is a terrestrial species however. I should also point out that my enclosures are 4x4x8ft. and very well planted. Probably more well planted than most people's idea of well planted. My enclosures are bigger than what most people normally house chameleons in as well so it is possible to house the two together but under most circumstances it is probably not practical.

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• Cham and frog?!?! - herpforfun, Tue Nov 27 22:33:10 2007
• RE: Cham and frog?!?! - ginebig, Wed Nov 28 06:20:47 2007
• RE: Very bad idea :0( - PHEve, Wed Nov 28 08:41:54 2007
• RE: Cham and frog?!?! - Carlton, Wed Nov 28 13:02:12 2007
• RE: Cham and frog?!?! - MadAxeMan, Sat Dec 1 10:06:15 2007
• RE: Cham and frog?!?! - jadrig, Tue Dec 4 14:25:33 2007