I think one of the keys here is space. After all, all creatures have to be social to some degree or there would be no mating. But, chams may have larger "personal space" needs than many other critters, and if a captive habitat does not allow every individual cham its space needs there will be stress, losers and winners in the contest. Most captive living spaces are much too small to allow groups to coexist well. The key point is that it is not safe to advise newbies to keep chams together. Once a keeper can read his animals well and offer a living space that is large, flexible, and can offer solitude for those who need it, maybe group housing can work for some species. I would never go so far as to say any species can automatically be housed together! It's just too broad a statement.

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• Chameleons not social animals - gomezvi, Fri Apr 15 15:14:56 2005
• RE: Chameleons not social animals - eric adrignola, Fri Apr 15 18:41:17 2005
• RE: Chameleons not social animals - Carlton, Mon Apr 18 12:07:17 2005