>>I agree with you too, but i also am sure of the fact that i will give the cham a better home than what it has now. It will be housed in a ESU Reptile Fresh Air mesh cage, 60 watt heat lamp, artificial plants and vines, UVB lighting, no substrate, just the bottom of the cage which is kind of like a sheet of PVC. I have had a veil before, but i gave her to a friend of mine, she did fine in my care (over a year) w/ out a UVB bulb in fact lol.



No matter which ESU cage you got (3 sizes), it isn't large enough for an oustaleti and really not even for a pardalis. Keeping a veiled for a year isn't saying much and the fact that you think she looked fine after a year without UVB shows you most likely don't have any idea what to look for in terms of metabolic or other health issues. Is this cham WC or CB? Do you have a vet qualified to look for and treat parasites? You need to get live plants too. How are you planing on watering? Don't think you're doing any favors for this animal cause at the rate you're going, you're just prolonging its suffering cause you are not setup to care for it properly. Also, if its being kept in such bad conditions, you are supporting more animals to be purchased and kept in these same bad conditions. I think you should hold off, do some research and then, in a few weeks, think again about getting a cham.



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