flammysnake - the leaf chams are a species that stays close to the forest floor and calls for higher humidity. They are also about 2" long (depends) and therefore have different requirements altogether. See the link below for more



Mothi - hey are you a moth person? Always happy to meet another moth-er! As for the brevi's..I had a 1:2 trio a couple years ago and lost them all at about 8 months within 2 months of each other. Not sure what happened but it may have supplement related. They are not always recommended for beginner cham keepers (are you?).

Some negative points:



*if they get sick it is very hard to diagnose (size and vet experience) and eve of they are, medication for such a small species can be an issue

*they are short lived - often only 2 years.

*you have to always have a supply of small feeders (pinhead cricket, fruit flies, etc.



On the positive side:



*they are very cute

*you can do cool stuff with their habitat

*lots of neat photo ops!



OK, all that said I HIGHLY recommend that you purchase from a reputable breeder. I would NOT buy at a show and I would not buy wild caught. I also suggest you check out this article on ChamNews current issue all about their habitat written by someone who has kept them for some time. There is also an article in an earlier issue (same site) about the species Brookesia which has similar requirements. Last site is adcham.com under their species profile



As for some of your specific questions…I had my trio in a 20 long (I think). Your food choices are fine. For substrate I used a bottom layer of pea stone, then horticultural grade charcoal (best if rinsed just to get rid of the charcoal dust), then a piece of window screen to keep it from floating up (btw, charcoal “sweetens” the soil and will help to maintain a clean habitat. I then had another layer of small stone topped with reptibark. Roocat’s article will explain what you need.



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