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Hey all.

I'd like to know how far a veiled cham can see. The thing i really want to know is how far apart do I have to keep my male and female if there is a fairly direct line of site.

Another question involves rain. I basically have my veilds living on small potted trees which sit inside much larger pots which act moats. They live outside on my back portch. I was wondering how much rain they can take. I live in the tropics and it rains frequently.

Thanks for any info you can provide.

I can't really tell you how far they see, but their vision is quite good. Unless its a very large room, I would say that they can easily see each other....and that will cause stress.

If there is no screening to prevent an animal or bird from getting to them when they are on your porch, then there's a good chance that you could lose one or both of them. Also, if the branches overhang the edges of the largest pot, they can escape.

I can't be sure about the amount of rain they can take, since I don't live in the tropics and my chameleons never have to deal with it. I do know that when kept inside, if they are not given a chance to get dry, they will likely develop health problems.

I, too, can't comment on how much rain they can take but (as the previous person said) keeping the chams too wet will certainly lead to health problems. Veileds come from a climate that is fairly diverse as far as rainfall versus dry periods, but I would keep the rain from consistently falling on them. Veileds do not come from a tropical climate.

Chams have poor hearing and smell. The rely almost entirely on their incredible eyesight. The quick way to remedy this is to attach a trash bag to one side of one of the enclosures with some type of strong tape (the side that faces the other cham enclosure). It's not aesthetically appealing but it is a cheap and effective way of keeping your chams from seeing one another....which is a big no-no.
Hope this helps.
Kevin.

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