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I am looking to get a chameleon I feel that now I have the experience to keep one since I have worked with various numerous reptiles since I was 11 and am fastly aproaching 20. What I am looking for is one that is zone hardy outdoors in the summer months I live in Ga. I am possibly thinking about a Veiled,Parsons or Possibly Fischers Chameleons I already have a cage built that is 90 Gallons Tall. It is perfect for chamelons For the outdoor cage I am going to make one similar to the homemade cages featured in Reptiles Mag. a while back. I already have a idea for a breeding cage on how to introduce the chameleons for breeding pourpouses. If any of you Cham. Fans out there know of a good supplier in Ga that ships chams and accepts money orders let me know.

With best of luck to all you Chameleon/Herp fans!
Signed,Adam Bradbury

Because of where you live I don't recommend Keeping montane species outdoors during the warmer months which is half a year for you. I would go with sun lovers like Furcifers or gracilis and senegalensis cb of coarse.

First, your cage isn't large enough for very many species, even a single cham. Possibly a smaller subspecies of Fisher's, but not B. fischeri fischeri or B. fischeri multituberculatum. They need more space as they are quite active. But, they won't do well in your climate...too hot. Jacksoni will also get too hot. Keeping any cham outdoors in FL will not be all that easy, as most species need a temp drop at night...at least 10-15 degrees. I'm not saying it can't be done, it will just take careful planning for shade, lots of water, and some way to give them cooler temps during the hot seasons. Parsoni are much too big and will cost you serious bucks! Most parsoni breeders will be very selective about who they sell their chams to, and it won't likely be a good beginner species. Veileds possibly, but you really need a bigger cage. I think you should look into a large cage first as it will give you more options. As for breeding, you will either need a much larger space such as a greenhouse or plan on keeping the chams separately most of the time. I'd rather you find all this out before you end up with any cham, than find out later and have to scramble to fix problems.

OOOps! I meant GA, not FL!