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We bought a 65 gallon reptarium 2 months ago for our currently 5 1/2 month old veild. Its great but I was just wondering if its big enough for him when he gets full grown or should we be looking into up grading the size of his cage in the months to come???

Christa

Personally I think that size will be too small. Some keepers have adult veileds in 100 gal. but I go larger. Basically I build the largest cage I can fit in my available space, as most chams will use as much space as they are given. A cage cannot be too large (except for a baby). Bigger cages make it easier to provide a good heat and humidity gradient.

if I made a free roaming cage but made kinda like a screen tent around it would this work? Any one done this??

We have this cornor in our living room that theres nothing in it except Sanchoz (our veild) and his little 65'er lol
any hoo could it be done ... any personal experiences? We have carpet so how could I get around that?

maybe I'm dreaming?

Christa

you could always move him up to a 260 gallon reptarium, it measures 62x30x30........plenty of room!
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You could try it as long as no other pets could get at him. You may have to figure out a new way to humidify his space...without humidifying the room. I've free ranged larger chams in a spare bedroom and liked it. The chams roamed a lot at first but once they learned their new space they tended to stay put where lights, heat, food and water were available.