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I have a friend that is looking to setup a cage for 2 veileds he wants to use an all acyrilic aquarium that has very little ventilation which meens he can hold very high humidity. I want to say it's a 45 gallon but I am unsure. we checked the humidity and with the fogger he placed in it was at 100% with in 2 minutes

I was wondering if this would be ideal for veileds?

I have never ever kept them and I never really have been a lizard person so any thought on this would be greatly appreciated.

probably not a great setup...the veiled might see his reflection and get stressed...there's no air circulation...the humidity is too high...and a 45 gallon isn't going to give a full grown veiled a whole lot of room...you really need a screen cage..."Apogee" makes several screen enclosures (various sizes) that are inexpensive and are great for new keepers. have your friend do alot of reading before he or she makes this purchase

also you should not keep 2 chameleons together. they are solitary animals, and the male will try to breed with her constantly. this will cause enormous amounts of stress, and will end up leading to one of them dying from either prolonged stress or fighting. they can be housed together by very experienced keepers, but only in very large enclosures, like greenhouses. even then, i wouldn't recommend it with veileds due to their aggressive tendencies.
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1.2 Chameleo Calyptratus
1.1 Furcifer Pardalis (Diego Suarez)
0.1 Furcifer Pardalis (Nosy Be)
0.0.1 Chameleo Melleri

Hi - Chams are great, but high maintenance, not cheap, and not all that easy to find a sitter if you go away much. Check out these sites. All of these have info on husbandry, nutrition, species, feeders, health, vets and MUCH more:

Chameleon News
This is a top source of current information compiled and written by “tops in their field.” There is a great one on the True Cost of Keeping a Cham - a definite for anyone planning on keeping one

www.chameleonnews.com/

AdCham
www.adcham.com/

Chameleon Paradise – a site by one of our forum posters. He has FAQ, do’ and don’ts, cage building
groups.msn.com/ChameleonParadise

Chameleon Journals – www.chameleonjournals.com/

Reptayls – another site by a fellow KS poster
groups.msn.com/REPTAYLSChameleons

This forum is a great resource as well, so ask your friend to join in!

lele
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 green anoles Jaida & Jetta
0.1 brown anole - Jamaica
0.2 house geckos - Gaia & Tia
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta

thanks for all your help I think my friend has decided to go with something a little easier.

glad to help! hope they enjoy whatever choice is made and keep asking those questions!

lele
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 green anoles Jaida & Jetta
0.1 brown anole - Jamaica
0.2 house geckos - Gaia & Tia
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta