what temperature does a chameleon like to live in?

Question

A chameleon lives in Africa, but i am not really sure where in Africa. If i knew, then i would be looing it up on google.com right now. But since i have no idea, i am counting on you to save mi but, and answer my question, What temperature does a chameleon like to live in?!

Answer 1

Realistically, the ideal temperature will depend on the species of chameleon. There are about 135 different species, and they don't all come from the same areas or need the same living conditions. Some are also from Madagascar and a few range into India.

The veiled is one of the chameleons that prefers higher temperatures, but Jackson's and pygmys prefer it to be somewhat cooler and would die at constant temperatures as high as a veiled prefers.

If you're asking for purposes of writing a report for school, you could choose just one species, otherwise you might mention that there is a range of temperatures in which they live. If you have a chameleon as a pet and are asking what temperature it needs, you should base this on the type of chameleon you have.

Answer 2

Chameleon Temperature

Answer 3

Hope this helps you



http://www.kingsnake.com/rockymountain/RMHPages/RMHveiled.htm

Gave the following:

Veiled chameleons like hot basking spots. It is not uncommon to see veileds basking even when the ambient temperature is 80 to 90 degrees F (Annis, 1995). It is critically important that the owner provide a heating lamp to create a basking spot of 90-105 degrees F at one end of the enclosure. The ambient air temperature in the rest of the cage should be 70's at nighttime, with a preferred rise to the 80's over the course of the day. Veiled chameleons who are not provided with appropriate basking spots will develop respiratory and/or digestion problems over time. By far the best way to provide the appropriate heating it to use a reflector lamp (also known as clamp or shop lights) and a heat bulb. Reflector lamps can be inexpensively purchased at hardware stores. The wattage of the heat bulb required to create a basking spot of 90-105 degrees F varies with the ambient temperature, but do not "guess" the temperature inside the enclosure. Purchase a good quality reptile thermometer and use it to determine the wattage needed. If for example, you purchase a 75 watt bulb, and it only raises the temperature under the basking spot to 85 degrees F, move up to a 100 watt bulb, which should raise the temperature to 90 or 95 degrees. Different types of bulbs produce different results. The best bulb for creating a really warm basking area is a spot bulb. Spot bulbs have a narrowly focused beam that raises the temperature higher than a different bulb of the same wattage. Any bulb that raises the basking spot temperature to the appropriate level is safe to use. The placement of the basking spot within the cage is rather important.

Answer 4

Chameleons pretty much live in a lot of areas.
From Yemen, Srilanka, all the way to Africa.
Every species is has a different requirement depending on their local habitat.

What species is your chameleon?
BTW Veiled chameleons does NOT come from Africa.
They are from Yemen (Saudi Arabia)

Answer 5

Your temperature is perfectly acceptable, but if the temperature should decline over time as we approach winter, it would be advisable to get some higher wattage. Depending on how much surface area is available to release heat, as not all mesh cages are 100% mesh, you could possibly consider a heat pad. If you have glass on the side, you can attach the pad to that. It looks pretty stupid, but that's actually the way you're supposed to use heat pads because then the direction of heat radiates across a height level rather than going up.

Answer 6

I have a veiled chameleon. They live in southern africa. Chameleons in general need to have it be 85-100 degrees. At night it needs to drop into the 70's.
heres a little information:
They need a cage that is at least 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide
They can not have a glass cadge and can not have a tank.
They need to have vet check ups at least 2 times a year.
They need live bugs.
They need running water.
If they look yellowish in color, they might be sick.
They need it to be at least 75% humidity. 80% is the best.

here are some helpful tips, details, and information in this link:

www.chameleonsonline.com/

www.animalarkshelter.org/cin/

you can also find out if your chameleon is sick by looking around they links. Hope this helps.

at any sign of trouble go to a vet! if your chameleon is a girl then she might b egg bound witch is when she needs to lay her eggs. This can kill a chameleon. if your chameleon is pacing around the bottom of he cadge and looking frantic then get a garbage can and fill the bottom a foot deep with moist sand. add some leafs and put a heat lamp at the top of the can. you can tell if it is a male or female by looking at the back of its back legs. if you see bumps then it is a boy. the bumps are called spurs and they are used in mating.
If you see signs of trouble and you know for a fact that it is not a girl then see the vet!

GOOD LUCK!