Animanymals
Veiled chameleon close up with turquoise and yellow colouring
  • display animal
  • screen enclosure
  • misting
AvailableSome experience

Veiled Chameleon

Chamaeleo calyptratus

Tall casque, turquoise bars and a steady appetite. A rewarding chameleon for a keeper ready to mist daily.

StandardPrice class

€80 to €250

Guide price only. Everything here is negotiable.

Most of our animals sit here: popular species, nice colours.

Sex
Male
Born
December 2025
Current size
25 cm
Adult size
40 to 50 cm
Reference
LT-0010
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  • Feeding record and care sheet included

About this animal

Veiled chameleons are the hardiest of the commonly kept chameleons, but they still need a screen enclosure, live plants, UVB and regular misting or a dripper. This male already shows strong turquoise and yellow banding. He is a display animal rather than a pet to handle.

Care at a glance

  • Environment

    Basking spot 32 to 35 °C, ambient 24 to 27 °C, UVB, 50 to 70 % humidity

  • Diet

    Gut-loaded insects, dusted, plus some greens

  • Housing

    Screen enclosure 60 × 60 × 120 cm, planted

  • Alone or in company

    Strictly alone. Chameleons stress badly at the sight of another

  • Lifespan

    5 to 8 years

  • Handling

    Minimal; easily stressed

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