Ok so moss vines are a no go with chams. Get the Flukers vines they are the only ones that are ok to use with chams. Tell me about your lighting on top? With the LED around the edge I would switch it to the all white function and not use the red function. Red has been proven in heat bulbs to harm a chams eyes so I would not use it in the LED either. Overall looks pretty good. Smart making a frame out of PVC pipe. Just watch the little one with climbing them. It may try and it will not be able to grip them. So if it tries utilize the flukers vines by wrapping them around them so the little one can grab something.
Ok so moss vines are a no go with chams. Get the Flukers vines they are the only ones that are ok to use with chams. Tell me about your lighting on top? With the LED around the edge I would switch it to the all white function and not use the red function. Red has been proven in heat bulbs to harm a chams eyes so I would not use it in the LED either. Overall looks pretty good. Smart making a frame out of PVC pipe. Just watch the little one with climbing them. It may try and it will not be able to grip them. So if it tries utilize the flukers vines by wrapping them around them so the little one can grab something.
Will swap those out and I realized that about the pvc (was going to cover it with moss vines ). Is the reason against the moss vines compaction related??
The lights are a bit of a combo with timers
24”
Reptisun T5HO 10.0
6500k plant light
Zilla pro
2 tropical mini compact fluorescents
2 mini halogens day white
Plus the xl lights
I have a two mini fans on top to pull hot air out.
Sometimes I find him at the top of the cage and sometimes in the middle.
Will swap those out and I realized that about the pvc (was going to cover it with moss vines ). Is the reason against the moss vines compaction related??
The lights are a bit of a combo with timers
24”
Reptisun T5HO 10.0
6500k plant light
Zilla pro
2 tropical mini compact fluorescents
2 mini halogens day white
Plus the xl lights
I have a two mini fans on top to pull hot air out.
Sometimes I find him at the top of the cage and sometimes in the middle.
So the moss vines... Two big issues. Yes, impaction if a feeder is on it and they eat some with the feeder. But they do not dry out well, hard to clean fecal off, and could get hooked on their toes.
The T5HO fixture... tell me does it have a reflection panel that goes down in between the bulbs or is the panel only above the bulbs?
Everything else sounds good. Make sure your not fogging the cage during the day. Only at night when temps are cool.
So the moss vines... Two big issues. Yes, impaction if a feeder is on it and they eat some with the feeder. But they do not dry out well, hard to clean fecal off, and could get hooked on their toes.
The T5HO fixture... tell me does it have a reflection panel that goes down in between the bulbs or is the panel only above the bulbs?
Everything else sounds good. Make sure your not fogging the cage during the day. Only at night when temps are cool.
Do you know what brand that fixture is... My concern is that it is not a high polished smooth reflector. It sorta drops down in between but not much. My concern is the quality of reflector and what your actual UVI levels are. Betting it is reducing the output more than expected.
Honestly I would put another daylight bulb in this one and use it for plants. and then get a 24 inch fixture for the UVB But you would need a distance of 11-12 inches with this 10.0 bulb in a single bulb fixture. if you got a 5.0 or 6% bulb in a single bulb T5HO fixture you would need about 9 inches to the branch below it for the 3 UVI level. Pangea reptile sells just the 24 inch fixture with the daylight bulb then you could switch out the bulbs. They are only like 30 bucks
Do you know what brand that fixture is... My concern is that it is not a high polished smooth reflector. It sorta drops down in between but not much. My concern is the quality of reflector and what your actual UVI levels are. Betting it is reducing the output more than expected.
Honestly I would put another daylight bulb in this one and use it for plants. and then get a 24 inch fixture for the UVB But you would need a distance of 11-12 inches with this 10.0 bulb in a single bulb fixture. if you got a 5.0 or 6% bulb in a single bulb T5HO fixture you would need about 9 inches to the branch below it for the 3 UVI level. Pangea reptile sells just the 24 inch fixture with the daylight bulb then you could switch out the bulbs. They are only like 30 bucks
If you’re asking if it drops in between the bulbs, it doesn’t. Can take it down for a better picture if need be. Will look for the light you recommended. I also have a few dome spotlights if the basking isn’t adequate that I can put up.
