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Well spent yesterday clearing out the room that the new Mellers area will be in..and now it just a big empty space!!! On Friday all the timber gets delivered, and i have the day off work to make a start. I will post up pics and do a blow by blow for you all...you can watch as i swear and cuss...

Thanks Satch!! TBH when the original pics were taken by his original owner. im guessing he was stressed out...because up till then he had very little one on one contact with him. other than when he would take him out to do photography work...however. now that Rio is settled and much tamer..he...

Thanks JPM..But hey!! you know what! its great!!! i thought i would be climbing the walls..but amazingly i didnt! its been days now and im fine! OK..the first 48hrs were hard. but now...i really do not feel the need..which im amazed at!! i smoked over 20 a day for 35 years...

Hi Olympia!! Yes you are of course absolutely right..and i understand your concern..as in my reply in the post above. i negated to mention that thie pics were from a while ago...in regards the size of the units..first. the female had been previously housed since a baby in an EXO TERRA...

Yes thankyou..it was an experiment..the pics are a few months old..i now have replaced the ropes with branches/vines..as i thought this may be an issue..the cages have now been seperated and moved to another room, as this one will be the site of the new Mellers cage..they are now on raised 30"...

Hey..i said i might be funny..but not that funny!!:)

I decided to start my Chameleon collection with a pair of Veiled ..in the UK , as in many places. this is obviously the most common species readily available as a captive bred species...however, at the time of looking for my first purchase there were lots of males available..but nothing that...

I can totally see why this would work!! in the wild branches are never just one size...thanks again..that helps a lot:)

Hey Guys...I would really like to try and get some info from experienced keepers on this one...what would you recommend that the ideal diameters should be for Mellers support/branches..obviously im aware of the whole weight ratio /feet prob..so in constructing my unit I wondered what you guys...

Thanks Motherload!!...:) However..its an idea i will certainly consider. but seeing as the wood for the new unit is already ordered..i figure thats one to give the old "rain check" to until possibly later..but i agree its certainly food for thought...and thank you for the idea...:)

Hello everyone!..Please accept my apologies for not posting up an intoductory hello till now...SO RUDE! especially after already posting up stuff! Anyhoo...HI!!;) I`m a UK newbie..Im just hitting the slightly concerning age of the big 5-0 :eek: but managing to fight off the temptation to...

That would be excellent! Unfortunately for me. unlike all you lucky guys living in the the warmer parts of the States. Im in the wonderful "temperate" NOT! UK I live in the South West region of the UK, which generally gets the better weather, especially over the the Northern regions, but...

its all good!!..However, despite being the genius designer..:rolleyes: i figured it would be great to get a helping hand..so ive employed a Russian asylum seeker called OLGA to cut the wood.........anything to make life easier..;) PS Welcome to British humour!! :)

:) lol...but then its cheaper to buy a foldout chair . a pair of binoculars and an African guide called Olowole and sit yourself in the middle of a Meller infested forest, with Olowole`s family working for you as employees to get your shopping. then the rest is free!!:D I will start postingup...

Well. its started!! Already im gathering all the many and varied parts that I require for building my new chameleon "condo" for my pair of adult Mellers...i figure they deserve only the best..so as mentioned in another thread. the new unit will span the entire length of one wall..its exact...

Thanks for all the encouragement guys...well a few days have past..and since then .I have done the deal..:) paid the money...and now...i have to build the unit..however...im building it even bigger now!! Basically i have today already ordered all the materials..ready to construct the...

Valid point Luis ;) Luckily there is an ensuite toilet in the same room on the adjoing wall..i think a bit of plumbing will be required.:rolleyes:

OK Rocky..well..you know when you get an idea and just have to put it down on paper? well here you go.. My intended "free range" area.. The unit will be approximately 7-8ft long . The height from floor to base of table top will be approx 30" and the rear waterproof screen will be about...

I dont smoke in the house..:)..apparently however i can on occasion smoulder..:cool:

After receiving some excellent tips already, I have decided to go for a "free range" set up..and after seeing some of the excellent builds done already. i think i have a plan!!:) A design which will have a perforated polypropylene base sheet in a table top format...beneath this "drainage...