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I Missed this post but you were spot on from the images I shared. They were from 2018, here's one from June 2020. Quite a lot of hard work getting his weight back under control and also a bit of gout. And as this is an enclosure thread here's another of him in it He hatched around August...

Thought I would give a small update, I think this is pretty much from when it was first setup: And here is how it has grown in over the last ~year I had a bit of an issue with leaks, i'm not sure how as it was fully lined but there we go. Now that the plants have settled in a bit they are...

Can somebody explain this chart? I would have thought a "quad" would have higher levels of UV than a single? To me it looks like single and quad should be flipped but I must be missing something?

Okay. I think we are on the same page and talking about getting to the same thing. In my current 4'x2'x2' setup, at 7am all the lights come on full blast until about 6pm when they turn off - basking is on a dimmer stat but is mostly 100%. In addition a few times a day the enclosure is blasted...

I'm not aware of any uvb strip lights that work on a dimmer stat, especially not a uvi dimmer stat?? I don't think that going from 1 light to 2 lights to 3 lights and back down to 1 over the course of 13 hours is a completely unnatural flipping of lights on and off that is going to unduly stress...

I used pond liner over external grade ply. Drainage layer is 50-80mm of clay balls with a membrane over, i've then added a pvc pipe in a corner than goes through to the base so that I can pump out water if it builds up excessively, hopefully once the plants are established they will deal with...

Ha! I dont think so! Not as yet, but its under consideration. I have the luxury of making sure this all works properly before Kamil moves in. The method I am playing with at the moment is by using smart sockets that can be controlled over an app and then using something like IFTTT to push...

Hi, I am just finishing off a new house for my Panther Chameleon. Its 2.0m wide, 2.5m high (in the middle) and about 1.5m deep. Build pictures: So, now you're caught up. No its not finished still need to add more branches, plants etc these were just some spares I had...

Hi, Another UK Bioactive Panther here :) I use a mesh cage but both can work. Definitely agree with other posters, you should look to get a uvb strip light instead of a compact. Compacts aren't as bad as they used to be but they still aren't as a good as a strip. I think you could do with a...

I'm not sure these claims are true that they are unable to get there. From all the accounts I can find online panthers are at their most common along road sides and in other clearings rather than in the deep jungle. I don't think we should just ignore this.

Hmm if we took the time duration down from 20 milliseconds to only 2 milliseconds you would get a speed of around 3.3ms (13mph) otherwise to keep 20 milliseconds you would only have an acceleration of ~300ms-2 rather than 1,642ms-2.

You are confusing accelerating with traveling at a constant velocity. A constant speed is measured in metres per second. While acceleration is metres per second per second (huh!?) Real world example. You are travelling at 0 metres per second, you start to move (accelerate) and as every second...

A few more, sun has been out recently so managed to get him out in the garden. This had the additional benefit of giving him a really good reason to climb on my hand, natural sun! So he's got really quite friendly now and comes to the door whenever I go into his room :) Can really see his...

Mine were getting too cold overnight, with a heat mat they are much better

Generally you will not need to do anything special to give your cham the appropriate amount of uva. Whereas uvb is important for natural healthy growth.

I cant see silicone filling a 5/8 wide gap, fairplay if it does but im skeptical. The tape might work but as you are changing the direction it is bent in each time you open and close the door its probably not going to be a long term solution. Fundamentally the problem is that the pivot point...

You need more branches for him to roam about on and lots more cover / plants for him to hide in, especially mid to top of cage where yours looks quite empty at the moment. RI is usually a sign that the humidity levels are too high or that the enclosure does not get a chance to dry out overnight...

If your temps are too high he could be more pale. If I read your info correctly you are saying the whole top of the cage is 85f and that his basking spot is hotter still? Can you confirm basking temp and that the above is correct? On the other hand some chams take longer to colour up than others.

Cant you just increase the misting sessions from your monsoon to 2-3 minutes per time rather than 20 seconds?

There is a lot of anecdotal evidence on the forum that our captive raised chams don't do as well as wild chameleons. Really you would expect the opposite to be true. There is clearly a hole in our current understanding of their needs which could be filled to help all of our chams live a...