Okay, new setup until we can afford the bigger enclosure. Went to lowes and found a 16 inch planter that the cage fits on perfectly. Filled with washed play sand with small holes in the bottom to let water out. Also swapped the ceramic for a regular incandescent bulb and changed around the...
Y'all are awesome with these replies, I'm learning a lot from this place! Per ERKleRose here's more info:
Chameleon info: Female Veiled, somewhere around 4 to 5 months old
Handling: I typically bring her out of her enclosure once a day and walk around outside for a few minutes with her but try...
Im following this blogs advice in hopes that she *wont* lay eggs as we have no immediate interest in breeding her. http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html?m=1
So what about UVB burn? Can I put these lamps directly on the top of the cage? I've got the medium reptibreeze right now, going to upgrade when she gets a bit bigger. I'm just concerned that I've got her climbs too close to the top if I go with a T5 HO setup.
Interesting. Thanks for the input. I could probably do the T5 HO rig and just do a regular type A grow light for the plant. Since she's a female I don't really need a basking bulb (if I've been reading correctly).
I have a female Veiled that's 4 to 5 months old. We were not as prepared as we thought when we purchased her and went with the cheapo PetSmart kit with a CFL reptisun which I'd like to get rid of. I'm wanting to switch to a double 24" T8 fixture and have a Reptisun 5.0 in one, and a grow light...