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Am I missing something? Why is his comment rude?

This is an old photo of one of my acrylic enclosures just after planting (and before the doors started warping too severely). I had the acrylic shop CNC slits in the front panel below the doors to provide chimney effect ventilation. Aside from the front doors warping the enclosure worked...

If you plan to use plexiglass for the doors as well they will warp like crazy from the misting and humidity. I very, very strongly recommend against it. I have made custom acrylic enclosures for some geckos and tanks for fish and the sections that were not cemented on at least 3 sides all warped...

That's awesome. I need to get myself some of that. I figured all moss would turn yellow once it dries out. Is it artificially colored? Even better than foaming in pots. Much more natural look the way you did it. I'll take your word for it. The lights looked like they were right next to the...

Very sorry to hear about your loss. Whilst definitely not *easy* pet to keep, veiled and panthers are not that delicate if you have the proper equipment. It sounds like you got some bad information/advice on your UVB bulb which led to a severe case of MBD. Now that you know what went wrong and...

Do you plan to purchase a screen or glass enclosure? I have both the basic and ultimate Mistking - I wanted extra pumps so I could put enclosures on different misting schedules. The basic is more than sufficient even for 2 - 3 enclosures. There is reasonably strong evidence that high humidity...

That background looks fantastic! awesome job :) Unfortunately I think you will find that it will be quite difficult to keep the attached moss alive. With a basking lamp, the environment inside chameleon enclosures isn't very supportive of moss growing on sides, even if you mist regularly to...

This thread is epic.

Yes it would but you need to make sure to align some higher branches so they are beneath the UVB bulb. Here is one of my enclosures with DIY LED lighting: You can see visible light is provided by 3 LEDs (Bridgelux Vero 18s linked to a StormX LED controller), a single UVB tube in the middle...

Basically there are 3 things you need to provide which typically come from a light source or bulb: UVB, visible light and heat. UVB is the most important one and you already seem to be on the right track here with T5 HO linear tubes. Reptizoo and Arcadia bulbs are best and whether to get 5.0/6%...

I believe he is wondering if too much light (too many lumens, I suppose?) could be bad for a chameleon. In which case he'd set up an infra-red or ceramic heat bulb vs. a visible-light emitting basking lamp. My answer to this, and I'm sure most others would agree is, it doesn't matter how much...

It sounds like crickets breeding could be a problem in any bioactive enclosure, regardless of whether orchid bark is used or not, but it's never happened to me before. Would a temp drop into the low 60s at night prevent them from hatching/surviving?

Heavy misting could be just as good if you have a screen enclosure but, per info from Dr. Chris Anderson, will create too wet of an environment in a glass enclosure which could lead to URI. Dr. Anderson said he mists his glass enclosures once per day for 2 minutes. I always had doubts about how...

It really depends on where you live as tap water can vary so much in amount and type of dissolved minerals by area. A TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) meter can help - they are around $15 on Amazon. My area's tap water has a TDS of about 100 (pretty low) but I heard some people have a tap water TDS...

Found some references after you gave me the name. There is even a thread here made by jannb about it: https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/the-naturalistic-approach-in-humidity-and-water-management-unleashed-by-petr-necas.165025/ and an extensive article...

You have no idea how much I wish I could purchase BSF not to mention hornworms and other feeder insects. Unfortunately, none of that is available here in Korea and most are illegal to import. My options are limited to crickets and fruit flies, which I have, along with super/mealworms and...

I get the full picture now. Looks like you have water drainage totally covered. The only remaining concern I have is poop removal. You have a substrate-covered bottom but not sure if you can go bioactive with this setup. Looks like springtails could easily escape (not that they'd want to)...

Gorgeous enclosure! The image of the new layout I had in my mind is very similar to your photo. I tend to agree with you that this is likely a female. If there is a hemipenal bulge it is absolutely tiny. Contrast with the photo in my first post where the bulge is fairly evident. I wish there...

The photos cleared up any confusion I had. A picture is truly worth a thousand words. What you created is not dissimilar from a bioactive enclosure base. In a "true" bioactive base your substrate layer would probably be a little thicker and you'd have some sort of media at the bottom, i.e...

Although there were a few words I could not understand, having no professional background in biology, that was actually a fascinating read - thank you! However, I think it left me with more questions than answers. Based on this article, one thing seems certain: the specimen I received is also...