Posting this thread to discuss best options for a reliable supply of feeders for chameleons. I’m not a huge fan of breeding insects and love the idea of auto delivery. However, there have been multiple occasions where the feeders (banded crickets) arrive DOA. I live near Chicago and weather...
Hi Rasta, I'll let BryanP speak to his design. For mine, the boards were Home Depot Veranda PVC Panels. They slid into the 8020 channels directly. Once I assembled the enclosure, I sealed areas exposed to water with 100% silicone at the channel. I did not paint the panels, I bought natural...
Huge thank you to the attention and feedback from this group! I’m learning each day about the care for our Cham. Having this forum is extremely helpful.
Speaking of plant rearrangement. Here’s the before and after. I meant to do this work anyway. As mentioned above, my Fortune tree slowly died due to root rot.
I replanted nearly all of the plants using your suggestion. Happy Frog soil with at least 1” clay balls at the bottom for...
We noticed the behavior change upon return from Holiday and before the plant swap out.
As I’ve been looking through the temp data, I can clearly see a dip in ambient temperature when we left for holiday. I completely forgot about Eco mode on our Nest thermostat. While we are away the temps...
Very interesting and informative threads. Thanks for sharing. I'm not sure why these didn't come up in my initial search. Maybe I should just search for titles, vs. everything. Post 1348937 is the likely best example of what might be going on.
Also, thanks for your videos on the...
A quick check on my UVB situation.
I have the UVB near the mid-back of the enclosure. Front of the enclosure is the plant light. My measurements today were:
1.9-2.3 near the basking and middle perch branch.