Flashlight and some motivation! I get it tho I live in Michigan and it's crap weather here right now too...it's discouraging to find branches after a long day at work while dark. Try and find a friend with a wooded backyard then you don't have to worry about looking suspicious at night cutting...
I've never had an issue and there's others on the forum that do the same as me so it's all based on how you want to do things, I never said rinsing was the only way to clean branches
I just rinse my outside branches with soap water and place in cage, I've never had any issues. Imho bleach and baking is overkill but if u feel the need better safe than sorry.
The quad will put off a little heat not too terribly much but it keeps my upper layer in the cage around 78-83 degrees Fahrenheit. I just use a standard incandescent 75w in winter and 65w in summer for my basking bulbs. Remember different chams need diff temps tho this setup I have is for a...
For the bulb combo in my quad I have 2 daylight bulbs 1 12% and one plant bulb if you buy from lightipyourrep pretty sure that's the standard combo unless u ask for a custome layout.
Sounds like a solid plan man, those quad fixtures do put off a little heat so make sure with that mercury vapor bulb that it doesn't get to hot! Post some pics when it's all set up!
One uvb is fine, go with Arcadia bulbs 6% or 12%. My quad currently has one 12% and I have it directly over his basking branch which is in the middle of the cage so the uvb is directed strait down the middle of the cage allowing the uvb to cover most areas. If u have the money u can grab a solar...
I hear ya appeal is key in my opinion but I stick with ds cages or lllrep cages just due to the fact that no feeders can escape them. And yes everything is zip tied, I actually somewhat copied the advanced setup on the dragonstrand site, if u haven't read the article check it out good...
Very convenient for cleaning, both my cages are bare bottom. I like the pond foam as well but I didn't want anything permanent in this cage so I didn't use any. and you should check out the laying bins dragonstrand offers very nice, there pretty much a laying bin that covers the entire cage...
Yep it has a screen front it's just not on in the pic...it's a xl breeder from dragonstrand, I'm pretty happy with the outcome thanks for the reply!!!!
Just wanted to give a huge thank you to Bill Strand, and Todd Goode for there great customer service and quality products.
Cage is constructed, waiting on my quad from Todd and then the fun begins with the new project!
I highly recommend products from both bill and Todd, very helpful with any...
No problem, if you have questions about lighting you can email Todd on his website the lightyourrep site and he will make sure you are getting the proper lighting for your enclosure, very helpful guy!
I want to rebuild my chams enclosure due to minor issues with my husbandry but I'm not sure if it would be too much stress for my Cham. I have 2 cages...a medium 36in tall cage that's is not being used and I have his current cage which is a 48in tall cage.
My plan was to use the smaller cage...