For my cup I used a clip from a clipboard and cut it a bit to make it smaller then zip tied that to my cage so I can take the cup in and out. I got tired of cutting the zip ties every time a cricket died or poop was in the cup.
Umm the easiest way would go to "reply post" then scroll down to "additional options" under the smlies then "manage attachments" then find your pictures and upload them :) I think u can only do like 4 or 5 at a time tho
Here's mine its kinda big for him now but didn't want to build another cage later on for him. its 1'6"x1'6"x3'high. got a hibiscus plant with rocks on the top of the soil so he wont eat it ect. but the soil fully organic soil with no fertilizer and no pesticides. I also cleaned each of its...
I got rid of the black light and put a 60W bulb in the heat lamp I noticed a big difference in the morning. As soon as he woke up he went to the basking spot under the light. Before he was kinda wondering around looking for heat or sit by the window or UV light.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO lol i duno I figuared he knew what he was doing cause he said he did breeding chameleons Veiled and Panthers =/. but Bleh I know better now.
I have an adjuster on the heat lamp i just turned it down for now. I'm on my way to get a new house hold bulb for it.
The cage was built in a week about 2 hours a day till Saturday-Sunday all day. Most of the time was spent running to the hardware stores lol
Here's some pictures of the cage...
Aw dang that dude at the pet store sounded like he knew what he was talking about...
Oh well... I just changed the feeding cup to a "beer pong cup" cut in half with hot glue around the edges. I do have the ceramic heat spot lamp fixture. Ill stick the heat lamp on a timer and get a different...
ok just an update.
I put a feeding cup in, it works great! But it was clear so i just put masking tape all over it.
The Calcium with no d3 is ordered and hopefully will arrive soon.
The Light is a "Zilla Night Black Heat incandescent spot."
Here's a picture of exactly what it is.
I keep it on...
Its a florescent tube 15W Exo Terra Repti Glo 18" 10.0 UVB light with a 100 watt black light bulb spot light lamp. right under the heat lamp its about 90 degrees.
I can't remember the calcium with d3 and multi vitamin brand names. (im not home right now)
And i mist that thing pretty well from...
So yesterday i just got my 1st veiled chameleon! the reptile store i got him from just had calcium with d3. I was wondering if i needed to go online and get just plain calcium. the guy at the reptile store said calcium with d3 every other feeding and multi vitamins once a week.
Oh and i made my...
Wow i feel like such a loser lol I don't even have one YET!
But by the end of the week ill have a 3-4 month old baby male Veiled and maybe a female! :D Already built the cage, stand and a ton of research I'm stoked!!!! my girlfriends kinda pissed cause i spend all my free time on here or lookin...
oh yeah for night I was gunna get the black light heat bulb but i don't think it will go past 60 in the room I'm going to have them in. Thanks for the feeding advice and housing advice! Think I may just get a male till i get more money to build another cage.
Hello everyone.
I'm looking to get a baby veiled chameleon 3months old I believe. I was wondering how this set-up and care would work please let me know.
Cage:
1'6" wide x 1'6" depth x 3' high. Screened/Meshed
Hopefully a Hibiscus and Umbrella tree plants with fake vines and plants...