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[reptile biker]

right im getting a yemen cham what lights do i need also what is the best idea for water should it be in a dish and ive heard that people have mist making machines do i need one . im in the uk and gather that a lot on here are from across the pond so i assume that over here there are different things needed to care for the cham .

probably silly questions but i want to make sure i have the right enviroment etc for my cham cheers in advance

 

[arnau666]

you need a basking bulb for heat and a linear bulb reptisun/reptiglo 5.0 uvb recommended !
you can hand mist his enclosure and install a dripper in his cage

 

[arnau666]

he does not need a night bulb , or night heating source unless temperature drops too low in your house .
for babies 80-82 deg F. juviniles at 82-85 F at basking spot
3-5 mistings per day
he should eat 10-15 feeder per day ,gutloaded properly and variated bugs(roaches,worms,crickets etc )
suplements :dust the feeder with :calcium with d3 -twice per month, multivitamins - twice per month, plain calciu every day or use repashy calcium plus dusted for every feeder veryday -nothing else is required if you use repashy calcium plus
adults need a 2ftx2ftx4ft cage screen mesh for good air flow ,and smaller ones for babies/juvies - so change it if you have glass terrarium,no substrate required
at night you need 10-15 degree temp drop and no lights.
you need a hood fixture to fit the uvb bulb and a lamp for basking bulb( ceramic recommend )
you need a uvb bulb too ,linear 5.0 uvb repiglo/reptisun is recommended and a basking bulb 40w for juvies and 60-75w wats for adults but depends of what mesuarements of heat you get and how large is the cage

 

[arnau666]

they do not drink still water , they need a dripper

 

[justjumpit621]

Also going to add, if you want to get an automatic mister get a mistking, they are great and that will give you humidity which should be at least 60% at the lowest as well as the drinking water. They drink off leaf droplets.

 

[arnau666]

forgot about thermometer and hygrometer

 

[blackened]

When I introduced myself this nice guy, DaveBuchan, gave me a link to his care sheet. It's a very good read: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/chameleonsinmyhouse/395-veiled-chameleon-care-sheet.html.

Also I believe JannB's blog has reached legendary status, she has lots of veiled's: http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1

 

[reptile biker]

thanks very much ill be reading all the info that you guys have given me and then will be going and getting the equipment and then my cham . who will be called tino

 

[blackened]

Many congratulations . As you've probably gathered they're not the easiest pet to look after, but they're so worth it! My girlfriend's had hers for 4 short weeks and we're both totally hooked!