attaching branches

[caroline?]

Hi so i've had some trouble attaching branches and plants in my chameleons cages i keep ripping the screen
i know a lot of you use dragon strand ledges but i am unable to afford those at the moment, Is there a way to build them? i have a lot of random supplies to build something similar but i just dont know how to do it
and how do i repair the screens?

 

[PoseidonTheChameleon]

I dont know about repairing the screen, I have wood ledges on the sides of mine.

 

[Vinesar21]

Depends what cage you have, i built my own and made some wood ledges. Depending on how big the branches are, you could use hot glue to glue them to the screen, i did that in my old enclosure with the smaller branches

 

[Flick boy]

Pain in the butt I've ripped mine a couple of times not badly though. You can get tiny zip ties or craft wire to secure them

 

[Flick boy]

If they are bad rips . Maybe carbon fibre window mesh and stitch with craft wire .

 

[caroline?]

If they are bad rips . Maybe carbon fibre window mesh and stitch with craft wire .

some of them are really bad, that's a good idea

 

[caroline?]

Pain in the butt I've ripped mine a couple of times not badly though. You can get tiny zip ties or craft wire to secure them

i used zip ties for one of the rips it looks terrible but it kinda worked haha

 

[caroline?]

im working on my cages now and i just finished august's cage and he's loving it, i'll ad a picture is their anything i should fix?

 

[Erica1884]

Hi so i've had some trouble attaching branches and plants in my chameleons cages i keep ripping the screen
i know a lot of you use dragon strand ledges but i am unable to afford those at the moment, Is there a way to build them? i have a lot of random supplies to build something similar but i just dont know how to do it
and how do i repair the screens?

I rescreened my reptibreeze with a chicken wire type screening. I did this for my last Cham after he lost a few nails in the reptibreeze screening. It is easier for them to climb and easier to attach branches. But obviously need to be sure there are no sharp pieces.

 

[MissSkittles]

I used plain sewing thread for a quick repair of torn screening. It wasn’t very pretty but it worked. Have you checked Neptune the chameleon on YouTube? She has a video about ways to attach branches. One way that I think would be great is attaching some sticks vertically to the corners of the frame and then zip tie some horizontal branches or sticks to those, to create a kind of scaffolding support. Then you can further attach branches and vines through your enclosure.

 

[Flick boy]

im working on my cages now and i just finished august's cage and he's loving it, i'll ad a picture is their anything i should fix?

Your little guy is so cool

 

[Beman]

You can buy aluminum window screen. You have to take the panels off but you can rescreen it the same as a window screen. Just look up a youtube video for doing window screens. Smaller areas they actually sell patches you can use on the screen.

 

[caroline?]

Your little guy is so cool

thank you!

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

i know a lot of you use dragon strand ledges but i am unable to afford those at the moment, Is there a way to build them? i have a lot of random supplies to build something similar but i just dont know how to do it

Yes. https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/reptibreeze-2x2x4.179931/#post-1626899

 

[Reptofreak]

If the rip is bad I would remove the panel and replace the screen. It’s very easy to do. As far as the dragon ledgers they can easily be made from wood.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

Also, google: window screen patch kits

 

[Rhea’s mum]

I use florist wire making sure pointy ends are outside. It helps to keep the rips together and also makes it easy to attach branches etc.

 

[Gingero]