Benefits of having a grass floor

[reptileguy112]

Benefits I have noticed from having a grass floor in my panther enclosure is a raise in humidity, not having to worry about to much water on the cage floor (because it gets soaked right up), and it looks nice. My goal with it is getting the grass thick enough by the time the egg hatches around October 14th that you won't be able to see the soil so I don't have to worry about impaction. Obviously if it isn't thick enough I will just take it out (I don't need a chameleon dyin from a little project). Its grow 4 inches in a week so I doubt it won't go as planned.

 

[LoosePin15]

Benefits I have noticed from having a grass floor in my panther enclosure is a raise in humidity, not having to worry about to much water on the cage floor (because it gets soaked right up), and it looks nice. My goal with it is getting the grass thick enough by the time the egg hatches around October 14th that you won't be able to see the soil so I don't have to worry about impaction. Obviously if it isn't thick enough I will just take it out (I don't need a chameleon dyin from a little project). Its grow 4 inches in a week so I doubt it won't go as planned.

That's interesting. Did you simply put some soil down and then seed it? I wonder if you could get a couple pieces of sod and simply cut them to size...

 

[reptileguy112]

That would probably work but I would rather grow them by seed so I know they are grow completely natural plus its nice to watch grow. I threw down some casting from my red worm bin and then put about 10 times too much seed down (I really want it to grow THICK!).

 

[LoosePin15]

That's understandable. Be great if I could grow grass in my cham cage and not my backyard. Ha!

 

[norcalsteel]

That actually sounds cool. I like the idea but id try clover I think its more nutrient rich if eaten.

 

[norcalsteel]

Lets see some pics

 

[MamatoElvis]

What about cleaning fece/urates? Grass sounds very appealing but what about disinfecting. Chameleon poo is so stinky.

 

[reptileguy112]

There are red wiggler worms in there so they would just recycle/compost the poo. Some people purposely use manure as a fertilizer. I will get a pic once I get home

 

[MamatoElvis]

Great idea! I can't wait to see how that works for you.

 

[reptileguy112]

Here is the enclosure and some grass on the bottom. Is this an okay place to store the egg (as shown in the pic)? No live plants until the panther hatches but I have a blue potato tree, money tree, aloe, jasmine, etc. plants in my greenhouse that will go in there. I noticed the jasmine didn't do good in the greenhouse and it was killing it and making its leaves turn brown so I put it out side.

 

[reptileguy112]

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[reptileguy112]

Does everything look okay? Also would it be a bad thing to make a trickle waterfall with a little water pump and that terrarium spray foam stuff?

 

[JlaPinska]

i like the grass idea. everything looks good except you need foliage, big time, LOTS of it. Having the soil and grass and worms is what we call bioactive, which i didnt think could be done with a chameleon. Get yourself some live plants (pothos do very well and are viney). I am interested to see how this turns out. What lighting do you have? Any grow bulbs for the grass?

 

[JlaPinska]

i mounted some live plants to the corner of my chams cage and made a trickle waterfall with nothing but a dripper

 

[reptileguy112]

As mentioned above I have many plants in my greenhouse but until the egg hatches they are staying in the greenhouse. I have had no lights of but its near a window so it is still thriving.

 

[reptileguy112]

One of my concerns is the other chameleon is 7ft or so from it, will they spot each other at that distance or is there sight not that good?

 

[bobcochran]

Chams eyesight is excellent. I see my chams tracking airplanes as they fly overhead!!

 

[JlaPinska]

As mentioned above I have many plants in my greenhouse but until the egg hatches they are staying in the greenhouse. I have had no lights of but its near a window so it is still thriving.

missed this somehow, sorry, i have been baking in the sun all day

 

[jpowell86]

What species of grass did you use? Is it a fescue or ryegrass? Very cool idea!