Cage suggestions?

graydoyle05

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So Ive been setting up my cage for my first veiled (its a 2x2x4 foot mesh (the cage, not the chameleon)) and I just noticed that I had a good bit of empty space so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on how to fill up some of that space to give my little pal maximum room to play. Or do you think this is good enough? Any suggestions are welcome, thanks!

Here is a picture of the cage for reference
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...I was a bit skeptical about including the antler on the bottom, but it was lying around so I figured why not...
 
He wont even notice the antler. lol (Or he shouldn't) But you have a lot of nice horizontal branches! Your plant will fill out the space by itself once it grows, but if you are concerned you can get some temporary fake vines and put them in there. Depending on the cham's age (especially if he is young) he will benefit from more hiding spots, aka some frontal visual blockers (a place where he has a plant on both sides of him - for example putting a plant in front of one of those branches in the middle so that he can hide between them). Again, your plant will fill it out though, so it's only looking for temporary fixes! :)

As a side note, personally I'd get a bigger feeding cup. It should have some more bottom surface area for whatever is in it to move around and be enticing prey. I normally just use the containers that crickets/superworm packs of 50/25 come in! Some people cut milk jugs into some fancy DIY feeders. Just search the forums for that if you want to go that route. :)
 
Thanks so much! The milk carton is a good idea, and ill go shopping today for some new plants.
As a follow up, Ive been worrying a little about humidity and was wondering if the plant (its a pothos) would get enough light if I put a shower curtain behind the cage
 
pothos needs bright, indirect sunlight. so as long as there is light shining through that window for a couple hours a day, the pothos will still thrive even with a curtain. just make sure its a clear curtain. you can also use giant white trash bags, i like them because they are lightweight. i almost got a shower curtain too but i felt like it would be too heavy and i didnt want to risk tearing the screen.

i don't do cup feeding. i hand feed my cham some live food and then i let the rest go in his cage. Its enrichment for him and he loves hunting the bugs down.
 
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