snitz427
Chameleon Enthusiast
I'm curious what techniques people are using to create visual barriers in situations such as breeder rooms, chameleon rooms, and greenhouses - where there are cages facing each other or in sight of each other (such as cages lining the walls in the shape of an L). I am not looking to set up a breeding room, but I have decided it would be best to move the chameleons to my basement, for multiple reasons. One too many water spills or over sprays on the wood floors, for one!
My dilemma is that my basement has a bathroom right in the middle of it - so the side of the room I'd like to use is shaped like a C. or |_| . I could only put the cages on the | | walls, so the cages would be facing each other. This would allow me to setup easy access to drainage and water, and they'd actually fit (mostly) in that configuration. There is also a small wall, attached to the C, that would be like this |___|---. That's where I was going to place my desk, as there's a pellet stove across from it. I was thinking I could put the girls on that wall, to keep them less visible, but it then creates a problem with the water and drainage. I could just do things the old fashioned way and empty a bucket for them on that wall, I guess. Or pump it into the bathroom...but obviously that's a lot less convenient than draining directly into plumbing. Then there is the question of whether or not the pellet stove (fire!) will scare them.
I don't want to cover the doors to the cages because it defeats the purpose of their clear-sided enclosures. I'm also planning on moving my office down there so that I can sit and admire them instead of doing any work. I'd prefer not to hang a curtain but I can't see another way. I thought about trees in the middle, but the room is only about 8' wide, so it would be way too tight. What are you guys doing to create visual barriers and separation in these situations? Are you relying only on foliage to provide coverage? Letting them see each other?
My dilemma is that my basement has a bathroom right in the middle of it - so the side of the room I'd like to use is shaped like a C. or |_| . I could only put the cages on the | | walls, so the cages would be facing each other. This would allow me to setup easy access to drainage and water, and they'd actually fit (mostly) in that configuration. There is also a small wall, attached to the C, that would be like this |___|---. That's where I was going to place my desk, as there's a pellet stove across from it. I was thinking I could put the girls on that wall, to keep them less visible, but it then creates a problem with the water and drainage. I could just do things the old fashioned way and empty a bucket for them on that wall, I guess. Or pump it into the bathroom...but obviously that's a lot less convenient than draining directly into plumbing. Then there is the question of whether or not the pellet stove (fire!) will scare them.
I don't want to cover the doors to the cages because it defeats the purpose of their clear-sided enclosures. I'm also planning on moving my office down there so that I can sit and admire them instead of doing any work. I'd prefer not to hang a curtain but I can't see another way. I thought about trees in the middle, but the room is only about 8' wide, so it would be way too tight. What are you guys doing to create visual barriers and separation in these situations? Are you relying only on foliage to provide coverage? Letting them see each other?
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