Chamscaping

[Kaizen]

Warning: A show-off post follows…

In all seriousness, I thought I’d share some pics/ideas for all the outdoor keepers. Outdoor chameleon enclosures don’t just have to be cages; they can become part of the landscape. Large enclosures, heavily planted, can be used to section off private sitting areas, and thoughtful plant selections can deliver a season of blooms. Indeed, you can even play around with fragrances so that the surrounding enclosures provide faint hints of lilac, summer sweet, and wisteria to a sitting area. It’s just an intuition, but by blending the landscape of the enclosures with that of the surrounding area, you add a wild ambience that both you and your reptiles can enjoy. Get creative: the sky’s the limit, enthusiasts!

 

[kinyonga]

Wow....that's looking awesome!

 

[Kaizen]

Wow....that's looking awesome!

Thanks so much. I hope others will give it a try. It’s so much fun!

 

[MissSkittles]

Now I really want to come live in your backyard!
I was so excited when I was moving to Florida from Massachusetts…all the beautiful tropical plants I could grow and the amazing garden oasis I could create in my backyard. My luck to buy a house that has completely dead and irredeemable soil.

 

[Kaizen]

Now I really want to come live in your backyard!
I was so excited when I was moving to Florida from Massachusetts…all the beautiful tropical plants I could grow and the amazing garden oasis I could create in my backyard. My luck to buy a house that has completely dead and irredeemable soil.

Never say irredeemable! Unless it’s been salted, there’s always a way to improve it.

 

[MissSkittles]

Never say irredeemable! Unless it’s been salted, there’s always a way to improve it.

I’ll just live vicariously thru pics of your stunning yard and be satisfied with my container plants.

 

[Kaizen]

I’ll just live vicariously thru pics of your stunning yard and be satisfied with my container plants.

Do you guys get an autumn leaf drop there? Surely the southern sugar maples drop their leaves in winter.

 

[MissSkittles]

Do you guys get an autumn leaf drop there? Surely the southern sugar maples drop their leaves in winter.

Some trees do but no color changes of the leaves.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Very nice! The Calumma parsonii parsonii is great too.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[Kaizen]

Some trees do but no color changes of the leaves.

Collect them leaves, girl! Mulch your yard with them.

 

[crosscutts]

Beautiful , I would love to have such an environment .. i’m going to try to do a small area but our temperature fluctuation is very extreme .

 

[Kaizen]

Beautiful , I would love to have such an environment .. i’m going to try to do a small area but our temperature fluctuation is very extreme .

How extreme? Where abouts are you?

 

[crosscutts]

How extreme? Where abouts are you?

Central coast California but I live about 30 miles inland in a small town called Creston . Today we are 112 This morning we were 54 , in the winter we can get is cold as 17 .

 

[Kaizen]

Central coast California but I live about 30 miles inland in a small town called Creston . Today we are 112 This morning we were 54 , in the winter we can get is cold as 17 .

17…in Cali? Good lord!

 

[crosscutts]

Yeah average winters are more like 29 to 32 but we have had snow and I’m only at 1200 ft above sea level .

 

[Chameleoking]

Looks like a dreamland. All your missing is the Yellow Brick Road and flying monkeys. I just love it!

 

[Mendez]

I love this post! Well done! I will keep this in mind when buying future properties--mainly so I don't buy a backyard like @MissSkittles haha

 

[Sonny13]

Wow….that’s amazing….need to copycat that one day

 

[MissSkittles]

I love this post! Well done! I will keep this in mind when buying future properties--mainly so I don't buy a backyard like @MissSkittles haha

Yes! Have a soil test along with the home inspection!

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Your enclosures remind me of some of the enclosures from the CIN days of the 1990's. I wish there were more keepers who had the larger outdoor oversized enclosure similar to the ones pictures above. They are just a great way to keep chameleons. Looking at these pictures is almost as though I am flipping through a CIN journal. Not bad at all. Epic.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich