Emergency! Need advice!
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Lpsouth1978
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At that size the terrarium should be ok for a little while. You will need to be extra meticulous with your cleaning and mopping up water after mistings. I would get him a screen enclosure ASAP though.
mhfan305
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I went out and got the last repti breeze 16x16x20. I dont have much coverage for him in there, or decorations. I have one large (5 inches around) driftwood piece that stands up 18 inches tall. And I got 1 large exo terra plant (the one with the suction cup) and placed it over the wood for him to hide in. I covered 3 sides of the terrarium with saran wrap to TRY to keep the moisture in. I have a fogger that goes off every 2 hours for 15 minutes during the day. And I will be misting twice a day. I am going to order a live ficus tree without pesticides from LLL reptiles tomorrow. I also have 1 uvb 5.0 tube going across the terrarium. This is the best I can do for now. Does this sound good enough? I might add more live plants in.
Another question, I have a potted live pothos plant I bought from home depot. Its been a year since I bought it and it hasnt been fertilized or pesticide. If I wash off the leaves, can I use it in the jackson chameleons cage? Or will the old pesticides effect him?
Another question, I have a potted live pothos plant I bought from home depot. Its been a year since I bought it and it hasnt been fertilized or pesticide. If I wash off the leaves, can I use it in the jackson chameleons cage? Or will the old pesticides effect him?
CarlC
Established Member
Get rid of the wood and plastic and use the pothos. Find a wooded lot and grab some branch's and mix them in among the potho's.
My plant of choice is schefflara. You can buy them just about anyway and they are pretty bullet proof under good lighting.
If you should buy any new plants make a mix of dish soap and warm water in a manual spray bottle. Spray all the leaves and steams well until dripping. Make sure to get the undersides of the leaves. Let the water sit until it starts to dry and then spray again. Once it starts drying again spray the plant off really well with fresh water. Quarter sized river stones work well to prevent any ingestion of dirt if your chameleon should shoot at the dirt.
Carl
My plant of choice is schefflara. You can buy them just about anyway and they are pretty bullet proof under good lighting.
If you should buy any new plants make a mix of dish soap and warm water in a manual spray bottle. Spray all the leaves and steams well until dripping. Make sure to get the undersides of the leaves. Let the water sit until it starts to dry and then spray again. Once it starts drying again spray the plant off really well with fresh water. Quarter sized river stones work well to prevent any ingestion of dirt if your chameleon should shoot at the dirt.
Carl
