first chameleon. i dont know much

[Kristen Wilkins]

with the 60w his basking temp is around 83 degrees. should i just make him get used to that light.

Your boy may need warmer basking . 85 / 86 may be his Comfort zone .

 

[Ethan brickey]

I generally think around 84-85 is what you want... But usually you want your basking light in general raised off the screen. So I would opt for the 75 watt and use blocks of wood or smaller cement laying bricks (usually I break them) with allow you to lift it just enough. If you lower the basking branch I wouldn't worry too much about uvb affected that quickly considering the most you would lower would be around an inch or so. UVB in my opinion, is not meant to be as strong as it is in a cage as it is out in the wild. The thing is the natural sun I think just has healthier levels of what they need from the uvb rays. Honestly the strongest basking rays during the day usually only lasts for about 3 hours. If you are using reptisun uvb I have noticed more sensitivity to these, even in the lower 5.0 range, than I have in the 6% or even the 12% arcadia bulbs. In my opinion this means there is something different and less good about the reptisun. But I actually haven't been able to put this theory to test.

is it bad if i just use a regular light but that i found in my house

 

[Ethan brickey]

bulb*

 

[Andee]

are we talking about basking lights? House bulbs are fine for that. Uvb not so much.

 

[Ethan brickey]

are we talking about basking lights? House bulbs are fine for that. Uvb not so much.

yeah i have a uvb bulb. the 75w is just a light bulb i found but i dont think it is meant to stay on for so long

 

[Andee]

No the basking bulb/house bulb is fine honestly. We use them all the time. It's just balancing the temps with you little man and general place you live. I use 60 watts. But I also live in central CA.

 

[Ethan brickey]

No the basking bulb/house bulb is fine honestly. We use them all the time. It's just balancing the temps with you little man and general place you live. I use 60 watts. But I also live in central CA.

yeah i live in utah so the weather right now makes it hard to have a high temperature

 

[Ethan brickey]

i have a small indoor tree that i let him climb around like once a day and he loves it, but i dont know what kind of tree it is so i dont know if it is toxic is it okay if i still let him if he doesnt eat it.

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

i have a small indoor tree that i let him climb around like once a day and he loves it, but i dont know what kind of tree it is so i dont know if it is toxic is it okay if i still let him if he doesnt eat it.

If you post a pic someone probably can tell you what it is .

 

[Andee]

Depends on what type of toxins it could have. And since he is a veiled he will most likely start eating vegetation soon.

 

[Ethan brickey]

any clue?

 

[Andee]

That looks like a very large schefflera? anyone else agree? If I am right, you are fine, even if he eats it.

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

That looks like a very large schefflera? anyone else agree? If I am right, you are fine, even if he eats it.

Yes it's a schedulers

 

[Ethan brickey]

Yes it's a schedulers

awesome thanks

 

[Ethan brickey]

Anyone know if a money tree is poisonous? I got one and I just want to be safe

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

Anyone know if a money tree is poisonous? I got one and I just want to be safe

There poisonous

 

[Andee]

idk, from what I understand an actual money tree is the type of growing style it is grown in. It usually involves braiding. Usually only one type of plant is used for this though and so this plant is also referred to a a money tree when just referring the plant species, though certain plants that are perfectly safe may be called such because of how they were grown.

 

[Ethan brickey]

idk, from what I understand an actual money tree is the type of growing style it is grown in. It usually involves braiding. Usually only one type of plant is used for this though and so this plant is also referred to a a money tree when just referring the plant species, though certain plants that are perfectly safe may be called such because of how they were grown.

The acuall name is pachira aquatica

 

[Andee]

it should be non-toxic then if it's the correct variety and your name is correct

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

idk, from what I understand an actual money tree is the type of growing style it is grown in. It usually involves braiding. Usually only one type of plant is used for this though and so this plant is also referred to a a money tree when just referring the plant species, though certain plants that are perfectly safe may be called such because of how they were grown.

It's a bonsai