Hello Everyone!
Another new guy post. I am getting a male panther chameleon this week from Kammerflage Kreations and I am pretty stoked about it. Just looking to introduce myself and ask for some opinions on lighting and misting schedules. I have spent a good deal of time just lurking around here ready and spent the last 2 weeks building my cage for him. I asked them to wait on sending him till his new habitat is ready to accommodate him.
My setup includes...
24x24x48 DIY screen cage (customized with dragonledges, great stuff pond foam, coconut fiber, moss, sticks, vines, etc.)
HO T5 24" Quad Fixture W/ Arcadia 12% Bulb & 3 x Daylight Bulbs - BUILT IN TIMER - lightyourreptiles.com
Mistking Ultimate mist system
Couple plants (Pathos, Umbrella, some ferns and others, bromeliad.)
65 watt Plant light for basking
Anyway I am also curious what people recommend for a staple diet. I would like 3 different main choices which will include crickets to start off with. Just looking for best roach's and/or worms.
Also looking for recommendations on lighting schedule and mosting schedule. I am thinking about starting the day off in the morning with just the basking light for about 30 minutes or so, then bringing on the 12% UVB bulb and 1 plant bulb for another 30 minutes or so, then finally the last 2 bulbs. I want to bring the lights on up to full slowly over an hour and a half. Then at night do the reverse to turn everything off with the final 2 blue LEDS for about an hour or so.
I am also thinking of the misting more heavily at night and right before the lights start coming on. I am also thinking about misting once or twice during the daytime maybe around 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM or so, but turning the basking light off during these times. Anyway just wondering what other people do.
I am also thinking about a fan as well.
Another new guy post. I am getting a male panther chameleon this week from Kammerflage Kreations and I am pretty stoked about it. Just looking to introduce myself and ask for some opinions on lighting and misting schedules. I have spent a good deal of time just lurking around here ready and spent the last 2 weeks building my cage for him. I asked them to wait on sending him till his new habitat is ready to accommodate him.
My setup includes...
24x24x48 DIY screen cage (customized with dragonledges, great stuff pond foam, coconut fiber, moss, sticks, vines, etc.)
HO T5 24" Quad Fixture W/ Arcadia 12% Bulb & 3 x Daylight Bulbs - BUILT IN TIMER - lightyourreptiles.com
Mistking Ultimate mist system
Couple plants (Pathos, Umbrella, some ferns and others, bromeliad.)
65 watt Plant light for basking
Anyway I am also curious what people recommend for a staple diet. I would like 3 different main choices which will include crickets to start off with. Just looking for best roach's and/or worms.
Also looking for recommendations on lighting schedule and mosting schedule. I am thinking about starting the day off in the morning with just the basking light for about 30 minutes or so, then bringing on the 12% UVB bulb and 1 plant bulb for another 30 minutes or so, then finally the last 2 bulbs. I want to bring the lights on up to full slowly over an hour and a half. Then at night do the reverse to turn everything off with the final 2 blue LEDS for about an hour or so.
I am also thinking of the misting more heavily at night and right before the lights start coming on. I am also thinking about misting once or twice during the daytime maybe around 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM or so, but turning the basking light off during these times. Anyway just wondering what other people do.
I am also thinking about a fan as well.
