Here's my cham and his enclosure (name suggestions and critique welcomed)

[jamjam]

finallly got him!! (name suggestions and critique welcomed)

Finally after deciding to get a chameleon back in October, doing lots of research and prepping (building my enclosure and what not, see my thread my first enclosure). Finally picked up my panther chameleon (nosy mitsio/ambilobe) from a former mod on the forums on saturday. The cham is a lot smaller than I intended so won't even need my big enclosure for a few months. He was hatched Feb 1.

Enclosure:
95L tote (22"H x 18 x 23)
Temps: basking stays pretty solid around 78/79 got as 82 a few times. Ambient in the 70s (65 over night)
Lighting: T5 Arcadia 6% I switch on and off if I have a screen over top to filter it a bit.
Mostly fake stuff in the enclosure, bought 2 small baby tears.

Right off the bat he has been eating good (between 8-12 fruit flies. Today had 8 1/4" crickets and couple fruit flies) pooping fine. Seen him drink and explores whole enclosure. I've been using repashy calcium plus one day on one day off which seller provided me. I bought calcium plus low D today.

Any advise, comments, questions, or critique let me know

Lastly names, we have kinda been calling him jamjam past couple days but names I've thought about: crayola, quasimodo (quasi) or picaso. Which do you like best or any other suggestions welcomed. Thanks

** the wires don't hang outside the bin nor are accessible to get towards the light. Everything has a 4-6" clearance from the top. wires are from therm/hygro that are inside the bin, and the debris on the bottom is no longer there. This was before I brought him home**

 

[jamjam]

also have a gutload for the crix they have apple slices, kale and carrots. and a dry gutload mix blended with a magic bullet with: dried pineapple, dried cranberries, dried papaya, millet seeds, split green lintels, raw sun flower seeds spurinila. (think thats it)

 

[Daver13]

The interior looks good, do you have live plants?
I'd definitely recommend getting a screen enclosure though chameleons do much better with open air flow from all sides.
Also I wouldn't hang the wires inside so as he doesn't climb up them and reach the light, or the opposite and climb on it and pull the light down in to the enclosure when he's heavier

 

[jamjam]

The interior looks good, do you have live plants?
I'd definitely recommend getting a screen enclosure though chameleons do much better with open air flow from all sides.
Also I wouldn't hang the wires inside so as he doesn't climb up them and reach the light, or the opposite and climb on it and pull the light down in to the enclosure when he's heavier

This is my baby bin, I've been told to use this for a few months. since at this age the high humidity is important and smaller space is easier to move and hunt. As mentioned I have a thread with my adult enclosure which can be searched or ill post the link. Its fully screened 4x2x2 i built it and its already loaded with live plants (pothos, wandering jew, schefflera, and bromeliad and ficus) all of which are too big for the bin so bought baby tears. the light has a clamp and light wires cannot be reached they are outside on the bin. the wires you see are thermometer probes. which dont leave the bin and are still 4-6 inches away from the top. and when im not home i do have hardware cloth i put over top to be safe

 

[jamjam]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/first-enclosure-120008/

not really a full build thread but heres my thread on my bigger cage which he will be moved too when he gets bigger

 

[Daver13]

Ahh I see my mistake didn't know you had the screen enclosure set up already.
As for the wires as long as he can't make contact with the light!

 

[jamjam]

Ahh I see my mistake didn't know you had the screen enclosure set up already.
As for the wires as long as he can't make contact with the light!

thats alright, and thanks for looking out.

 

[kplatvoet]

He's really cute- and you did your home work it looks like he's off to a good start.

 

[jamjam]

He's really cute- and you did your home work it looks like he's off to a good start.

Thanks, appreciate the compliments, he's been showing small hints of green in the face last day or 2 so excited!!

 

[jamjam]

Just an update to this, little picasso is growing so quickly quite ridiculous to compare how small he use to be, just turned 6 months now and was able to transfer him over to his big boy home. The set up right now is sorta temporary threw it together this weekend jjust to get him in there. He was getting out of the bin too often. Advise and such is welcomed now. As mentioned I plan on changing some stuff. Have a dozen or so more branches than can be added, as well as a brom, pothos, and a wandering jew that I can play around and add to get rid of some of the fake leaves.

 

[jamjam]

Opps first picture isn't the final one. Update is here

 

[jamjam]

First shed in his new home!