I love this setup but how?

[Sancho]

Do you use zip ties to hold it to the sides? It won't rip the mesh screen?

 

[ciafardo 4]

yes i use zip ties they work great i make a little bit of a hole so they go thru if they dont fit but they r the best

 

[PantherVeileD]

I use a 22 guage steel galvanzied wire. It fits right through the mesh and works well for me. You can get it at home depot,.

 

[Sancho]

I use a 22 guage steel galvanzied wire. It fits right through the mesh and works well for me. You can get it at home depot,.

I like that idea better. any close up pics?

 

[PantherVeileD]

Ill take a pic. give me a few minutes.

 

[PantherVeileD]

ok here it is.

 

[hawaiianice99]

or you can use craft wire like it did, i like it better cuz it comes coated in a thin layer of paint. i like it cuz it blends in more, i got it in green, and you dont have to worry about rust.

 

[stephen]

wiring

I find that the steel rips my screen,and the crickets escape!!! After many different methods i discovered fishing line is the real way to go!!!

 

[Sancho]

Craft wire can be picked up from where? Also whats the use of the milk container?

 

[hawaiianice99]

craft wire from a craft store

the milk jug is for cup feeding, do some research and you will find out all about it.

 

[PantherVeileD]

The milk container is my feeding cup. Instead of the plastic I use the carton. Also I didn't use the screen. I just use rough surface tape. Crickets can crawl over the tape. Here is the link to make one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_od47TlbXA

For the screen wires.. Its true it can rip the mesh. I have juvi chameleons so they don't push much weight. Once they get older I will have to use fishing line or think of other ways to do it.

 

[Sancho]

Seems like fishing line is the way to go. and I have a bunch already. I have alittle dish but I think something like that would be better up high rather on the floor.

 

[hawaiianice99]

I have alittle dish but I think something like that would be better up high rather on the floor.

It shouldnt be on the floor. it should be about mid level in the enclosure, somewhere the cham can approach from multiple angles.

 

[hawaiianice99]

Does anybody else think that this enclosure is more for looks?

All those fake leaves and not one real plant! But having chams is all about looking cool anyways

 

[Sancho]

Mine will have a live plant when I find one.

 

[opihiman]

you may also thing about putting some kind of backing when using wire or fishing line through the screen like that. I till tak the pressure off the one strand of scree and distribute it on to a larger area.

Good luck...Nice cage

OPI

 

[BocaJan]

I used waxed string. It works great and has tensil strength. I can thread it through the screen just fine and tie it to a paper clip. This way I can easily shorten it up if I need to and the weight of the item is spread along the paper clip. I tie my fake plants and sticks up with this same string. It is great! The was keeps it from deteriorating.

 

[Dave Weldon]

Howdy,

I've pinched ties between the screen sides and top so that I don't have to poke bigger holes in the screen.