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Well as the tittle says is this good supply set up for vieled chameleon, including the bulbs, am I missing anything besdies the calcium w d3 and w out d3 and vitamins ?
The reason I have a 100 watt and 75 watt to see which is better (heat wise) is one to hot while the other is to cool?
 

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Needs a little work but we can get you sorted out.

First, you dont need to buy either of this basking bulbs, the 75 or the 100. It is recommended to use a regular incandescent house bulb. just a normal light bulb. Those exo terra spot bulbs usually end up being too hot for our chams. I would just try a 75 watt house bulb and see what your temps are.

Second, In my opinion I do not like the compact fluorescent bulbs and a lot of people on here are the same way. I would recommend you go with a 18" t8 fixture and a 15" reptisun 5.0 linear tube bulb.

I would also include a dripper. ou can make one at home but the little and big dippers will work longer.

I would also get a mistking or aquazamp system, they are a lifesaver.

You will also need a cage. depending on the sex and species, you will want a 2x2x4 screen enclosure.

Plants, lots of plants... that should get you started
 
Djturna4thakidz said:
Needs a little work but we can get you sorted out.

First, you dont need to buy either of this basking bulbs, the 75 or the 100. It is recommended to use a regular incandescent house bulb. just a normal light bulb. Those exo terra spot bulbs usually end up being too hot for our chams. I would just try a 75 watt house bulb and see what your temps are.

Second, In my opinion I do not like the compact fluorescent bulbs and a lot of people on here are the same way. I would recommend you go with a 18" t8 fixture and a 15" reptisun 5.0 linear tube bulb.

I would also include a dripper. ou can make one at home but the little and big dippers will work longer.

I would also get a mistking or aquazamp system, they are a lifesaver.

You will also need a cage. depending on the sex and species, you will want a 2x2x4 screen enclosure.

Plants, lots of plants... that should get you started
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I already bought a small pothos plant form Lowes a few weeks ago, but I heard it may contain petisides
 
Yes, plants bought from lowes and home depot usually contain fertilizers and pesticides but if you thoroughly wash them with soap and water and replace the soil with organic (no fertilizer) soil you should be fine.

One small pothos will not be enough. I try and find a nice schefflera arbicola that fits the cage perfectly. If the cage is 4' tall, I like a plant that is about 3.5'. I then add several small pothos plants around that to fill in dead spots. The more plants the better.
 
Djturna4thakidz said:
Yes, plants bought from lowes and home depot usually contain fertilizers and pesticides but if you thoroughly wash them with soap and water and replace the soil with organic (no fertilizer) soil you should be fine.

One small pothos will not be enough. I try and find a nice schefflera arbicola that fits the cage perfectly. If the cage is 4' tall, I like a plant that is about 3.5'. I then add several small pothos plants around that to fill in dead spots. The more plants the better.
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Do you mind posting a picture of your enclourse so I could get an idea the best way to set up the cage ?
 
I agree, I like reptisun over reptiglo. The reptiglo gives off a blue color and isn't nearly as bright. Also I've heard many horror stories of cfl uvb's. As far as heat bulbs, I use a 60w day time blue bulb in a small hood. The hood size is very important because when I put the same bulb in my big hood, it was way cooler.
 
You can just use regular daylight light bulbs - much cheaper -I would get a 60 to start - and I like a tube UVB - (more expensive) you'll need a dome fixture for the basking lights -I like the clamp kind that you can move away from the screen - you can get one cheaper at Lowes or Home Depot than a pet supply - and you can pick up a pump sprayer there- these work better than a hand spray bottle-
http://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-1-gal-Economy-Sprayer-1501HDX/203809533 - Unless your thinking of a misting system.
You can pick up a cheep fixture there also if you go with a tube light - I like acadia bulbs as they last longer - (light my reptiles) the T8's fit a regular fixture.
(you have to take off the plastic shade part off)-
The small cage will work great for a young chameleon but you'll have to upgrade at some point.
 
kplatvoet said:
You can just use regular daylight light bulbs - much cheaper -I would get a 60 to start - and I like a tube UVB - (more expensive) you'll need a dome fixture for the basking lights -I like the clamp kind that you can move away from the screen - you can get one cheaper at Lowes or Home Depot than a pet supply - and you can pick up a pump sprayer there- these work better than a hand spray bottle-
http://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-1-gal-Economy-Sprayer-1501HDX/203809533 - Unless your thinking of a misting system.
You can pick up a cheep fixture there also if you go with a tube light - I like acadia bulbs as they last longer - (light my reptiles) the T8's fit a regular fixture.
(you have to take off the plastic shade part off)-
The small cage will work great for a young chameleon but you'll have to upgrade at some point.
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So the 60 watt is something like this http://www.amazon.com/Exo-Terra-Sun...upplies_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=08G8D3J5A72B09HY5YRW
Also why do people tend to avoid the floursent bulbs ?
 
I am at work right now and dont have one with me. I can PM you one this afternoon.

You can do a search here on the forums for enclosure and a bunch of threads will come up.

There are many ways to set up your enclosure. I start with the plants. I try to plant them in as few pots as possible. The less things you have on the bottom the better. Being able to easily clean the bottom is the number one thing. Also you will need to think about drainage for all the water going into your enclosure.

As far as vines and branches. I make all my own vines and collect my branches from the backyard. As long as you bake the sticks in the oven to kill any bacteria or other harmful stuff you will be fine.

I use thumbtacks through the screen to fasten my sticks into place.
 
Djturna4thakidz said:
I am at work right now and dont have one with me. I can PM you one this afternoon.

You can do a search here on the forums for enclosure and a bunch of threads will come up.

There are many ways to set up your enclosure. I start with the plants. I try to plant them in as few pots as possible. The less things you have on the bottom the better. Being able to easily clean the bottom is the number one thing. Also you will need to think about drainage for all the water going into your enclosure.

As far as vines and branches. I make all my own vines and collect my branches from the backyard. As long as you bake the sticks in the oven to kill any bacteria or other harmful stuff you will be fine.

I use thumbtacks through the screen to fasten my sticks into place.
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Don't mind waiting until you get home, do you have any bamboo sticks ? (if so where did you get them from, were they expensive) And why do people tend to avoid the flourscent bulbs ?
 
I dont use bamboo because it becomes very slick when wet and my chams have a tough time gripping it. I would just use a regular tree branch with bark.

The compacts do not cover as much of the cage as the linear tube bulbs and there was a problem with these bulbs a while back, they were putting off too much light and harming chameleons. You can google it, there are plenty of threads about it. As a result, most people on here use the tubes. But if you have a little more $, I would buy a t5 setup from lightyourreptiles. they are the best and the bulbs last longer.
 
Big reason on avoiding cfl uvb bulbs is they don't cover enough area. And certain brands have had some interesting cases documented on them being used and reptiles having bad reactions to them during the time of use. I apologize that I lost the link to that though.

Edit: Ha Djturna4thakidz beat me to it.
 
Djturna4thakidz said:
I dont use bamboo because it becomes very slick when wet and my chams have a tough time gripping it. I would just use a regular tree branch with bark.

The compacts do not cover as much of the cage as the linear tube bulbs and there was a problem with these bulbs a while back, they were putting off too much light and harming chameleons. You can google it, there are plenty of threads about it. As a result, most people on here use the tubes. But if you have a little more $, I would buy a t5 setup from lightyourreptiles. they are the best and the bulbs last longer.
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I found the light (http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-Repti...r0&keywords=15"+reptisun+5.0+linear+tube+bulb)
 
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