Jacksons chameleon living in garage in OR?

cstorms

cstorms

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Ok it finally happened... too many crickets in the house, this time one was in the bed... we have been booted into the garage.

Can my Jacksons chameleon live comfortably in a garage in Southern Coastal Oregon? From what I have read, it seems like the Jacksons should be fine, but I just wanted to double check before I moved everything out there.

It seems like it is pretty nice in there right now, but I am worried about when it turns to winter and gets a bit colder. Thankfully it doesn't get that cold in general over here, but I figured I'd ask you guys to see if anyone has had any experience with this. Thanks!
 
As long as you keep your tems. good (basking light etc) and your humidity in spec you should be fine. Jackson's like it on the cooler wetter side.
 
IronHulk said:
As long as you keep your tems. good (basking light etc) and your humidity in spec you should be fine. Jackson's like it on the cooler wetter side.
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Is your garage heated at all in winter? If not, there will be times when it will be too cold for jax unless you wrap the cage in some way to prevent basking light heat loss. Opening the garage door will completely shift the temp due to that big air exchange each time.
 
cstorms said:
Ok it finally happened... too many crickets in the house, this time one was in the bed... we have been booted into the garage.

Can my Jacksons chameleon live comfortably in a garage in Southern Coastal Oregon? From what I have read, it seems like the Jacksons should be fine, but I just wanted to double check before I moved everything out there.

It seems like it is pretty nice in there right now, but I am worried about when it turns to winter and gets a bit colder. Thankfully it doesn't get that cold in general over here, but I figured I'd ask you guys to see if anyone has had any experience with this. Thanks!
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I live in South beach just south of Newport and have Jacksons right now living on the back patio porch. They are doing good with a 50 watt basking bulb during the coldest of days and I use a 50 watt ceramic during the evenings just to be safe. Have had no problems at all. I just make sure that no predators can do anything to them. We have those big wharf rats and racoons that get nosy.
 
bluewuta said:
I live in South beach just south of Newport and have Jacksons right now living on the back patio porch. They are doing good with a 50 watt basking bulb during the coldest of days and I use a 50 watt ceramic during the evenings just to be safe. Have had no problems at all. I just make sure that no predators can do anything to them. We have those big wharf rats and racoons that get nosy.
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That's awesome! Have you had them in the winter at all or did you just get them?
 
We have a really great little heater unit with its own fan and thermostat in our garage and although we do not have any reptiles out there it is defiantly enough to keep the garage warm enough during our Canadian winter. I believe they were relatively inexpensive and something like that may give you some piece of mind.:D
 
I have had them for years but when the weather get real wet and windy they head indoors but I think in a garage with the same setup would work as well.
 
dreamforthedead said:
Haha only us keepers would move out into the garage to keep a chameleon lool
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haha no I can still sleep in the bed fortunately.. but I guess its like I have moved out there with how much time I've been spending out there.

Do I need to get a ceramic heater for the winter months? I don't think it gets too cold here, but I haven't been here for the winter yet.
 
I would get some sort of a heater. Though somewhat mild, the Oregon coast will see 40s and 50s with the occasional 30s.
 
What is the temperature in the garage in the winter time. That will be a determining factor whether you need heat or not in the winter.
 
Lancecham said:
What is the temperature in the garage in the winter time. That will be a determining factor whether you need heat or not in the winter.
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I just moved here so I will just have to wait and see what the garage is like in the winter time.

Could there be any problem with the air in the garage? I have a fan running nearby his cage for some circulation, but the windows are all closed in there. He has been acting slightly different since I moved in there, but nothing that worries me. He's been eating a lot of crickets, but I have noticed him hanging out at the bottom of the cage from time to time, just clinging onto the screen. He also had a little bit of stress coloration going earlier.. Usually he is a nice lime green. Anytime I mist him he turns back to this nice color.. could that be a sign of dehydration?
 
Do cars go in and out of the garage? If so, I would be concerned. You can probably work out a way to get it them isolated and on separate ventilation.
 
Elizadolots said:
Do cars go in and out of the garage? If so, I would be concerned. You can probably work out a way to get it them isolated and on separate ventilation.
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No the cars stay outside.. we are using the garage to build a rock climbing cave, so there shouldn't be any fumes in there ever
 
cstorms said:
No the cars stay outside.. we are using the garage to build a rock climbing cave, so there shouldn't be any fumes in there ever
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Is there a furnace, boiler, other utilities that burn fuels in the garage? They should be properly vented of course, but there are reasons those things are placed in garages...CO, fuel vapors, etc.

Again, I think the hardest thing to control would be the huge air exchange or temp shift every time the door is opened, unless you don't plan to ever do this.
 
Are you building the rock climbing cage out of artificial material that might, itself, emit fumes, particularly while drying?

You could construct a room inside the garage fairly easily. Venting it to the outside separately would be more of a challenge, but it could be done.
 
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