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you can let it drop ambiently for winter (also helps them know what season is going around)like say 68-75 for winter times..i use a small fish light for mine when its real hot but give them a basking point just in case.. they are the long kind normally not over 25 watts (mine is a 15 watt) not very warm, but offers a warmer spot that the rest of the cage..

i know exactly what youre talking about...lol...im good at fish (work at a fish store) im assumimg clear is better than colored
 
is the idea to have the uvb on one side and the basking on the other?

i put my uvb acrossed the whole top covering the whole cage, and basking light usually on one side tilted just a tad to point at a slight angle rather that straight down..
 
is the idea to have the uvb on one side and the basking on the other?

yes, that is best, chameleons differentiate uvb and heat differently...so you dont want them trying to soak up uvb and getting too hot in the process..i have my basking spot in a corner, and my uvb along a side, my guy will crawl around on the top and go from basking spot, to uvb, to basking, uvb and so on, he's a character :rolleyes:
 
i put my uvb acrossed the whole top covering the whole cage, and basking light usually on one side tilted just a tad to point at a slight angle rather that straight down..

yes, that is best, chameleons differentiate uvb and heat differently...so you dont want them trying to soak up uvb and getting too hot in the process..i have my basking spot in a corner, and my uvb along a side, my guy will crawl around on the top and go from basking spot, to uvb, to basking, uvb and so on, he's a character :rolleyes:

lol 2 different answers but apparently both work
 
lol 2 different answers but apparently both work

the moral of the story, they can overlap, but you do not want basking spot and uvb spot in exact same spot :) as long as they have place where they can directly get one or another, they are happy :)
 
Which is why i said to overlap.. lol.
that way one corner has uvb, one corner has basking,
but the middle has both.

and sdheli uses a tube, so it of course goes across whle cage.
i bet amanda uses a cfl, or has it turned, so it only shines on one side of the cage.

its a personal preference/ what your cham wants/needs type deal. :D
 
Which is why i said to overlap.. lol.
that way one corner has uvb, one corner has basking,
but the middle has both.

and sdheli uses a tube, so it of course goes across whle cage.
i bet amanda uses a cfl, or has it turned, so it only shines on one side of the cage.

its a personal preference/ what your cham wants/needs type deal. :D

i use a tube, but its set near the back :p but yea, overlap, listen to this person ^
 
ok thanks
im thinking about going with just a sub-adult male, but $50 for a female is a hard price to find
 
with our help you can do it..

im going to hold you to that...lol
i think my best bet would be to divide the cage that im having built into 2 12x24x48 enclosures with some sort divider (havent thought of what to use yet. maybe astro turf, or plexiglass)
 
im going to hold you to that...lol
i think my best bet would be to divide the cage that im having built into 2 12x24x48 enclosures with some sort divider (havent thought of what to use yet. maybe astro turf, or plexiglass)

sounds like a plan :)
 
im going to hold you to that...lol
i think my best bet would be to divide the cage that im having built into 2 12x24x48 enclosures with some sort divider (havent thought of what to use yet. maybe astro turf, or plexiglass)

haha its what we are here for.

and thats a good plan.
mihgt need something wider when they get older, but for now, that sounds good.
 
dang its too late...my friend already built the frame and i believe fiber glassed it (minus the fiber) he can only do small touches to it now

i guess i could have him make another
 
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