Just built our first cham home!

[mimisaurus]

We're so excited to have started setting up our first enclosure! I think we hit all the key aspects. Right now the temp and humidity are stabilizing around 80deg and 56% humidity. The cage is 18x18x36. Below are the stages we built them in.

 

[carol5208]

that looks cool! He will have lots of places to hide! Do you have a uvb light?? maybe a few more branches higher up too would be good

 

[hi106]

Looks like a nice setup. What kind of cham do you have?

 

[Solid Snake]

I like it. It looks nice.
Id place a branch nearer the basking area, angled down towards the center of the cage, coming from the corner.
Good job.

 

[mimisaurus]

the UVB light is on its way, its an 18". once we have that we'll order our first veiled chameleon!!!

 

[Toph00]

looks good. gonna be a pain to find him every day hahah Carol and Snake are right, branches higher up are definitely needed. Even moving that fake vine poking out on the bottom right being moved to the top would work fine!

 

[Solid Snake]

Oh, have you thought about drainage?
Thats the FUN bit!

 

[mimisaurus]

no.... lol, but i was thinking of drilling some holes and raising the cage about 2 inches

 

[mimisaurus]

yea, i was just afraid he might get burned if i put the vines and branches higher. (this is why im glad i found this forum so i can know what works best)

 

[Solid Snake]

yea, i was just afraid he might get burned if i put the vines and branches higher. (this is why im glad i found this forum so i can know what works best)

He will need to be closer to a bulb for basking.
Go get a digital temp/humidity gauge, it will make your life easy, and those analogs are inacurate.
He could climb the screen anyhow and get as close to it as he wants.
Just find a bulb(60-75watts is a good starting point) that gives off the right amount of heat. That will all depend on the type of cham though.
I put a branch/vine coming from the corner, towards the center of the cage, so the cham can go up or down it to adjust how much heat they want.

 

[mimisaurus]

we are getting a 2-3 month old, what temp do they bask in? I thought i read something around 85deg. I do have a digital, the analog is kinda there as a back up idk lol. When i used the digital to check the temp in the basking area it was 90

 

[mimisaurus]

we are purchasing a 2-3 month old, from newton's line on FLcham. What temp do the baby chams usually bask in? I thought i read something between 85-90. Also, I do have a digital temp/humidity. When i placed it in the basking area the temp hit 92.

 

[Solid Snake]

we are getting a 2-3 month old, what temp do they bask in? I thought i read something around 85deg. I do have a digital, the analog is kinda there as a back up idk lol. When i used the digital to check the temp in the basking area it was 90

Oh, good deal!
Sorry, I missed where you said veiled
I have no experience with them, but I hear there basicaly the same as panthers.
I keep my basking at 85-95F.
I believe most people try to keep it at 80-85ish for one that young.
I disagree with keeping it lower for them, as long as they have areas of shade, and less heat.

 

[mimisaurus]

Thats a good point Solid, and i think i've definitely given him enough of that lol