my cage setup

[chamillionaire3]

so i posted this yesterday but i didnt get many replies. but anyways i was wondering what everyone thought about my setup.

 

[BeBoSON]

Looks good. I would just add a few vines up top ao there is a solid basking spot.

what are you housing?

 

[chamillionaire3]

thanks man. yeah they both have an angled vine up to their basking bulb so that can have different temps if they want. im housing 1 male and 1 female jacksons

 

[Hoj]

Looks pretty good to me. I might concider making the switch from CFL to Linear for you UVB but all it all looks like some jax should do well in there.
You may also want to up the size on the samll cage a bit when she is full grown.

 

[chamillionaire3]

thanks i appriciate that. and is there any benifit in having the uvb tube as opposed to the other one? and yeah im gonna build her a bigger cage but i had to put her in somethin cause i didnt wanna keep them housed together

 

[Wibus]

I've been told that the uvb bulb can cause eye damage or confuse you're chameleon as to where the tube will not.

 

[chamillionaire3]

wow i havent heard that. i guess ill be switching to the tube then. but if it is known to cause that stuff why would they still sell them?

 

[ReptiGeek]

wow i havent heard that. i guess ill be switching to the tube then. but if it is known to cause that stuff why would they still sell them?

I use compact and don't have a problem with them. There were rumours a few years ago that the compact bulbs were causing eye problems. I have also read that Exo Terra went through their bulbs a couple years ago and made sure that the problem was fixed. Stick with the compact bulbs, and if you notice any odd behaviour with their eyes (shutting for long periods of times, swollen, blinking, erratic movement) then switch over to fluorescent.
Cheers!

 

[chamillionaire3]

I use compact and don't have a problem with them. There were rumours a few years ago that the compact bulbs were causing eye problems. I have also read that Exo Terra went through their bulbs a couple years ago and made sure that the problem was fixed. Stick with the compact bulbs, and if you notice any odd behaviour with their eyes (shutting for long periods of times, swollen, blinking, erratic movement) then switch over to fluorescent.
Cheers!

thanks man. and yeah i havent had any problems with them yet either. i aso use the 10.0 and they seem to really love it. sometimes i find them sitting right under them but only for short periods of time though. but nothing is better than natural sunlight. my chams love the sun

 

[gary90]

haha looks way better than mine ... good job

 

[chamillionaire3]

thanks man i appriciate that

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

All I'd recommend is adding a lot more foilage, mostly up top. Chameleons like to be able to hide or they can get very stressed and stop eating.

 

[chamillionaire3]

thanks ill do that.