My chameleon room

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Sleeping area for 3 dogs I rescued,fridge and homemade incubator.

Big double sink and shelf storage area for supplies.

RODI unit above rusty top of homemade incubator.

1/2 of new 16 cage rack/ 18x18x36 cages.

New 12 long heated feeder run under cages on 16 cage rack.

Some chams on that side of rack.

Other side of 16 cage rack. Everything is separated by shower curtains or plywood walls so chams can't see each other.

Other side of wall with work bench,blue drawers are full of fruit fly cultures(36 total) and side of baby raiser.
More to come( I can't post more then 15 pictures at a time )

 

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20 cage baby raiser

Neonate tub rack and a single cage.

Bug breeding rack.

Another 7 cage rack/2x2x4 cages.

A few chams who live in that rack.

 

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A few more chams.

And a new little one starting to poke its nose out of the egg.
Sorry if this is tiresome but wanted to share.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Steve the room looks great!

 

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Steve the room looks great!

Thank you Jeremy,BTW I am going to send you some pictures soon for your opinion !!!

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Thank you Jeremy,BTW I am going to send you some pictures soon for your opinion !!!

I am looking forward to having a look.

 

[Deevo]

that is sweet

 

[MelissaB]

Excellent setup and beautiful chameleons.

 

[craig90]

Great setup and nice looking chameleons. I really like the Parson's.

 

[laurie]

Steve your set ups are first class. I don't understand heated feeder's under the cages. Also just how much space does you whole operation take? I am spaced challenged, just rearranged my cham room to unstack cages as the top cages were to hot. I would love to have something like you have.

 

[fluxlizard]

Looks nice!

Couple of questions-

What is going on with all the pvc pipes under the cage bottoms? Is there a purpose?

And

Aren't you afraid to have heated shelves down below cages with a mist system above them? (water + electricity)

Oh- and wondering how you deal with drainage from the cages?

 

[Decadancin]

Now I'm just a little speechless. I mean that is unbelievable. Did I mention I am speechless?!?

 

[nick barta]

Undeniably the most amazing setup for chams and bugs I have ever seen. Your cages are only rivaled by Chameleon Company, cause he has a few more!

Curious if breeding Blue Bottle flies is:

1) Stinky

2) Contained, or flies everywhere

3) Worth it

4) producing 100/week 1,000/week

You are an inspiration sir.

Nick

 

[Katrinaa]

This set up is awesome!

 

[SMCNARY]

Steve your set ups are first class. I don't understand heated feeder's under the cages. Also just how much space does you whole operation take? I am spaced challenged, just rearranged my cham room to unstack cages as the top cages were to hot. I would love to have something like you have.

Laurie,if you look at pictures #5,6 & 7 you will see tubs for feeders. Those tubs are located under one side of my 16 cage rack on a shelf below the cages and are heated with Flex Watt heat tape. The total square footage of this room/garage is just over 500 square feet/ 21 x 25. I think I can squeeze in 4 Parsonii cages 2.5 x 3 x 6 and one more neonate rack or some other cages if I put the Parsonii in my office. :<)
Thanks for the nice comments everyone!

 

[SMCNARY]

Looks nice!

Couple of questions-

What is going on with all the pvc pipes under the cage bottoms? Is there a purpose?

And

Aren't you afraid to have heated shelves down below cages with a mist system above them? (water + electricity)

Oh- and wondering how you deal with drainage from the cages?

The PVC pipes hold the cages over a drainage table and it catches all the water and drains it out. The water can't get to the heat tape but just in case I covered and sealed the heat tape with water proof PVC shower liner so it is double protected. All my cages have a drainage system and it ties into the plumbing so drainage is automatic. I got tired of filling and emptying buckets every day

 

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Now I'm just a little speechless. I mean that is unbelievable. Did I mention I am speechless?!?

Thanks Michael you are very kind sir!!!

 

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Undeniably the most amazing setup for chams and bugs I have ever seen. Your cages are only rivaled by Chameleon Company, cause he has a few more!

Curious if breeding Blue Bottle flies is:

1) Stinky

2) Contained, or flies everywhere

3) Worth it

4) producing 100/week 1,000/week

You are an inspiration sir.

Nick

Nick,thanks for the nice comments! I breed fruit flys but the blue bottle and common stable flys are a very nasty and stinky ordeal as they like rotted meat I just buy the larva now as it is cheep and easy!!!
Thanks to EVERYONE FOR ALL THE NICE COMMENTS!!!!

 

[biffle]

Can I move in? I'm really quiet.

 

[Ninkylou]

Can I move in? I'm really quiet.

hmm as long as you want to eat bugs I bet he would be ok with it...

The set up is amazing. I think breeding chams sounds like a good retirement project for me. I'll have to take a chameleon room into consideration when we are looking for our house next year...now to convince my SO that we need one...