My New Updated Enclosure!

[Vikaiyer]

After much research and good advice from here, I have gotten Pascal a new bigger enclosure Nd uvb! I would love for u guys to share pictures of your enclosures down below! The first picture is his original setup in the small reptibreeze screen cage. The second is the new 2feet by 4feet enclosure!

 

[Jocccellynnn]

It looks good to me IMO! The shelves was a good idea. Maybe some more plants for foliage but I think you got the t8 light fixture which is a dessert la

 

[Jocccellynnn]

You need the t5 uvb. https://www.chewy.com/zoo-med-repti...MI85HizbWn7QIV5h-tBh3MRA1UEAQYAyABEgIBlvD_BwE

 

[Anisa.corp]

It looks good but I would add a couple more horizontal branches also heres mine

 

[AmandaS]

Yes, I'll play. I think its important to show where we started and how far we have come thanks to the knowledge shared here on the forums.

Here is my enclosure the first day, before the forums.

And then after the forums:

And here is her between enclosure. The second one I had for her.

And here is beauty who survived my learning curve

 

[Flick boy]

IMHO by putting shelves bookcase kind of defeats the purpose to an

 

[AmandaS]

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Absolutely agreed. The only way the bookcase would make sense were if every cubby were filled with a pothos or some viney plant...
Even then the shelving unit should go. And the potted plants should be hung throughout.


What kind of plant light do you use @Flick boy

 

[Flick boy]

Arcadia jungle dawn led bar

 

[AmandaS]

Arcadia jungle dawn led bar

Nice, looks good.

 

[Flick boy]

Thank you

 

[Flick boy]

The pothos was only in around 5 weeks ago was pretty small but is nearly across the enclosure. I added the two wandering jew yesterday. So be interesting to see how quickly they grow in.

 

[AmandaS]

The pothos was only in around 5 weeks ago was pretty small but is nearly across the enclosure. I added the two wandering jew yesterday. So be interesting to see how quickly they grow in.

Wandering Jews grow like weeds. They'll be big an beautiful in no time. And they produce the prettiest little flowers.

 

[Flick boy]

Yeah I love them already. The bromeliad is supposed to be fireball on the top right so will see if it colours up under the light

 

[Beman]

After much research and good advice from here, I have gotten Pascal a new bigger enclosure Nd uvb! I would love for u guys to share pictures of your enclosures down below! The first picture is his original setup in the small reptibreeze screen cage. The second is the new 2feet by 4feet enclosure!

I would pull the shelves hun. They will not tolerate the water and they take up space that he could use. If you need to raise plants up then get the closet maid wire coated risers https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AES2XB2/ref=twister_B013CIT64W?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

But you want all plants and all horizontal branches.

 

[Jocccellynnn]

My cage was soooooo small
Compared to the 2x2x4 so I took a picture for size comparison. Still working on adding more branches and plants in the new enclosure.

 

[Jocccellynnn]

IMHO by putting shelves bookcase kind of defeats the purpose to anView attachment 283790

It defeats the purpose for sure, but when your first starting it is really hard to get branches and plants in stable place without dragon strands and branches. Especially horizontally, I’m sure it’s just temporary. And I’d say she’s using the shelves for stability. Better looking out for your Cham if it’s going to fall

 

[Flick boy]

Sorry but I'm going to have to disagree. If you can't get branches local hardware stores sell dowling rods which I have attached (I don't have a dragon strand or ledges) to my repti breeze mesh and run horizontal across my enclosure also supports my pothos. But I agree that this is a step in the right direction

 

[Beman]

It defeats the purpose for sure, but when your first starting it is really hard to get branches and plants in stable place without dragon strands and branches. Especially horizontally, I’m sure it’s just temporary. And I’d say she’s using the shelves for stability. Better looking out for your Cham if it’s going to fall

Using zip ties to build a frame work can allow someone to add height for horizontal branches. Really important for the cham that the enclosure be as natural as possible. Adding the shelving does not do this. It uses valuable space and since chameleons do not walk flat footed the shelves do nothing.

 

[Flick boy]

 

[Jocccellynnn]

Sorry but I'm going to have to disagree. If you can't get branches local hardware stores sell dowling rods which I have attached (I don't have a dragon strand or ledges) to my repti breeze mesh and run horizontal across my enclosure also supports my pothos. But I agree that this is a step in the right direction

That’s all I was saying, it is a step in a good direction. It isn’t perfect but not everyone knows every single way to get branches to stay up inside a screen enclosure. And the shelves were that persons idea to do that, it isn’t harming the Cham, and you all gave your feedback of why they aren’t adequate and I just put my feedback as to why I understand it. Like you all say “it’s a learning process”