new cham setups

[Cham_Ang]

Hi there - I'm a new cham parent (1 month in), posting setup photos for review and comment. This is my veiled, Serius Green, I got last month - he has doubled in size already!

 

[Cham_Ang]

Kaiju is my panther - he was already sizeable - eats like a champ.

 

[jpowell86]

Hello. Welcome to the Forums!! Nice Veiled and Panther you have there. What kind of enclosure is that....is it made out of melamine? Looks good...I would make sure that cricket doesn't eat the delicious poo that's in front of him and then get eaten by Serious Green!!

 

[brownie64]

Your set-up looks great! This may be a stupid question and if so I'm sorry, but you aren't keeping them both in the same enclosure are you? Because from the pics the enclosures look the same.

 

[jpowell86]

Your set-up looks great! This may be a stupid question and if so I'm sorry, but you aren't keeping them both in the same enclosure are you? Because from the pics the enclosures look the same.

Lol, I was thinking the same thing until I realized that Kaiju had a variegated ficus in his enclosure and Serious Green didn't.

 

[brownie64]

Lol, I was thinking the same thing until I realized that Kaiju had a variegated ficus in his enclosure and Serious Green didn't.

Yah they are a different ficus aren't they. Lol My bad

 

[Cham_Ang]

Hello. Welcome to the Forums!! Nice Veiled and Panther you have there. What kind of enclosure is that....is it made out of melamine? Looks good...I would make sure that cricket doesn't eat the delicious poo that's in front of him and then get eaten by Serious Green!!

I have 2 separate enclosures by Dragonstrand - sides, back and bottom are pvc panels while the top and front are screen. 24x24x48 tall with a UVB reptisun light, red heat lamp for night, shared misting system and drippers. I'm currently using dog pee pads on the bottom to keep the moisture from the drippers from pooling. There is a mixture of fake vine plants and live plants I got from LLL so I wouldn't have to worry about pesticides on live plants.

 

[Cham_Ang]

I was going to go with all screen, but as I live in Arizona, was concerned about being able to keep humidity levels up...

 

[Cham_Ang]

Yah they are a different ficus aren't they. Lol My bad

Yep, different enclosures

 

[brownie64]

You don't need that red light for night unless it gets real cold in your house like below 50-55 degrease. And even then I would use a ceramic heat admitter instead the light could mess with their sleep.

 

[Cham_Ang]

Hello. Welcome to the Forums!! Nice Veiled and Panther you have there. What kind of enclosure is that....is it made out of melamine? Looks good...I would make sure that cricket doesn't eat the delicious poo that's in front of him and then get eaten by Serious Green!!

I'm new to this - I take it the cricket eating poo then being eaten is not good?

 

[jpowell86]

I was going to go with all screen, but as I live in Arizona, was concerned about being able to keep humidity levels up...

Understandable. I lived in Chandler, AZ while I was going to college so I can understand the battle of keeping humidity levels up. Brownie64 is right, I would ditch the red heat lamp for sure. Chameleons actually need a nightly drop in temp. Correct, the cricket eating the poo is not a good thing..especially if Serious Green eats him afterwards. I would suggest wiping the bottom down before releasing the feeders or try cup feeding.

 

[brownie64]

Not really you know the old saying you are what you eat. Cricket eats Poo then the cham eats the cricket.

 

[Cham_Ang]

Understandable. I lived in Chandler, AZ while I was going to college so I can understand the battle of keeping humidity levels up. Brownie64 is right, I would ditch the red heat lamp for sure. Chameleons actually need a nightly drop in temp. Correct, the cricket eating the poo is not a good thing..especially if Serious Green eats him afterwards. I would suggest wiping the bottom down before releasing the feeders or try cup feeding.

Will do - Serius has recently become a cricket snob since I started hand feeding wax worms... I didn't realize chams can move so fast until he saw his first worm lol

 

[jpowell86]

Will do - Serius has recently become a cricket snob since I started hand feeding wax worms... I didn't realize chams can move so fast until he saw his first worm lol

Be careful with the amount you feed waxworms. I used to feed them once a month as a treat..but I don't even use them anymore. They are basically just fat and not at all good for chameleons unless they are emaciated and on the rebound. I would let Serius Green go without for a couple of days and reintroduce the crickets. Remember that variety is key. Try feeding him crickets, dubias, superworms and hornworms....amongst other good choice feeders. This will keep him happy and not such a fuss pot.

 

[DaChameleonKing]

Be careful with the amount you feed waxworms. I used to feed them once a month as a treat..but I don't even use them anymore. They are basically just fat and not at all good for chameleons unless they are emaciated and on the rebound. I would let Serius Green go without for a couple of days and reintroduce the crickets. Remember that variety is key. Try feeding him crickets, dubias, superworms and hornworms....amongst other good choice feeders. This will keep him happy and not such a fuss pot.

Well most kids (like me) can only get crickets because of moms flipping out about bugs. When I asked my mom about getting worms and roaches she was yelling no. i cri evry tiem