AJJohnson305
New Member
Hey everyone!
New forum member here. We got our first Chameleon a month ago. It is a Male Veiled, currently 6 months old. His name is Pascal (my daughter named him) after the Tangled character.
I wanted to share the enclosure I made for him. I wanted to design my own to address the glass vs screen debate, the reflection issue and keeping the humidity reasonable in NE Ohio winters.
The wood I choose is Ipe. South American hardwood used for premium decks and outdoor furniture. I choose this for its natural resistence to rot, mold, mildew etc in wet environments. It is unfinished other than the exterior wiped with oil. Interior dimensions are 24"x24"x38". 24"x36" frosted plexiglas panels on three sides, 1/4" gal steel mesh in front and top. To me this was the best mix of humidity and ventilation and the frosting has zero reflection.
Fully meshed bottom that drains into a 24"x24"x2.5" pan. This needs poured out every 2 days until I start phase 2 (cabinet for underneath) then I will drain the pan into a bucket below. Canopy above hides equipment nicely at 6" deep. In there you can see a AquaZamp 2 nozzle raindome, 8.5" reflector w/ 75w basking bulb, and LYR 24" fixture with Arcadia 6% and daylight bulbs.
I hope someone gets an idea from here that can help. The humidity is ranging from 50-70 depending on mistings. I am pleased with this given the weather conditions!
Thanks for all the great info!
A.J.
New forum member here. We got our first Chameleon a month ago. It is a Male Veiled, currently 6 months old. His name is Pascal (my daughter named him) after the Tangled character.
I wanted to share the enclosure I made for him. I wanted to design my own to address the glass vs screen debate, the reflection issue and keeping the humidity reasonable in NE Ohio winters.
The wood I choose is Ipe. South American hardwood used for premium decks and outdoor furniture. I choose this for its natural resistence to rot, mold, mildew etc in wet environments. It is unfinished other than the exterior wiped with oil. Interior dimensions are 24"x24"x38". 24"x36" frosted plexiglas panels on three sides, 1/4" gal steel mesh in front and top. To me this was the best mix of humidity and ventilation and the frosting has zero reflection.
Fully meshed bottom that drains into a 24"x24"x2.5" pan. This needs poured out every 2 days until I start phase 2 (cabinet for underneath) then I will drain the pan into a bucket below. Canopy above hides equipment nicely at 6" deep. In there you can see a AquaZamp 2 nozzle raindome, 8.5" reflector w/ 75w basking bulb, and LYR 24" fixture with Arcadia 6% and daylight bulbs.
I hope someone gets an idea from here that can help. The humidity is ranging from 50-70 depending on mistings. I am pleased with this given the weather conditions!
Thanks for all the great info!
A.J.
