Mrjamwin
Chameleon Enthusiast
Heck ya!
New Dragon Strand Hybrid Large Atrium for my Beman <3
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I was just telling James the other day that my Chameleon collecting has become my Covid Coping mechanism
LOL you have to pretend they are looks of affection.
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
Now THAT I can relate to.
Separate enclosures on opposite sides of the house. Opposite habitats as well—one arid, one rain forest.
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
That's a lot of pretending!
CrazyMango
Member
awesome
KellyRose12
Established Member
I Ordered the tall screen system, this is my first time using DS, I have a few birch branches that I am going to use for the support branches. How do you do yours? I’m going to try to tackle this today...
I run mine the way Bill recommends. You will be able to see it here in this post https://www.chameleonforums.com/thr...rge-atrium-for-my-beman-3.176158/post-1578247
But I always use 2-3 vertically ledge to ledge. I use zipties to hook them in. Making an X with the tie one at a right angle around the branch and ledge then one at a left angle around the branch and ledge. This makes it so that they will not move at all. These are my bracing branches. I also lay them in so that I can attach my pots on the side to them. You want the pots right up against them so that you can zip tie them in. I do a bracing branch below the pots horizontally for extra support as well. I do all these branches before I lay in the rest. being mindful that you may have to slip a plant in somewhere while you go so that you do not block the area with branches.
Here is my tall in hybrid format but it will be similar to how you need to add your verticals. I have three verticals on the left, 2 on the right, and one connecting the back ledges for more anchor spots. This way I was able to put one plant high back left one low front left and then one on the right.
FYI keep in mind on your screen one you will be placing your ledges. I recommend 10 inches down from the top and 10 inches up from the bottom. This will make your basking level almost an exact 9 inches down which works perfectly with a single bulb T5HO fixture and a 5.0 or 6% uvb bulb and will give you a 3 UVI at basking below the fixture.
This link helped me a lot when I first started https://dragonstrand.com/getting-the-most-from-your-dragon-strand-dragon-ledges/
And make sure you lay out the cage with top outside panels so you can attach the ledges prior to putting the enclosure together. Read through the directions a few times
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KellyRose12
Established Member
I run mine the way Bill recommends. You will be able to see it here in this post https://www.chameleonforums.com/thr...rge-atrium-for-my-beman-3.176158/post-1578247
But I always use 2-3 vertically ledge to ledge. I use zipties to hook them in. Making an X with the tie one at a right angle around the branch and ledge then one at a left angle around the branch and ledge. This makes it so that they will not move at all. These are my bracing branches. I also lay them in so that I can attach my pots on the side to them. You want the pots right up against them so that you can zip tie them in. I do a bracing branch below the pots horizontally for extra support as well. I do all these branches before I lay in the rest. being mindful that you may have to slip a plant in somewhere while you go so that you do not block the area with branches.
Here is my tall in hybrid format but it will be similar to how you need to add your verticals. I have three verticals on the left, 2 on the right, and one connecting the back ledges for more anchor spots. This way I was able to put one plant high back left one low front left and then one on the right.
FYI keep in mind on your screen one you will be placing your ledges. I recommend 10 inches down from the top and 10 inches up from the bottom. This will make your basking level almost an exact 9 inches down which works perfectly with a single bulb T5HO fixture and a 5.0 or 6% uvb bulb and will give you a 3 UVI at basking below the fixture.
This link helped me a lot when I first started https://dragonstrand.com/getting-the-most-from-your-dragon-strand-dragon-ledges/
And make sure you lay out the cage with top outside panels so you can attach the ledges prior to putting the enclosure together. Read through the directions a few times
Thank you!
I’m so excited about this cage
I can tell banjo wants out of the one he is in now, I really want to switch him over but I need to re pot my umbrella plant. And the organic soil for my other plants won’t be here until Friday..
Should I wait until I can actually put my plants in or should I set up the cage with the support branches and everything ready to go and put the plants in later this week?
I feel like he’s itching to get out of his smaller cage ....
Mrjamwin
Chameleon Enthusiast
Once it's all setup will you post pictures?
It will be a big change for him moving cages so wait to put him in until you have this one totally set up. Otherwise he will be going through stress all over again when you add the plants.
KellyRose12
Established Member
Ok thank you
KellyRose12
Established Member
KellyRose12
Established Member
No, as long as they don't flex when you try to bend them they should be just fine.
KellyRose12
Established Member
jackthejellydragon
Avid Member
My jaw instantly dropped when I saw that enclosure. If I could go back in time I would have done my enclosure completely different. I am actually in the middle of a project right now to make mine better. I didn't know about chameleon academy when I was doing research to get kiwi so I didn't really know what I was doing but its not bad. I had to show my mom because that made me so jealous and I was just like ''Bruhhhhhh''.
If I could go back in time I would have done my enclosure completely different. I am actually in the middle of a project right now to make mine better. I didn't know about chameleon academy when I was doing research to get kiwi so I didn't really know what I was doing but its not bad. I had to show my mom because that made me so jealous and I was just like ''Bruhhhhhh''.
KellyRose12
Established Member
For your Tall screen enclosure you want a 24 inch fixture and your bulbs will be 22 inches for it. If you have plants though you want lighting for them too. I use these... They come with the daylight bulbs and you can daisy chain them together or run them on separate timers. I run 3 total. 2 for plants and 1 for UVB.
https://www.pangeareptile.com/store/t5-uvb-light-fixture.html
They are out of the arcadia 6% but they have the 5.0 bulbs https://www.pangeareptile.com/store/zoo-med-reptisun-5.0-uvb-t5-ho.html
