Chameleomom
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Make sure you have a lay bin ready for her
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Arpretty
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Some things you’ll want to purchase:
-Some fake plants (I got mine at Petco and PetSmart)
-Real plants: schefflera, ficus, pothos, hibiscus are all safe and usually easy to find. Make sure these are potted in non-toxic soil. I use a mix of peat moss and organic soil. Some large river rocks to go over the dirt in the plants helps prevent your Cham from eating dirt. Clean off the leaves after purchasing to remove various chemicals, germs, and pesticides.
-Jungle vines and/or branches that have been properly sanitized (jungle vines can be found at Petco, PetSmart, and online, so can some branches)
-Bird ladders (pet store) can be a fun addition to your enclosure
-Something to use to attach things like fake plants, vines, and your feeding cup to your enclosure. I use thin, metal picture wire that I bought at Walmart. If you get this, make sure you also have some heavy duty scissors to cut
-Either a drainage system or items like newspaper or paper towels for the bottom of the enclosure to soak up water. Change often. Drainage is totally the way to go, however.
-Check our enclosure threads on this forum to get ideas. Overall though be creative and have fun - seriously!!!! Rule of thumb is empty space is unusable by your Cham. Some empty space is necessary so your Cham can climb around freely, but, aim to fill your cage from top to bottom with the fake plants, live plants, branches, and vines. Vines and branches should be attached at various points throughout the cage to provide pathways for your Cham to climb.
-A basking spot a safe distance away from your light fixtures. I do believe this varies from jouveniles to adults.
-I can’t help you with female-specific information, but if you search the forum, there is plenty of info.
-A hand mister (Petco)
-A feeder cup as mentioned above
-A good future purchase would be a linear UVB bulb and separate heat lamp. The dual dome that comes with the kit doesn’t provide sufficient UVB.
Hope this helps some!
-Some fake plants (I got mine at Petco and PetSmart)
-Real plants: schefflera, ficus, pothos, hibiscus are all safe and usually easy to find. Make sure these are potted in non-toxic soil. I use a mix of peat moss and organic soil. Some large river rocks to go over the dirt in the plants helps prevent your Cham from eating dirt. Clean off the leaves after purchasing to remove various chemicals, germs, and pesticides.
-Jungle vines and/or branches that have been properly sanitized (jungle vines can be found at Petco, PetSmart, and online, so can some branches)
-Bird ladders (pet store) can be a fun addition to your enclosure
-Something to use to attach things like fake plants, vines, and your feeding cup to your enclosure. I use thin, metal picture wire that I bought at Walmart. If you get this, make sure you also have some heavy duty scissors to cut
-Either a drainage system or items like newspaper or paper towels for the bottom of the enclosure to soak up water. Change often. Drainage is totally the way to go, however.
-Check our enclosure threads on this forum to get ideas. Overall though be creative and have fun - seriously!!!! Rule of thumb is empty space is unusable by your Cham. Some empty space is necessary so your Cham can climb around freely, but, aim to fill your cage from top to bottom with the fake plants, live plants, branches, and vines. Vines and branches should be attached at various points throughout the cage to provide pathways for your Cham to climb.
-A basking spot a safe distance away from your light fixtures. I do believe this varies from jouveniles to adults.
-I can’t help you with female-specific information, but if you search the forum, there is plenty of info.
-A hand mister (Petco)
-A feeder cup as mentioned above
-A good future purchase would be a linear UVB bulb and separate heat lamp. The dual dome that comes with the kit doesn’t provide sufficient UVB.
Hope this helps some!
Arpretty
Avid Member
Also, a humidity gauge. I believe the kit you have at least comes with a temperature gauge. Position this under the heat lamp to get your basking temperature.
And wrapping 2-3 sides of your enclosure in a plastic shower curtain helps with humidity and also helps prevent water from spraying onto the walls.
I attached mine using velcro strips on the cage, and attached the “rings” on the top of the shower curtain to the top of the cage using picture wire.
And wrapping 2-3 sides of your enclosure in a plastic shower curtain helps with humidity and also helps prevent water from spraying onto the walls.
I attached mine using velcro strips on the cage, and attached the “rings” on the top of the shower curtain to the top of the cage using picture wire.
CJ's Exotics
Chameleon Enthusiast
I'd actually recommend that you use more live plants, preferably even the whole enclosure, versus live plants. Veiled's are notorious for eating fake plants.
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