New Vivarium and a few Husbandry Changes

[Kleynie]

Hi all,
Over the last few weeks, I've been setting up a new 4'x2'x2' reptibreeze for Zeus. What a pain changing a live, bioactive vivarium has been. I've been preparing for weeks by making a custom planted background along with a substrate tray, drainage system and Oak stand. Today, I am finally finished, and wanted to share and ask for opinions on the setup, pictures are attached. I've also changed a few Husbandry aspects, firstly, he's got a reptisun Vivarium hood with a 5% T5HO bulb that is brand new, he's also got a few new vines and wood pieces in the vivarium, and I am obviously going to have to change the misting methods as well, I'm thinking I'll do 3 a day for a minute or 2, depending on how well it works for each time period. Any opinions will be gratefully received.

Thanks

 

[janjan20]

It looks great so far! Sounds like your on the right track. Does he climb the top screen a lot? Just noticed in the pic lol.

 

[Reptofreak]

Looks very natural, great job! The only thing I would suggest is to get it up higher off the ground, other than that it looks bloody marvelous!

 

[Kleynie]

It looks great so far! Sounds like your on the right track. Does he climb the top screen a lot? Just noticed in the pic lol.

Thank you! He's climbing just about everywhere at the moment to be honest, probably just getting used to his new home.

 

[Kleynie]

Looks very natural, great job! The only thing I would suggest is to get it up higher off the ground, other than that it looks bloody marvelous!

Thanks for the feedback!

 

[Chamel619]

Interior design looks adequate, but minimum height from the top of the cage to the floor should be 6 foot. Also, I would move the cats food and water dish. Another animal being that close to his cage, is a potential source of stress.

 

[Sammy Grigio]

That looks great. I would go so far as to say that for an enclosure that size, you have created the perfect environment - most especially with plant placement and distribution. That is a prime example of what a panther chameleon cage should look like and anybody can use your set up as a model to emulate. Very well done. I absolutely love it. As it was already mentioned, give it a boost so that it's eye level or higher up top.

 

[The Wild One]

Interior design looks adequate, but minimum height from the top of the cage to the floor should be 6 foot. Also, I would move the cats food and water dish. Another animal being that close to his cage, is a potential source of stress.

Good catch.