Noob constructive criticism pls :)

[Chameleonaire13]

I just bought this chameleon and setup and wanted to know what everyone's opinion lol. It's a chameleon kit reptibreeze with a bunch of random vines and stuff and i got a monsoon rs400 that has been working very well. I have it outdoors 24/7 btw

 

[bobbydigital]

Looks like a decent set up. Is there a reason it's being kept outside and not inside? Personally I'd be worried about a random alley cat or racoon knocking the cage over. I live in los angeles as well, I keep my cham indoors but move his enclosure outside for a couple hours a day to get some natural sunlight. I'd say get some more foliage, some live plants if possible.

 

[Chameleonaire13]

No reason in particular I just like to have it outside... I have a couple dogs walking around there they take care of it pretty well lol

 

[etclement]

No reason in particular I just like to have it outside... I have a couple dogs walking around there they take care of it pretty well lol

Beautiful cham! I think that central column in the 2nd to last picture is a good idea, but more live plants and more things on the sides of the cage would improve it a lot. Overall, pretty good! (PS: What is your misting schedule?)

 

[Chameleonaire13]

Beautiful cham! I think that central column in the 2nd to last picture is a good idea, but more live plants and more things on the sides of the cage would improve it a lot. Overall, pretty good! (PS: What is your misting schedule?)

Thanks alot.. I want to put a live plant but I don't want anything too take up too much space. If u have any recommendations for plants? My misting schedule is 45 seconds every 4 hours. Working on getting more plastic foliage.

 

[bobbydigital]

The more foliage the better. It should help somewhat in keeping the humidity up, but being that it's summer in la it gets (or at least it's going to) pretty hot. With that being said, you should mist for at least 1 minute at a time. Being that the enclosure is outside it will dry up much faster so I'd set it longer than 1 minute and do it more than 4 times a day. I'd also think about bringing the enclosure in when it starts to get mid to high 90s-100 degrees out since that time will come soon. You want to provide enough shade as well, you don't want him to bake in the sun all day, but you want him to get enough natural uvb exposure. Keep in mind chams are tropical reptiles not desert and it's not as humid around here as it is in places like Florida. As for the live plants, umbrella, pathos, and ficus seem to be the most popular. I use an umbrella that i purchased from lllreptile.com they're a site sponsor and located in San Diego so you should receive it within a couple days. Also I can't tell from the pictures exactly, Is it a male or female?

 

[etclement]

Thanks alot.. I want to put a live plant but I don't want anything too take up too much space. If u have any recommendations for plants? My misting schedule is 45 seconds every 4 hours. Working on getting more plastic foliage.

I agree with bobbydigital. Some plants I have that do well are pothos, parlor palm, and a Dracaena tree. I don't know what volume your mister mists at, but I mist for 8 minutes every 3-4 hours. This uses about 3 gallons a day with Mistking.

 

[EveryGreen]

Thanks alot.. I want to put a live plant but I don't want anything too take up too much space. If u have any recommendations for plants? My misting schedule is 45 seconds every 4 hours. Working on getting more plastic foliage.

i would just put a ficus on the left side and let it grow out some. it would be better if he had more hiding spots and i think a ficus would do the trick

 

[Chameleonaire13]

Ok cool, I will look into getting some natural plants in there.