panther cage size

[pantherkid2]

Hi everyone well i just purchased a 2 to 3 month old ambilole panther and im wondering if this cage is about the right size for him?


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[PantherVeileD]

Pics didn't show up. Whats the size and what type of enclosure? All mesh? glass?

Hey on the edit click on insert image, then you can paste the link there and the pics will show up.

Hey I don't see a UVB flour. bulb. Also what watt is the heat lamp? Looks like a 150watt which is over kill.

 

[FooL111394]

where did you get him at?

 

[pantherkid2]

i got the cham from reptile depot.. he arrived today and he was in good condition.. and its a 50 watt bulb and i have uv light do..

 

[hawaiianice99]

what are the actual measurments?

 

[pantherkid2]

it 16.5" x 16.5" x 30".. and do you think a 75 watt would be a good heat bulb?

 

[hawaiianice99]

that size should be fine for now, you will want to go bigger later on, at least a 3ft tall. with your bulb you really just have to figure out what your temps are and go from there, do you know what your temps are now?

 

[PantherVeileD]

I'm only using a 50 watt myself. I put my babies in a 12 gallon tub. The basket light is about 1.5 feet away. They are still young and I am being cautious they don't get burn! Just make sure you mist a lot. What size crickets are you feeding him now?

 

[hawaiianice99]

what uvb do you have? it looks like you may have a little to much foilage, go get a ficus and put that in there and take out about half of that fake stuff. You may want to prop that light up off the cage so as your cham doesnt climb up there and get a burn.

 

[pantherkid2]

yea as soon as i got him out of the box put him in the cage and misted him down some.. and im feeding him pinhead crickets right now... and the uv bulb that im using is fluorescent 5.0 bulb

 

[hawaiianice99]

are you cup feeding? because with that size enclosure and your little cham with pin heads running around it may be kinda hard to track how many are getting eaten.

 

[pantherkid2]

yes im cup feeding him.. hes doing good right now im am going to get some pics up soon after i think h ready to be touched.. im kind of scared to mess with him right now because i dont want to freak him out or anything

 

[hawaiianice99]

Let him be for a couple days to get used to his surroundings. And welcome to the forum.

 

[pantherkid2]

thanks.. and thank you for your help..

 

[PantherVeileD]

U need a UVB bulb. Not UV bulb. Get the reptisun 10.0 I believe because you have a reptarium. Get another opinion about the 10.0 from other members here. Get whatever size suits your cage. maybe a 18"?

 

[hawaiianice99]

your bulb sounds fine, as long as its a 5.0.

 

[Kat77]

I second that, it needs to be a 5.0.