Photo of My need Chams set up any suggestions appreciated

[Blazor26]

Hi all
New to the forums and wanted to post a photo of my new Chams Setup, I have a Male Ambilobe Panther Chameleon named Tie Dye and a Male Veiled Chameleon named Yoda I have 2 drippers on top of each setup and have basking lights and UVB lights. Currently I have 1 Live plant in Tie Dyes cage. I feed them Crickets and bought Wax Worms but have not seen them eat the worms yet. I coat the crickets with Repashy Calcium Plus and also gut load them with Repashy Bug Burger. I have been turning on a Nocturnal Infrared Heat Lamp at night for approximately 8 hours and during the day 12 Hours for the basking lights and UVB lights. Thx

 

[Xenti]

how about some more sticks vertical for it to walk on.!

Maybe little more light seems very dark in there!?

How do they get UV-A light ?

 

[SaintJimmy]

I would add maybe a live plant in Tye Die's cage.

How big are the cages?

I would stop using the infared lamp at all, use it for a reptile that needs one. Chameleons don't need night time lamps unless your area gets really really cold at night.

 

[Mike Fisher]

I'd add a fluorescent fixture from lightyourreptiles.com across the front and ditch the night heat.

Your cages are way too dark.

 

[dom1959]

I would add maybe a live plant in Tye Die's cage.

How big are the cages?

I would stop using the infared lamp at all, use it for a reptile that needs one. Chameleons don't need night time lamps unless your area gets really really cold at night.

if you read it, the live plant is in tye dies now, so add one to the veiled cage...is that what you meant?

 

[Blazor26]

how about some more sticks vertical for it to walk on.!

Maybe little more light seems very dark in there!?

How do they get UV-A light ?

Thanks for the tip ill go and get some vertical sticks and buy 2 more lights.

Right now my lighting consists of 1 Zoo Med Reptisun 5.0 UVB in the right and 1 Zoo Med Repti Basking Spot Light 75w. At night I turn those off and turn on Zoo Meds Nocturnal Infrared Heat Lamp 75w. Both my Cages are Zoo Med ReptiBreeze Open Air Screen Cage, Medium, 16 x 16 x 30-Inches.

So ill buy another 1 Zoo Med Reptisun 5.0 UVB and 1 Zoo Med Repti Basking Spot Light 75w.

 

[Xenti]

does the two cham`s go together !? :O

 

[Blazor26]

if you read it, the live plant is in tye dies now, so add one to the veiled cage...is that what you meant?

Cool
Ill add a live plant to my Veiled "Yoda's" Cage today
Thanks all for the replies and helpful info Tie Dye and Yoda thank you as well

 

[Blazor26]

does the two cham`s go together !? :O

No each has there own Cage.

 

[Xenti]

Ok good

 

[NorCalAnthony]

Looks like a good start so far but here are a couple of things to consider:

-I can't tell but it looks like you just have the one double bulb fixture on top... If that's the case I'd keep it for the heat/basking bulbs but I'd definitely get a tube style UV light to go across the top. I'm guessing you have the CFL style in one of the domes right now but I'm personally not a fan of that type of bulb. I've used them in the past on some of my smaller cages but they seem to only give out a small focused area of coverage (like a basking spot) whereas the linear style will span the width of the cage and provide much more UV coverage.
-Unless your house gets really cold at night (under 50 degrees) you shouldn't need a heat lamp at night. Even though it's a red bulb that we may not notice that much, the chams will definitely see it and it can keep them awake. If your house does get really cold at night you can use a ceramic heat emitter that screws in like a normal bulb but won't give off any light to bother them while they sleep.
-I'd definitely put in some more sticks/branches/vines but mainly horizontally since they don't go straight up and down nearly as much as they roam around horizontally. I can always tell if my chams don't have enough horizontal pathways because they'll start roaming around on the screen lol.
-Definitely pick up a plant for Yoda as well. I really like the schefleras for filler/coverage plants since they look more tropical IMO and support the weight of a cham on their chutes pretty well but a lot of people really like ficus to fill out the cage. A lot of people (myself included) also really like to use pothos which does really well indoors in cham cages and you can train the vines to go along the branches or just use fishing line to secure the vines to the screen and then make your own pathways from a real plant. I don't recognize which plant you have in Tie Die's cage, is it non-toxic?
-A 16x16x30 will be fine for young chams but your two boys will grow pretty fast and you'll definitely want to get bigger enclosures for them. Most people use a 24x24x48 for adult male panthers and veileds (I use a DIY 24x36x54 enclosure). Bigger is always better when it comes to cham cages.
-You may want to eventually add a visual barrier between the two cages. If the chams are still young it may not be an issue yet but I have two adult males that can't be kept within sight of each other without them mad-dogging each other lol. Some people are lucky and their chams get along great. I'm not that lucky

Good luck and welcome to the forums. Be sure to post some pictures of your boys when you get a chance