Reasons why real chams need real plants!
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Finally got it all going. It is self made from old fish tank, top is all screen. Size is 12x12x24 for my 3 months old baby veiled. I got inspired by you Patrick. Thanks for all the information I could find here for free guys! This site is very helpful. 
BTW: He didnt touch the baby tears yet.
BTW: He didnt touch the baby tears yet.
Thanks for appreciation Jeff, he seems to like his home. All you see is made by me, even the background which took me 3 days to finish, it was hard to fit it in the tank so the crickets cant climb behind it and between the bowls. I can pretty much take it out anytime for easy cleaning. I used this tutorial to make it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDUH5B7I790
Graymatter
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Great thread! I am definitely going to try to get some baby tears, thanks for the info guys, and great pics!
djfishygillz
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Finally got it all going. It is self made from old fish tank, top is all screen. Size is 12x12x24 for my 3 months old baby veiled. I got inspired by you Patrick. Thanks for all the information I could find here for free guys! This site is very helpful.
BTW: He didnt touch the baby tears yet.
Hate to break it to you but veileds grow VERY fast so you will need to upgrade that cage before you know it
Better start another project!
Very cool cage though
exoticdreams
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I never knew chams were omnivores/ ate plants. Can they be fed prepared crestie foods too?.
Hate to break it to you but veileds grow VERY fast so you will need to upgrade that cage before you know it
Better start another project!
Very cool cage though
I am aware of that, I have my 24x24x48 DIY cage ready to be build in next few months. I just wanted to create something nice to look at for now and this was the cheapest version.
EDIT: The picture was taken 3 weeks ago, I can really see how fast he grew.
Thank you for this fantastic thread! So inspiring, and now I only want about $300 worth of plants . I have my son's Christmas surprise juvenile veiled in a temporary set up. I added the baby tears & a few air plants & he loves them. He has consumed about 1/2 of the baby tears' foliage in 10 days. I bought 3 of them so I am rotating them out to give them recovery time LOL. I have a question about the background: will moth orchids mount to a coconut fiber wall? They sell it by the foot at my local garden store. It piqued my interest & thought it may be worth a try.
. I have my son's Christmas surprise juvenile veiled in a temporary set up. I added the baby tears & a few air plants & he loves them. He has consumed about 1/2 of the baby tears' foliage in 10 days. I bought 3 of them so I am rotating them out to give them recovery time LOL. I have a question about the background: will moth orchids mount to a coconut fiber wall? They sell it by the foot at my local garden store. It piqued my interest & thought it may be worth a try.
grccola
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ok here is my cage I added a umbrella plant that is doing well added some air plants that have been in there for about a week and a half and a orchard plant that has been in there for a week. The orchard is still blooming but the roots were really long when I took them out of the planter now they seem dried up is that normal . I have a mist king that goes off 3 times a day for 3mins and I also upgraded my lights to a 6% light and a grow light
DGray
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Plants!
Many times, people wonder what plants are best for chameleons...
Pothos variety plants are some of the best chameleon plants for indoor enclosures. They grow quickly and tolerate a wide variety of conditions. Chameleons just LOVE to climb and drink off of these plants. They can even be grown without soil. Every chameleon enclosure should have at least one. Of all the plants discussed this particular type will hold water on the leaves the longest for the chameleons to drink and not rot the plant.
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The plant in this photo is not "pothos" (Epipremium aureum), but is an "arrowleaf" (Syngonium cv.). It is not considered as safe as "pothos".
Spangoss
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xraygirl
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I just found some from a local nursery to me, that primarily specializes in cattleya orchids, but sells ferns, bromeliads, stag horns, etc... And I stumbled upon a baby tears plant there for $5
Edit: just looked on their website and it's not listed, but I don't think they update the website regularly..... I've seen them on amazon too!
xraygirl
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Might be worth to give them a call, I just tried to do a 'transaction' to see what shipping to my old house address in Florida would be, but its a to be determined thing. You could always call and ask them about it though, they're super nice folks and I've bought many healthy plants from them.
Carter & Holmes Orchids
629 Mendenhall Rd.
Newberry, SC 29108
(803) 276-0579
(803) 276-0588 (fax)
[email protected]
Carter & Holmes Orchids
629 Mendenhall Rd.
Newberry, SC 29108
(803) 276-0579
(803) 276-0588 (fax)
[email protected]
trickedoutbiker
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how much weight does that Magnatural plant holder support? like, say I was to put it in a chameleon cage and my panther decides he wants to play around on it..... is it gonna support his weight or is it gonna fall? I'd run a vine along the top like you did, but for some chance he decides to actually get on THE PLANT HOLDER..... is it good enough to not fall off the side of the cage?
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