So I have this GIANT ficus

[Mtnlaurel]

Its around 12-14 feet tall. My Cham is brand new, so he cant go anywhere yet, just needs to get used to his cage. But someday I bet he'd really like to climb up there. But the question is, how on earth would I get him down??

 

[JacksJill]

Ladder Seriously is it indoors? It would be interesting to find a way to keep him free range in a lower portion some how. Sounds like an engineering problem.

 

[Peachypink]

Whistle....

But seriously. I have no idea for something that tall. Maybe a stick you can get him to step onto. or a ladder. Or a combination of both?

 

[jpowell86]

If I had a ficus that size, I would dedicate an enclosure just for the tree. I would build around it!!

 

[JacksJill]

or a ladder

Great minds think alike.

 

[Mtnlaurel]

Yes it's inside. Ladder is the only thing I could think of...

I had an anole that lived in one a little smaller for years.

I wonder if you could build a baffle on the trunk to keep it in the tree, kind of like the ones to keep squirrels out of bird feeders...

 

[CharlieCharmingo]

Whistle....


"Whistle" haha. That'll be the day.

 

[CharlieCharmingo]

But seriously @jpowell86 is right build around that bad boy then take ample pictures so everyone can be envious.

 

[Jmay25]

I lost my chameleon in my neighbors ficus tree.....

 

[JacksJill]

I wonder if you could build a baffle on the trunk to keep it in the tree, kind of like the ones to keep squirrels out of bird feeders...

Yes that's what I was thinking. Good thing you have some time to work on it.

 

[Angelwolf]

I lost my chameleon in my neighbors ficus tree.....

Did you find him?

 

[Jmay25]

Did you find him?

3 months later haha! it was a miracle

 

[Mtnlaurel]

I had an large maybe 5' iguana that used to do quite a bit of roaming in our house. Oddly, he only pooped on linoleum. He escaped and we found him about a week later outside in a tree. He loved bananas and my sister climbed the tree with a banana and he came right over so we got him back.

This guy has quite a track record of escaping. We got him because we found him on the outside wall of my sister's college dorm.

Too bad chameleons don't really eat bananas....