***The Official Enclosure Picture Thread***

[Olimpia]

Did you just bake them or spray with a Clorox mixture befor e putting them in the cage?

Nope, neither. I cut fresh branches and put them right into the cage. I know they come from an area free of pesticides and I'm not worried about any bugs or anything on them so I didn't mess with them at all. They've been in there now since like April I believe and they're holding up to the humidity and heat pretty well. They still look new.

Why not pine? I hadn't heard that one yet and I have lots of pine around me. Is it a sap issue or other?

The sap is definitely a pain (although baking a piece of pine wood makes your house smell aaamazing!) but I have read that pine (and cedar too, I believe?) have oils that have shown to cause respiratory issues and liver enzyme changes in research animals, like lab rats, kept on pine shavings, which is why they don't recommend this bedding for small pet mammals. And I've always heard that it's a horrible material for snakes because it causes all the same problems. So I've always assumed that it may affect most animals to a similar degree and just avoid using pine.

I imagine that short exposure isn't a problem, like letting your chameleon pose around on a pine tree for photos. But maybe putting them on cut pine branches 24/7 might be a bit much long-term.

 

[ForrestJungle]

Diy

just finished this. Hope its up to standard

 

[Chameleonsthecoolest]

My new little veiled

 

[Chameleonsthecoolest]

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[jmwhitel]

That is amazing!!! Is that a plastic?

 

[Todnedo]

That is amazing!!! Is that a plastic?

It's polytester film.

 

[ReptiGeek]

Newly setup for my 4.5 month old veiled

Water collects in the bowl and then I use a turkey baster (spelling?) to empty it every night:

 

[Fastedmclintock]

New set up and custom drainage stand:

 

[lisagr07]

.............

 

[Juniper9x]

Great Pictures

These are great pictures. I am new to owning a Veiled Chameleon and this helps a lot to see all the different ways to set things up.

 

[Chameleonbeeb]

Hey I really like how you put live plants but you can't see the pots how did you do that? Where do I buy plants like that???

 

[Mitchr702]

I just put the wood chips and moss around the plant, darn crickets hide in it though. Those are neat chomes (chameleon homes), I'll try and post pictures of my little guy's pad soon.

 

[jfulcher]

I love all the different enclosures! Here's one w/ 2 about 5" Jackson's in it, it's 2'x2'x2':

we're working on an automated mister at the moment...
Then there's the about 2'x12"x16" cage with the 2, 2mos old veiled chameleons....:

Worked long and hard to get the cages lookin this good, only to have to tear them apart to get the vines and live plants out.....

 

[Chameleoco]

a few more chunky branches in the parsonii tent

 

[chameleonkev]

a few more chunky branches in the parsonii tent

Ha is that a budbox tent?

 

[Chameleoco]

yup gro well tent works a treat.

 

[chameleonkev]

That's a good idea I never thought of it, there good strong tents. What do you do for ventilation have you got a extractor in there or just left the top vents open?

 

[Vmag86]

Awesome setups guys!!! All around...

 

[Chameleoco]

That's a good idea I never thought of it, there good strong tents. What do you do for ventilation have you got a extractor in there or just left the top vents open?

yh mate they are perfect just had julian make me a custom lid and put a 4icnh extractor near the heat source

 

[Swordfish9921]

Amazing setup!!