***The Third Official Enclosure Picture Thread***

[GoodKarma19]

How long did it take for you to build this? I'm getting my cham in September and i'm going to start building my enclosure in about a month, im doing a lot of research at the moment to get ready for a bioactive. I plan on having it set up for a few weeks so i can get the hang of a bioactive before getting a cham and being stressed about both at once lol.

The build was spread over a few months, so I honestly don't have a solid grasp of the timeline! It was also my first attempt, and a lot of mistakes were made. A more recent 18x18x36 build I was able to complete in about 4 days time (spread over two weekends, with some minor work during the week), and it really only took that long because I'm very fussy haha!

Good luck with your build! I don't check the forums very often anymore, but if you have questions feel free to DM me. ?

A fairly recent picture of the chameleon build. It's changed a lot over time as I add/remove plants!

 

[Roscothechameleon]

The build was spread over a few months, so I honestly don't have a solid grasp of the timeline! It was also my first attempt, and a lot of mistakes were made. A more recent 18x18x36 build I was able to complete in about 4 days time (spread over two weekends, with some minor work during the week), and it really only took that long because I'm very fussy haha!

Good luck with your build! I don't check the forums very often anymore, but if you have questions feel free to DM me. ?

A fairly recent picture of the chameleon build. It's changed a lot over time as I add/remove plants!

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it looks great!!! I hope to get mine done pretty quickly i love projects and so im hoping itll be a lot of fun. Thank you ill for sure dm you if i have any questions

 

[ElmerH305]

Hello new to the Chameleon forums been a lurker for a few months, was wondering if anyone would like to critique my set up, always looking to improve the life of my boy.

CUDI

Ambanja Panther chameleon about 1 year old, male,

His cage is a 18x18x36 screen cage

Inside the cage I have 1 umbrella plant, 1 money tree, 1 pothos, and a mix of artificial foliage, about 3 main branches that give him access to all areas in the cage, Large river rocks covering any soil

2 cricket full throttle feeder cups in different positions

1 bowl at the bottom for his worms/roaches

A ReptiRain automatic mister hangs on the side, with 2 spray nozzles in opposite corners

A Little dripper

Hand mist every so often when needed

1 ZooMed 75w ReptiBasking spot lamp sits on top of the cage

1 14” reptisun T5HO terrarium hood sits on top of the cage diagonally

A zoomed thermometer and hygrometer sitting by basking spot
A thermometer towards the bottom of his cage near where he often hangs out

On 3 sides on the cage I’ve hung a water proof forest themed shower curtain ( more of a fabric not a plastic )

On the bottom I have a grate covered with a screen with a water tray underneath to catch excess water and easy draining

 

[saradoggy10]

The build was spread over a few months, so I honestly don't have a solid grasp of the timeline! It was also my first attempt, and a lot of mistakes were made. A more recent 18x18x36 build I was able to complete in about 4 days time (spread over two weekends, with some minor work during the week), and it really only took that long because I'm very fussy haha!

Good luck with your build! I don't check the forums very often anymore, but if you have questions feel free to DM me. ?

A fairly recent picture of the chameleon build. It's changed a lot over time as I add/remove plants!

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I would love to see a blog post of what you have in here!

 

[saradoggy10]

I realize I did not look at the start of the forum. Please ignore that.

 

[mujino]

And, of course, the cutie who lives there!

What coloration is this? It reminds me of piebald in canines. Beautiful.

 

[ajs]

Day 1 of DIY 36x24x36 build

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

Almost done. Just have to finish painting the water reservoir and add some more plants. What do you guys think?

Looks incredible, but I have a couple of questions...
How does misting work with the Painted(?) drywall walls, drainage, etc?
Where is the UVB and what type?
Does Millie ever... um... "take a walk"? What if she decides to?

 

[Greenthumb42o]

Day 1 of DIY 36x24x36 build

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New to the forum, do you have more pictures of this??

 

[Beman]

My Dragon Strand Enclosures.

 

[ajs]

New to the forum, do you have more pictures of this??

Here's my ongoing thread on it:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/36x24x36-diy-build.175581/

I'm very close to finishing, but have also been in the process of buying a house so my progress hasn't been as fast as I would like

 

[Cham Mik]

 

[Sunnysenorita]

My armoire conversion, finished about 2 weeks ago

 

[snitz427]

 

[snitz427]

Older pic - its quite over grown now. S Amate trees are pressing against the top of the screen. Need to trim it back down.

 

[Rolander]

Here is my enclosure I just put together for my first chameleon. I got my 3 month old male Nosy Faly panther last week.
He seems to be enjoying the live plants and his new setup.

 

[NashansCamos]

here are my 3 enclosures. Apologies for the reflection from the glass on the last photo.
Cage 1: 24x18x36 exo terra glass. Occupant: Jasmine, Female veiled 2 yrs old.
Cage 2: 24x18x36 exo terra glass. Occupant: Jango, Male Nosy Be panther 3 months old.
Cage 3: 30x18x36 komodo hybrid. Occupant: Jasper, Male sambava panther 1 1/2 years old.

 

[NashansCamos]

We actually had to thin out some of the cages beause the chams were just sitting at the top instead of being their usually explorative self

 

[nightanole]

So you find a $50 icb tote and cut it in half. Now you have a 100% water proof basin

Then you buy one of those new "grow tents" for less than $200

If you get the 5x5 grow tent, you can fit 3 reptibreeze XLs in and have a nice controlled environment for winter. In the summer 2 adjoining sides can be flipped up. And here is lola sleeping under the washer overflow tray.

 

[Arborous]

Wow I’m absolutely floored by some of these, there are some really really impressive enclosures in here.
And there are quite a few more than functional efforts too great job people.
Here’s a recent one, it’s been growing about 3months,
I built this 17x 28 x42. Plexi with screen top and door.
I feel like the vines have stalled a bit in the last 4 weeks and I’m wondering if I need more drainage or more fertilizer.

I use a t8 reptisun 10.0
Jungle dawn 24” and the Arcata 40w flood as a basker
Monsoon Solo 7x at night, dripper by day.
I use a computer fan on a thermal switch that blows above 90deg.
I picked a couple of isopod varieties from the yard and some massive dairy cows from rainbow that are neat to see.
Springtails, and escapees of all kinds are in the mix, there’s a stowaway spider as well not sure what kind.
Apart from the usual plant suspects I have a clematis vine,
A justicia pectoralis and banisteriopisis caapi just for fun.
Oh yea I forgot some small orchid and a couple anthurium you can’t see. That picture is so iphone6 sorry.
There are a couple faker flowers in there and the geo-toy is built from zoom tools.
It takes a lot of attention to keep ants from invading it
(and everything else), but on balance I’ve been enjoying it a lot.