Trioceros cristatus enclosure

[Mawtyplant]

Hellllo!
community, can you show me your best trioceros cristatus enclosure with your best caring tip?

What are your opinion on glass enclosure, uvb output, heating, temperatures?

Thx!

 

[Kaizen]

Hellllo!
community, can you show me your best trioceros cristatus enclosure with your best caring tip?

What are your opinion on glass enclosure, uvb output, heating, temperatures?

Thx!

I just messaged Sean Mcneeley, hopefully he gets back to me.

 

[Kaizen]

I’m going to check the experience section, and see if anyone has worked with these.

 

[Kaizen]

Nope, but I swear someone has worked with them before.

 

[Kaizen]

So, not exactly enclosure specs, but here’s some diet data for you. Just scroll through until you start seeing the charts. The second one has wild dietary info for cristatus:

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/the-philosophy-of-gutloading-part-1.2437/

 

[Kaizen]

And here’s the paper:
Akani, G., Ogbalu, O., & Luiselli, L. (2001). Life-history and ecological distribution of chameleons (Reptilia, Chamaeleonidae) from the rain forests of Nigeria: conservation implications. ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, 24(2), 1-15

 

[JoXie411]

I want to say I seen @bobcochran post about one in the past. Maybe he can help

 

[bobcochran]

T. Cristatus is a lowland equitorial species. 12/12 photo period. They are not a high tree dweller, but inhabit lower bushes, shrubs, and small trees. They do not tolerate inter or conspecifics in close proximity. Confortable temperature range is between 68-82 F.. Cristatus are very cryptic, dense foliage should be provided to relieve stress.
@Montes1982

 

[Kaizen]

T. Cristatus is a lowland equitorial species. 12/12 photo period. They are not a high tree dweller, but inhabit lower bushes, shrubs, and small trees. They do not tolerate inter or conspecifics in close proximity. Confortable temperature range is between 68-82 F.. Cristatus are very cryptic, dense foliage should be provided to relieve stress.
@Montes1982

@Monties1982 ?

 

[Kaizen]

T. Cristatus is a lowland equitorial species. 12/12 photo period. They are not a high tree dweller, but inhabit lower bushes, shrubs, and small trees. They do not tolerate inter or conspecifics in close proximity. Confortable temperature range is between 68-82 F.. Cristatus are very cryptic, dense foliage should be provided to relieve stress.
@Montes1982

Thanks Bob! If kept indoors, would glass work? Any views on RH?

 

[bobcochran]

@Monties1982 ?

Montes1982 has some T. cristatus too.

 

[Kaizen]

Montes1982 has some T. cristatus too.

I figured as much, I just meant to re-tag . It’s ‘monties’ instead of ‘montes’, he wouldn’t have gotten the tag.

 

[Mawtyplant]

Thanks!! is glass enclosure is possible? ans what might minimum size?

 

[bobcochran]

Thanks Bob! If kept indoors, would glass work? Any views on RH?

Can't help with glass enclosures, I've never used them. Humidity is lower daytime (50-60%), up to 100% at night.

 

[Monties1982]

Hellllo!
community, can you show me your best trioceros cristatus enclosure with your best caring tip?

What are your opinion on glass enclosure, uvb output, heating, temperatures?

Thx!

These are the enclusures for my cristatus.

And as a bonus, look what I found last night.

 

[Kaizen]

Any chance you’d share some specs? What temps? RH? Uvi?

 

[bobcochran]

These are the enclusures for my cristatus.
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And as a bonus, look what I found last night.
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Does this mean you're leaving the eggs in the potted plant dirt?

 

[Monties1982]

Does this mean you're leaving the eggs in the potted plant dirt?

No, I keep them in a plastic container with HatchRite in an incubator I made out of a mini fridge. I just checked on them last night and found that one of them had hatched.

 

[kinyonga]

@Kaizen Is this the paper?
http://abc.museucienciesjournals.cat/files/ABC-24-2-pp-1-15.pdf

 

[bobcochran]

No, I keep them in a plastic container with HatchRite in an incubator I made out of a mini fridge. I just checked on them last night and found that one of them had hatched.

Excellent news!