What do you think of my set up?

[Sampson87]

Keep in mind that you have a vitamin with D3 in it so make sure he is only getting D3 twice a month. I can't comment on the quality of that one, I've not used it before. But you shouldn't have to use both the vitamin and the calcium with the D3 if the vitamin has the D3 in it.

Okay great thanks, that makes it easier to just stick with the vitamins twice a month.

 

[CJ's Exotics]

Veiled chameleon.

Your setup looks amazing! Your little guy will love it!

 

[Sampson87]

Your setup looks amazing! Your little guy will love it!

Thanks i should be getting him in a week. Seems like everyone who carrys chameleons around the Dallas area dont have any males.

 

[Chromatic Chameleons]

Cage looks nice but you need a linear uvb bulb and I would take the carpet out of the bottom, it will eventually smell really bad and it makes your cage harder to clean.

 

[devynnogood]

Cage looks nice but you need a linear uvb bulb and I would take the carpet out of the bottom, it will eventually smell really bad and it makes your cage harder to clean.

I just would like @Sampson87 to know that the linears are not an absolute must. Most chameleon keepers will recommend them. I think they are great UVs but I personally just switched from a linear to a compact UV after doing some research. One of the most famous chameleon breeders Kammerflage kreations uses compact. If you have a compact UV light I would recommend the reptisun 5.0 26watt. If @Sampson87 feels like the UV is not reaching the whole width of the cage then I would go linear.

 

[Panthro413]

I say you need levels of vines and branches of diff thicknesses in order for your cham to climp up and down to thermo regulate.

 

[Sampson87]

I say you need levels of vines and branches of diff thicknesses in order for your cham to climp up and down to thermo regulate.

I have multiple branches and vines on multiple levels he can thermo-regulate. If anything I'll get a thinner type vine but at this point there is no room for anything else.

 

[Sampson87]

 

[Trent H.]

Looks great, but just to let you know, you will need to get a bigger cage when your cham gets bigger.

 

[Sampson87]

Looks great, but just to let you know, you will need to get a bigger cage when your cham gets bigger.

Thanks, im planning on building a custom 2'x4' screen cage that I'll have ready by the time he gets bigger.

 

[Sampson87]

Cage looks nice but you need a linear uvb bulb and I would take the carpet out of the bottom, it will eventually smell really bad and it makes your cage harder to clean.

I just have strips of the terrarium liner around the edges of my drainage tray so the crickets dont get under it.

 

[Dylan.Wallace]

Awesome!! Ive got the same cage! Going bigger soon tho but good to start out. Also i replaced the lights that it came with with two seperate lights and bumped up the wattage. That way you can place the lights wherever is needed and get bigger basking bulbs. The ones the kit came with just didnt do the trick. Just a suggestion. Helped me out. But i like the live plants, im adding some soon as well. Id also add a little more cover up top tho. They feel safer higher up and with places to hide. But other than that its pretty much perfect.

 

[Sampson87]

Awesome!! Ive got the same cage! Going bigger soon tho but good to start out. Also i replaced the lights that it came with with two seperate lights and bumped up the wattage. That way you can place the lights wherever is needed and get bigger basking bulbs. The ones the kit came with just didnt do the trick. Just a suggestion. Helped me out. But i like the live plants, im adding some soon as well. Id also add a little more cover up top tho. They feel safer higher up and with places to hide. But other than that its pretty much perfect.

Thanks, yours looks really good too! i was actually thinking about just using the double light fixture it came with for 2 compact UV florescents and i have a single fixture with a dimmer switch for the basking light so i can get more coverage with the florescents instead of getting a linear fixture. And I'll go ahead and add more fake plants on top for better coverage, I appreciate it!

 

[Panthro413]

I have multiple branches and vines on multiple levels he can thermo-regulate. If anything I'll get a thinner type vine but at this point there is no room for anything else.

 

[Sampson87]

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Nice, is that custom?
Im definitely going to add more branches and a thinner type vine. But that looks pretty cool with the little ladder.

 

[Panthro413]

Nice, is that custom?
Im definitely going to add more branches and a thinner type vine. But that looks pretty cool with the little ladder.

Yes, I did it myself. You can go on. My Chams insta and see my setup. that picture wasnt the finished setup, just wanted to show you what I was refering to. The picture I just attached isnt the finished setup either, I added a background inside the cage and didnt have my linear hood setup yet as well as my drain system and auto misting at that point when I took the pic. Just a taste.

Check out for more photos & videos of my Cham and Set up.

www.instagram.com/panthro413

 

[Sampson87]

Made some adjustments.

 

[Panthro413]

Made some adjustments.

Look the same, You should add vines connecting to the bigger ones so your cham can cut across, up, down and not have to follow the big vine to get to where he's going.

 

[Sampson87]

Look the same, You should add vines connecting to the bigger ones so your cham can cut across, up, down and not have to follow the big vine to get to where he's going.

Okay I'll swing by a pet store today and grab a couple of small vines. Would you or anyone seeing this happen to know if someone is selling a mistking or something similar? Besides the vines and maybe a small ficus tree, thats pretty much the last thing i need.

 

[Panthro413]

Okay I'll swing by a pet store today and grab a couple of small vines. Would you or anyone seeing this happen to know if someone is selling a mistking or something similar? Besides the vines and maybe a small ficus tree, thats pretty much the last thing i need.

I made my own Auto Mister, Saved Money and works just as good as a MistKing. Heres the link to my post related to my mister.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/thr...ting-system-for-under-75.159973/#post-1375825