Recent content by krusty46

I covered 2 sides of my cage with Clear Polystyrene Light Panels that I got at Home Depot for about $7 each. They come precut to 24'' x 48'' and fit my cage perfectly. They are not completely clear however so the 2 sides I chose to cover are the back and the side between another cage. They...

They work great, I've used them throughout my cage and as you said, very easy to move.

I'm sure Chip would love that, but I don't know that I'm ready:)

Outside of these forums, everything I read said to use a 5.0 bulb, so that's what I bought. After viewing the site Olivia recommended, I realized that I should use a 10.0 bulb. Chip is usually middle to top of the cage, but as I read most of the info, he is hardly getting any UVB. My 5.0 is...

Ok, thanks. While the site didn't directly answer my question, I did find it extremely helpful and it told me (scared me?) for my size cage and screen type I should probably be using a 10.0 bulb on both animals as I have the light outside of the cage for my Chameleon :-) I have a 5.0 in there...

I see a lot of people here use the Reptisun 10.0 bulbs for their chams. My question is I change my Beardies 10.0 every 6 months, but obviously it still puts out UVB, can I use it on my Chameleon cage for months 7-12 before tossing it? I don't have the funds for UVB meter so i don't know...

Being new, I was just reading the Live Plant Database and for Ficus it has the following: "The leaves of the weeping fig are very sensitive to changes in light. When moved this plant will often drop most of its leaves, eventually replacing them with new leaves that are better adapted to the...

Ok, it's been just about a week and I wanted to share my progress. Moved some stuff around and added more fake plants and a dripper. Chip is doing great. He was a nice bright green for about an hour today and I even had him half standing on my hand. Biggest difference was the dripper. I...

I just know from years past, I had trouble keeping the humidity up in my Beardies glass tank during the winter. So that really doesn't bode well for my Veiled. Figure I still have a month or so to prepare. I think I'm seeing a mist king in my future :D

Winter is coming and my house tends to be dry. I was thinking about buying a roll of coco fiber and hanging it along the sides of my Reptibreeze cage. I would hang it on the outside. I already have a sheet of plastic to put along the back of the cage, so this would just be on the 2 sides. On...

Thank you soo much to everyone. Will pick up a flower pot and I just ordered the dripper and Calcium w/ NO D3. Tried my own dripper and it didn't work so well, but I did get an immediate response from Chip as he ran to investigate. I know its not rocket science, but worth the $6 to buy one. I...

Here is the updated photo I promised. We don't really go in the cage unless it's to add something or to feed. I guess I'm asking for for piece of mind. I see every one's colorful chams right after they get home and he's still all brown after 2 weeks. Just wanted to see what I might be...

I have a branch going across the top under the basking bulb about 10'' away that was put in after the pic was taken. I also added 2 more at different levels. I did add another fake plant, but it is still kinda bare in the middle. I cant find any plants tall enough to fill it in so far. Sorry...

We got Chip two weeks ago today at a Reptile Expo. I'll admit we weren't planning on a Chameleon so I did not have everything ready, but we got mostly everything at the Expo and he was up and running within a few hours. I'm not new to reptiles, so I kinda knew what to do. Problem is he is...

I'm new to this myself, but if it makes you feel better, I have the same cage and same questions/problems. You are not alone :-) While I can't answer your questions with certainty as I am new to chameleons myself, I can tell you I did use bamboo throughout my cage. I bought a fairly thick 6'...