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The best thing you can do for chameleon is to cover the lengthy husbandry requirements before actually getting the chameleon. Surprises always pop up. Many things are easy to overlook or forget. Good luck with your new Cham

I have 2 dual t5 tropic blaze fixtures. 1 with a plant pro bulb and 12%arcadia uvb bulb. The other fixture has 2 6500k daylight bulbs. (And also a basking bulb). Can I shut down the daylight bulbs at mid day due to too much heat in the room? I know some stagger the lighting in their enclosures...

Pothos and umbrella plants for my Ambilobe (7 months) setup. Mistking, 2 T5 dual tropic blaze fixtures, 2 6500k, 1 plantpro bulb and 1 UVB 12% bulb. 45w-65w basking incandescent bulb depending on seasonal temps.

I use the zip ties to (as mentioned above) attach branches to each other.

I use thumb tacks to secure the branches to the screen. Been holding up for 5 plus years. As mentioned above zip ties are a great resource. Currently resetting up a enclosure for the arrival of my new Ambilobe.

My Mistking has worked flawlessly for the last 6 years

Please read the following care sheets. They are a wealth of knowledge. Usually it's recommended to have your enclosure set up prior to introducing your chameleon into it. It's less stress on the Cham. I'd post a picture of your set up so people can critique it and offer some suggestions and or...

https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/enclosures/ https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/ Very useful information.

Type "securing branches to screen" in the search bar. Just be creative

Each Cham is different and require longer or shorter misting times to drink. 90% of the time I don't see my chameleon drink. Other times I see him shooting at water drops after the mister stops. Depends on his mood.

I use a lowes 5 gal bucket. Same as a Home Depot bucket but blue.

Nice looking habitat

Use fresh cut branches and leave the bark on. No need to bake either. If you want piece of mind use a 10:1 water to bleach solution. Rinse and install.

Nice, looks great. Any crickets jumping off?

Don't cheap out on a misting system. Chameleons are not inexpensive to keep. A mistking system may seem expensive but is worth it 100%. It's advised to get you enclosure Cham ready before introduction to its new home. Test runs to get a feel of how long and what intervals to run for misting can...