:)my dripper runs for the whole day,and is still dripping when the lights go out(after 12 hrs) i have a good drainage system that allows this but i would recomend having the dripper drip all day.i have a misting monsoon as well and it runs 12 hrs too..i also hand spray their enclosures 3-5 times...
hi,imo i dont think it will hurt the chams tongue when it shoots at the screen,mine does it when it snatches crix fr the screen...i would say its a thirsty cham and very eager to drink,do you mist often? like at least 3-5 times a day? try spraying the top of the enclosure well so its saturated...
king colin:you should aim for a light fixture that will cover the entire length of the enclosure,and you should have a hygrometer/thermometer digital type so you can make sure the temps are correct for the age of your cham,you can raise and lower the basking bulb to get the precise temp..i also...
yes i need to re-enforce the bottoms of my houses but i keep forgetting to but longer lath when i go up town lol..its driving me nuts:eek: this system really works well though..i did have a home made stand that held both cham homes and had a drainage sytstem in place but it was so big and so...
here is a pic of one of my cham homes,the plant is a pothos and it sits on a plant stand inside the home on lath that run across the top of the wash tubs homes are situated on(but the lath are underneath/outside the cage:) hoe the attatchments posted,if not i will try again
in answer to your response king coli:for chameleon entertainment use lots of vines and branches of various sizes(some thick,some thin,you can get these out doors off of trees(non sappy ) also at craft stores cheaply) put in big leafy plants such as ficus and pothos,make sure your bulbs are the...
i use large laundry wash tubs,the kind with legs that you would put between a washer and dryer,it has the drain spout and i have rubbermaid tubs sitting under the wash tubs drain to collect the water..it works like a charm and the wash tubs are only $30 at canadian tire..i had to cut 4 inches...
i feed my male veild who is roughly 8 mnths old 12 cricks every two days,im sure he would gladly pig out on more if he was allowed to..he has a very voracious appetite,my other male 4 mnths old eats not very much,like only 5 crix a day..he has never been a big eater..he refuses to eat super...
so is he getting his uvb from that vapour bulb? im not familiar with those..he will not get any uvb through the window as uvb rays do not pass through glass or plastic..:)
wow he is soo pretty,i mean handsome lol..and carol..now what am i gonna do?? i see another species that is gorgeous :eek: how will i ever decide lol..back to the drawing board of deciding what type i want :confused:(i had decided this morn it was gonna be a sambava !!! i must stop looking at...
welcome leezochka :) if you could fill in the "help form " on here so we can get a better idea of your setup,supplement schedules and husbandry then we can help you out a little better as we will have more knowledge about your cham and the above mentioned things :) i will say this for...
sugarmagnolia: the reason for organic soil is this; there are no chemicals or fertilizers or perlite(little foamy pieces) in organic,it is just pure and clean :)
i think its a personal choice imo,there was a recent poll on here and the stats are this: 36.60 % said NO....50.98% said YES the rest said "WHAT??" lol i personally do not :) ok after posting my comment i scrolled down the list of new posts and there is a thread started by brad and he is an...
just had to add my opinion ;) i use the silica(crystal) cat litter in my cricket bin and never had any issues due to illness with any of my chams..i have never witnessed my crix feeding on the litter and it helps tremendously with odor,i do like "ferretinmyshoes" setup though and appreciate the...