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i went up to spray him 3/4 hours ago, all seemed the same as it has been for the last few days (he's 3.5 months old). then i go up just now to spray and he's on the mesh at the top right underneathe the basking bulb (hasn't been up there before), about every 30-40 seconds he would open his...

does anybody know what could be wrong, with the sleeping?

i picked up my panther (ambilobe red bar) on wed, so he's still settling in, he's about 3.5 months old. i've seen him at the basking spot with dark colours and elsewhere in the viv with light grey and dark grey bars. problem is that i have also seen him looking very pale with no bars, just...

ok, thanks for your reply

do you do that while the cham is in the cage or take it out to do it?

are there any reptile safe disinfectants?

ok thats kind of what i wanted to know, thanks

ok thanks guys, i obviously just have very hard tap water!

anybody else?

what kind of water do you use for misting and drippers? i was using filtered tap water but theres some limescale residue on the plant leaves, do people use bottled water? do you treat the water with any conditioners? thanks

good point i'll check that now, thanks for the pointer

the uv tube is right at the top at the front on the inside, but the basking lamp is outside above some mesh

yeah i've got one going through it but might put more because it's quite bare under there, cheers

the whole of the front is screen, top is screen, two large parts on each side are screen as well. it's in a fairly draughty location so seems to get good air flow and dry out ok. getting good temperature gradient, 88-90 at the basking, 80ish in the middle and 75 at the mid/bottom, doesn't...

just wanted any criticism or pointers for improvement, viv is for a panther. i still need to wash the umbrella plant, add a couple of walkways and raise the ficus by about 5 or 6 inches. anything other than that? cheers: top corner opposite the basking spot: basking spot:

good to hear

i made my own so that i could get the exact size i wanted to fit into a space. i can't remember exactly how much it cost but i'm sure the materials were less than £100, contiboard from b&q cut to size, mesh from ebay, some runners and square dowel to make doors and a few screws. then you need...

man i wish i had a spare viv i'd take him on. let us know what happens

the worst that can happen in a glass terrarium is respiratory infections that will seriously damage and probably kill the chameleon, this can happen when the air doesn't circulate properly and becomes stale and moist. that's not to say that it WILL happen, but it's a risk we'd all prefer to...

me too, i built a half wooden half mesh vivarium (fly screen mesh to prevent any livefood escaping). some other british keepers use similar or if you have a warm house then you could get a flexarium (google it) or if you've got the cash go for an aluminium one like those by terry thatcher...