I was surprised as well, i was told on here several times that my cage was far too big for a young Chameleon and that i would need a new one. This seemed like a much more simple and a cheaper solution.
Anyways though, i finally setup the rest of my cage today and i will post step by step...
No problem, it is actually really simple, i got the kit from home depot in the door and window section for 13 dollars. and then the roll of screen was 7 dollars. So in all that is twenty bucks vs. having to spend another 100 bucks on a new cage when the cham outgrows a little cage.
Yes, i have Reptivite with D3, and i gut load my crickets with a special food that contains calcium and other essential vitamins that the chams need. I have some artificial vines that i will be puttin up later this week and i am also about to put some branches in.
I also have a Little Dripper...
Ok, so i am finally to the point of completing my cage. Here is what i have so far:
I have a 260 gallon flexarium. However, since the cage will be for a baby Veiled,i have cut the cage size in half by building my own window screen. It is a custom window screen set i got from Home Depot. I built...
How old is she? If she's over six months or so i would go with one even bigger.
lllreptile.com has sizes all the way up to 260 gallon.
The bigger the cage the better- for a full grown chameleon.
Here is a link about breeding females and about setting up an egg laying conatiner, i hope this helps.
http://www.chameleonsdish.com/habitat/femalecare.htm
Well technically, at 5 months old your Veiled should be reaching his sexual maturity age. Veileds become sexually mature between the ages of 4-6 months.
http://www.a1reptiles.net/VeiledChameleonCare.html
I am getting the Repti Glo Bulbs from Exo Terra, The 5.0 is a UVB/UVA Bulb, WHile the 2.0 Bulb is a full spectrum bulb. It said that they work best when they are used together due to the wide spectrum of light.
I am looking for a terrarium hood to hold 2 fluorescent bulbs. A Repti Glo 5.0 and a Repti Glo 2.0. They are both 24" Bulbs and i was wondering if anyone knew where could get a hood that will hold both of these bulbs.
Thanks a lot
If you thought the fish was cool, check this one out.
The chameleon is struggling to hold himself up from the weight of his catch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9CVBiDSqHo&feature=related
My 260 gallon reptarium just arrived and i am working on having the perfect setup before my chams arrive in about a month. So, does anyone on here that has used a reptarium before have any good ideas on how to hang potted plants from the ceiling of the cage? Also any other reptrium setup ideas...
How did you secure the hanging pot to the repatirum? I recently purchased a 260 gallon reptarium and i was wondering if you have any good ideas or tips on setting up the cage?
Thanks a lot
If a male and a female Veiled Chameleon are housed together, will they mate for sure? Or does it take a lot of work to actually get them to mate?
I am asking this because i have a cage that is definately big enough to house two chameleons happily, but i don't want them to breed 3 or 4 times a year.
i saw on one website that a guy used a floor matt, on top of that he put a black weed tarp and then put Eco Earth substrate on top of that. After that he put another layer of the weed tarp over it. The eco earth supposedly absorbs a lot of the excess water and lets it evaporate quickly which...