One month after replanting the cage, everything looks great.
Changing out substrate and starting everything from a place of having automated heat and humidity has made a world of difference.
I’ve had no die off on any plant multiple growth points occurring at both pachira and the wondering...
Aww thanks for complementing my guy
This is a hybrid cage (specifically the dragon strand hybrid cage) the sides are PVC. They’re made by Bill Strand the chameleon academy guy, they are a little pricy, you can get a similar setup with supplies from a hardware store, at least in terms of solid...
Also you cannot go wrong with pothos
They are fast growers, offer vines for climbing, and are hardy.
If you notice my guy enjoys hanging out over his pothos as it’s a nice little humidity sink
They have specific sizes for specific cage sizes. But yeah they’re awesome you can get cover higher up and they serve as a solid mounting point for your branch network too. It’s the only way I got it so my floor is entirely bare which allows me to use a mesh screen for full drainage of water out...
Once you do go up to a bigger cage mounting plants on the sides is the move
I’ve personally used dragon ledges for this task but there’s also diy strategies to do so.
Best part about you having an temporary cage you’re using while you’re figuring out the health stuff is you can build out the...
I will say that covering the soil with rocks is correct to address the issue of eating soil. I use smooth river stones on my lower pots, veileds are more prone to soil eating and mine seemed to have an interest in the lower pots around misting intervals.
And yes they’ll often do this behavior...
If it makes you feel more at ease, for a first enclosure you did a great job overall
Lighting, cover, and temps are all on point, make the small adjustments mentioned ti compensate for the screen climbing and you’ll be fine
(The only thing that stopped my veiled from screen walking was when...
If you want your wandering Jew to be less leggy you could trim it by a node and let it root in water
They tend to stretch like that when light is scarce
When it’s bushy and compact it tends to be happy
You are seeing some warning signs here of problems (refusing food even treats, breathing concerns and as beman pointed out abnormal fecal movement
These are all concerning
I’d call the vet you have an appointment with and see if they can get your guy in sooner