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Madness? THIS. IS. SPARTA! Sorry, had to do it. I'm a huge do-it-yourself kind of guy, but for the amount you'd spend on all the supplies needed to convert this thing you should be able to get a really nice aluminum mesh cage.

Home Depot. I had to search around for one though, the two Lowes I went to didn't have any and the Home Depot closest to me didn't have any tropicals.

Update! I got sick of the giant black utility tub on the floor. It was a pain to empty and ugly. I bought a simple wire basket/hanging shelf thing. I bent the hanging hooks back so that they were horizontal, drilled pilot holes in the underside of the ikea table, and put in the screws. I just...

If I had the room, time and money for a second cage and cham I'd totally have one. But that's unfortunately not really an option for me.

I have been having a ton of trouble tracking down a fluorescent light fixture with a reflector that will take two 20 watt bulbs. I've visited all the commonly recommended places and have only found two fixtures that'll take two bulbs. One at WalMart that is only rated for 17 watt bulbs; the UVB...

My methods were far from rigorous or scientific, but the mist appeared to be about 90-100 degrees F.

I dump the crickets into a paper cup, tweeze in some dust, cover the cup with a CD case and flip the cup over and then back. Nice and simple :)

My veiled demands hot showers only. He'll sit in a hand-sprayed mist only if the water is practically boiling when i put it into the sprayer. Once it's in mist-form it cools down a TON and is only warm to the touch. If i get the chance I'll measure the temp of 140*F water coming out of my...

Thanks for all the compliments guys. I wish i could take credit for that dripper idea. I'm actually not 100% sold on it- the little critter doesn't seem too interested in the water when it runs down, but i haven't watched him 24/7 to see if he actually drinks from it or not. Sure. He's in...

I went ahead and got a stand for the plant, and added another 6 feet of vine. The cham approves :D

After not being able to find a decent tv stand or end table on craigslist or at garage sales I went to Ikea. They have a "build your own table" thing where you pick out the top and the legs, then screw them together at home. The basic 29" square top and four, $5 metal legs were about $40, work...

Note: this is probably overly verbose for most people on here, so skip my ramblings if you want :) My ~1 year old veiled has outgrown the Reptarium he came with. I jumped on the LLL Reptile.com 24"^2 x 48" cage deal then set about collecting goodies for it. This cage wouldn't fit in or...

Sounds like my Saturday night...

I just ordered a 24x24x48" aluminum mesh enclosure for my 1 year old veiled. I'm wondering if I need to change my lighting strategy slightly. Currently I'm using a Reptisun 5.0 bulb on his 16.5x30" Reptarium. Is that going to have deep enough UVB penetration on the taller enclosure? From what...

How about some more info... What misting systems do you guys/gals use? With what species? Do you use any other methods of hydration - drippers, hand watering, etc. - or does misting do enough? What type of water do you use- filtered, softened, hard, etc? Where are your misting nozzles placed...

Everything i've read says the Reptiglo 5.0 is the best bulb to use.

When my veiled gets all puffed up and starts hissing at me I get scared :eek:

I believe this site is run by a member of the forum: http://www.bluebeastreptile.com/cages.htm

I'll make that a top priority then. The powders i'm using are what were given to me with the cham. I want to get the supplementation dialed in, but I'm not quite sure how to do that. I've been sticking to the method his former owner used. T-REX Chameleon Dust and Fluker's Repta-Calcium. I've...

Cage Info: Cage Type - He came with a 38 gallon reptarium. That is what I'll be redoing, but in the future he's going to get something bigger. Lighting - A ZooMed 5.0 fluorescent bulb and a 75 watt incandescent for heat + basking. He gets 12 hours of light a day. Temperature - The corner...