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You know you’re a chammer when you need two large Milwaukee PackOut organizers just for your mistking fittings!

You’re doing a great job. Just continue to get to know your Cham and his/her habits, normal behavior, and routines.

There is a lot of disagreement about how much orange is ok vs how much is not. My approach is always to use an integrated approach—monitoring urates, and behavior. Running a test misting every so often can be helpful.

it’s been a while since I did a husbandry review, but bear with me…

Fingers crossed for you, bud!

If I remember correctly @nightanole had the genius idea to add an extra misting nozzle to a small reservoir above the cage. The reservoir is dotted with a drip line. This way, when ever it mists, it adds water to the reservoir, which subsequently drips on whichever plants you run a drip line to.

With folks springing for solarmeters left, right and center, it’s worthwhile considering a considerably cheaper Par meter for our foliar friends. I have found that a decent light meter for measuring PAR is as useful for our plants, as the solar meter is for our chams.

For larger, more natural ponds—where epdm would be too expensive/not practical—montmorilite clay powder is applied to the excavated area. Once water is added, the clay forms a watertight barrier. It’s a favourite practice of cattle farmers for watering dug-outs.

Thanks, Jeremy! I trust pics will follow…

Larva of some kind of Dermestid beetle. They are good additions to many bug colonies, as they eat/decompose/recycle dead insects.

There are a ton of very reputable panther peeps around.

There is some lively and thought provoking discussion about this topic. I highly recommend looking into the various facets of chameleon hydration. Warning: it can be a bit of a quagmire! But the evidence and data on all sides are well worth learning.

You thinking liner, or clay?

Thanks, J! How’s your flock?

Congrats, Bob!

What about getting the Deagin strand enclosure, and making do with a dog crate tray until July or August, when the dragon stand drainage systems should be available?

Depending on your area, standard dimensional framing lumber is typically spruce or pine. If the lumber is indoor lumber it will need to be protected with a sealer/stain/wax etc. There are many safe options. Look for non-toxic LOW VOC products. If it’s exterior lumber , it will be pressure...

17…in Cali? Good lord!

How extreme? Where abouts are you?