A change of scenary

[Ruganut]

I gave Ringo's enclosure a good spring clean yesterday, and while I was at it I thought I would also move it to a spot with less traffic. When I started I kind of got carried away and thought I would get rid of some of the clutter and repot his plants to bigger pots.

It took me 3 hours to change everything around and I was so worried that he was going to get the hump, as I've read chams dont appreciate having their homes altered. Instead, he seemed to love being out and exploring

One thing that I wasnt prepared for was just how water logged his plants were. Some of the roots looked like they were rotting so I gave them both some fresh soil and moved them in the enclosure. Hopefully now they wont get anywhere near the water they were collecting whilst being misted !

I'm very pleased I did repot them and so is Ringo. He seems to be enjoying his new layout (although I have managed to keep his basking and chilling spots in roughly the same place ).

 

[maxttu]

this is always the fun part! every time you clean the cage, something gets added or changed! fun, fun, fun!!

 

[jastate09]

Glad to hear that he's enjoying the new layout. Any pictures?

 

[Ruganut]

maxttu, 'fun' is a word you could use

jastate09, here's a couple of pictures, apologies for the quality (camera phone!).

Just a couple of things still to sort out. The water drains to the left of the enclosure and I manually pump that out each night atm. I will be drilling the end of the tray this weekend and glueing a funnel underneath (which I saw on another thread ) so i can direct it into a container, which will be way easier to empty

Getting the items in and out now will also be a lot easier: just a couple of vines, a few bamboo canes, and a couple of plants. The Pothos has a bamboo cane frame in the pot to train the vines and give Ringo so additional climbing features.... which he seems to enjoy for morning exercise

I will also be re-routing the electrics this weekend. Unfortunately the CFL's will have to stay for the time being until I have the money for new tubes etc. I've been thinking about getting the Arcadia T5 tubes as the uTube clip on them was very informative, what do you think ?