Advice???

[emmajones]

Hi y'all! I'm trying to make my cham's home a bit more exciting. I currently have artificial plants and branches already but I plan on buying live plants to set up in the enclosure as well. What other decorations/supplies do you all recommend I get?

 

[MissSkittles]

Can you post a pic of your enclosure?

 

[Sewellau1]

I just recommend as many real plants as possible. Add vines and branches in all different directions so they can get around. I have pothos and umbrella plants.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

What species of cham? Please elucidate "exciting" (your concept).

What kind of background? If it's glass, and not foamed, corked, etc., some people install a "wallpaper" depicting the species native habitat.

Some add a ladder
Some add fake vines (there are pros & cons)
Some add bamboo (there are pros & cons)

 

[emmajones]

I just recommend as many real plants as possible. Add vines and branches in all different directions so they can get around. I have pothos and umbrella plants.

Should I get larger plants, or small ones so they can grow bigger?

 

[emmajones]

What species of cham? Please elucidate "exciting" (your concept).

What kind of background? If it's glass, and not foamed, corked, etc., some people install a "wallpaper" depicting the species native habitat.

Some add a ladder
Some add fake vines (there are pros & cons)
Some add bamboo (there are pros & cons)

I have a veiled cham. The cage is screen so I can't really use "wallpaper" in it.

 

[BenjiTheCham]

I have a veiled cham. The cage is screen so I can't really use "wallpaper" in it.

You could try to mount plants on the sides too, it lets you get plants in places that you couldn’t get by keeping them on the bottom of the enclosure, and then you can let a vine, like a pothos, grow down over the enclosure. It also looks nice if you can have a big plant, like an umbrella plant, grow up in the middle and add more places to hide. Can you addd pictures please?

 

[emilhayek]

What species of cham? Please elucidate "exciting" (your concept).

What kind of background? If it's glass, and not foamed, corked, etc., some people install a "wallpaper" depicting the species native habitat.

Some add a ladder
Some add fake vines (there are pros & cons)
Some add bamboo (there are pros & cons)

What are pros and cons about fake vines and bamboo?

 

[BenjiTheCham]

What are pros and cons about fake vines and bamboo?

I think some fake vines can have pieces come off, which can be bad if your cham is shedding and rubs his face on it and it could get stuff in its eye, I’m assuming that’s what they are referring too, but I could be wrong

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

What are pros and cons about fake vines and bamboo?

With some fake vines, the cham may ingest some of the "fuzz" used to coat them.
Bamboo is resistant to mold, but can be slippery.
You can find further discussion on both in the archives or on google.

 

[emmajones]

With some fake vines, the cham may ingest some of the "fuzz" used to coat them.
Bamboo is resistant to mold, but can be slippery.
You can find further discussion on both in the archives or on google.

Yes, and the fuzz particles of the vines can make a big mess in the cage. That's the reason why I took mine out haha.