Building a large vivarium

[pristurus]

Hello,

I am going to be building a naturalistic/self sustaining enclosure from the new 90x45x90cm Exo-Terra. The plans are to include a waterfeature, along with many liveplants. After posting already, I have determined my first choice; Bradypodion transvaalense is unsuitable due to low humidity requirements.

I'd imagine the humidity would be around 80% or higher in this enclosure. I plan on adding fans to increase the air circulation.

I would like to hear your recommendations on something ideal for this size enclosure. I'd also like to keep them in a pair giving that I have read some species can be kept in large terrarius which has been well planted to provide plenty of cover.

Thankyou for your help in advance.

 

[Carlton]

Hello,

I am going to be building a naturalistic/self sustaining enclosure from the new 90x45x90cm Exo-Terra. The plans are to include a waterfeature, along with many liveplants. After posting already, I have determined my first choice; Bradypodion transvaalense is unsuitable due to low humidity requirements.

I'd imagine the humidity would be around 80% or higher in this enclosure. I plan on adding fans to increase the air circulation.

I would like to hear your recommendations on something ideal for this size enclosure. I'd also like to keep them in a pair giving that I have read some species can be kept in large terrarius which has been well planted to provide plenty of cover.

Thankyou for your help in advance.

Probably the only cham species suitable for this type of enclosure would be a pair or trio of the pygmy leaf species (Rampholeon, Bradypodion, etc). The larger more arboreal species will have problems with that static humidity level, the water feature, and the level of fungi, mold, bacteria your self sustaining setup would produce.

 

[Lizardlover]

Bradypodion are known as Dwarf chameleons, they are not pygmy leaf chameleons like Brookesia, Rieppeleon, and Rhampholeon. But I do agree with you. Perhaps you could try a smaller Trioceros as well.

 

[Carlton]

Bradypodion are known as Dwarf chameleons, they are not pygmy leaf chameleons like Brookesia, Rieppeleon, and Rhampholeon. But I do agree with you. Perhaps you could try a smaller Trioceros as well.

Thanks for the correction! After all these years the name distinction just didn't register. Still, I meant the smaller cryptic understory species that might tolerate the constant high humidity and the living substrate.