Cage question

[harmona1]

I am looking into getting my first cham very soon (a panther). I have a bird cage that's about 20x20x30, which I understand is a good size to start a youngster in. The bards are spacing is 1/2"- can a 3-4 mo old slip out of that? Or do I need to cover the sides/top with mesh? If he can't get out, do I still need the mesh for him to climb on, or is the stuff IN the cage enough?

 

[reptilover]

I am looking into getting my first cham very soon (a panther). I have a bird cage that's about 20x20x30, which I understand is a good size to start a youngster in. The bards are spacing is 1/2"- can a 3-4 mo old slip out of that? Or do I need to cover the sides/top with mesh? If he can't get out, do I still need the mesh for him to climb on, or is the stuff IN the cage enough?

I wouldn't foresee him escaping that at all. U will.have.to cup feed though. Every feeder can escape that

 

[maxttu]

I am looking into getting my first cham very soon (a panther). I have a bird cage that's about 20x20x30, which I understand is a good size to start a youngster in. The bards are spacing is 1/2"- can a 3-4 mo old slip out of that? Or do I need to cover the sides/top with mesh? If he can't get out, do I still need the mesh for him to climb on, or is the stuff IN the cage enough?

Just be sure to fill the cage with plenty of branches and vines. That should suffice. He'll be able to climb the bars soon enough!

 

[harmona1]

D'oh! I can't BELIEVE I didn't think of escaping food! lol Thanks for the warning- glad I didn't figure that one out the hard way....

 

[harmona1]

So I got the cham a little earlier than I was expecting. Here's how his enclosure turned out after I scrambled to finish it! Does it look ok? Any glaring problems?

The heat bulb I'm worried is not warm enough. The thermometer reads 85 at the basking area, but I'm not convinced it actually is. He seems cool to the touch but makes no effort to get closer to the light...

 

[Wykd]

looks good! You would be surprised how cool 85 feels in such a small focused spot, and in the pix he clearly has the ability to go higher if he wanted to get warmer.

 

[harmona1]

looks good! You would be surprised how cool 85 feels in such a small focused spot, and in the pix he clearly has the ability to go higher if he wanted to get warmer.

Cool. Thanks!