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asylvia

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So I recently got my first chameleon, a panther ambilobe X ambanja from Kammerflage Kreationas and wanted to see what you all thought of his enclosure. He was about 3.5 months when i got him, now closer to 4.5. He's currently eating a mix of crickets, dubias, black soldier fly larva, and hornworms. I dust them with calcium no d3, daily and alternate between cal w/ d3 and a multivitamin one day every other week. I've been hand misting the enclosure about 3 times a day, and i do have a "little dripper" but haven't been using it. it's pretty cumbersome to turn on and off and make a mess of the cage. is it really necessary if i'm misting?

Basking spot ranges between 90-95 degrees. Ambient temp between 70-75. Also have a reptisun 5.0 UVB bulb.

just looking for some feedback on my setup. Thanks!
 

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Looks good! You could add some more branches and get a pothos to replace all the fake plants as it grows. Btw, I love those purple curtains!
 
Looks good! You could add some more branches and get a pothos to replace all the fake plants as it grows. Btw, I love those purple curtains!
I actually have a bunch more real plants down in the bottom now. 2 hibiscus, and a draceana plant as well taking up that space. any suggestions on where to mount the pothos if i did add one up high?
 
Looks good, I would maybe add some branches under/closer to the UVB, unless you've measured with a Solarmeter and found you are ok with the current branches/vines.
 
I do have the fake plants right up under the UVB. I do find him up there many times directly under the UVB. Literally his back can touch the screen at that location. Would that suffice?
 
If it was me I would put something more comfortable up there for basking and UVB, like a branch he can relax on. And you also want to be careful not to give too much UVB, so if it's a fresh bulb I would space it out a bit, maybe 6-8"? You wouldn't want him within inches of the tube.

My 14 month old ZooMed T5 HO still puts out 3.5-4 at around 8 inches from the bulb, through the Repti-Breeze mesh.
 
Wow didn't realize they could get too much uvb. I have 8 inches from the basking bulb for heat reasons but I figured since the UVB doesn't put out heat they could go closer.
 
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