jamest0o0
Chameleon Enthusiast
My parson's summer home... about 8 feet tall by 10 feet in length. I think just under 4 feet wide.
I had to foam a few holes... he got his head stuck in one(very scary, but he's alright thank god. Never thought he'd try pushing his head through a little golf ball sized hole in the wire.). Had some leftover foam with that and figured I'd make a few ledges on the side to prop branches and whatever. I also foamed across the seam where the wire sheets meet because he was getting his toes stuck between.
My personal thoughts for the future:
-Do a more extravagant foam wall with branches and flower pots. Want to see how it holds up as is this year. So maybe next.
-switch out those hanging baskets for some more full plants, just been tight on money lately or would have bought more already. Have all our very nice plants on our porch currently, wife would be mad if I stuck them in the cham enclosure.
-plant some flowers that attract pollinators and a shrub/tree in the ground that can survive winter. Probably hold off until at least next year for that though.
Last year I used more plant cover, but there are bushes and trees around the enclosure. I went with less this year because it is already very shady and humid. I don't think adding much more plant cover would be beneficial, maybe some little pockets, but not as much as I had. The ground is tons of leaf litter/mulch with thousands of bugs, worms, you name it... I even find salamanders and toads all over the place.
My one safety concern is rats. They can do serious damage, but I have had no issues with them in the past*knocks on wood*. Living in the woods, I'd hope they have enough food to not chew their way into an enclosure(could they chew through hardware cloth?). Maybe squeeze under the door even.
I had to foam a few holes... he got his head stuck in one(very scary, but he's alright thank god. Never thought he'd try pushing his head through a little golf ball sized hole in the wire.). Had some leftover foam with that and figured I'd make a few ledges on the side to prop branches and whatever. I also foamed across the seam where the wire sheets meet because he was getting his toes stuck between.
My personal thoughts for the future:
-Do a more extravagant foam wall with branches and flower pots. Want to see how it holds up as is this year. So maybe next.
-switch out those hanging baskets for some more full plants, just been tight on money lately or would have bought more already. Have all our very nice plants on our porch currently, wife would be mad if I stuck them in the cham enclosure.
-plant some flowers that attract pollinators and a shrub/tree in the ground that can survive winter. Probably hold off until at least next year for that though.
Last year I used more plant cover, but there are bushes and trees around the enclosure. I went with less this year because it is already very shady and humid. I don't think adding much more plant cover would be beneficial, maybe some little pockets, but not as much as I had. The ground is tons of leaf litter/mulch with thousands of bugs, worms, you name it... I even find salamanders and toads all over the place.
My one safety concern is rats. They can do serious damage, but I have had no issues with them in the past*knocks on wood*. Living in the woods, I'd hope they have enough food to not chew their way into an enclosure(could they chew through hardware cloth?). Maybe squeeze under the door even.