Dealing with Smell?

[Djturna4thakidz]

My wife wont let me get more chameleons because she doesnt like the damp reptile smell in my cham room. I am in the planning process for a new enclosure system, when my little girl gets big enough for her bigger cage. I do not have a very good drainage system now, but I will have a better system in the new one, which will help. Even though the water still sits in a container below the cage. Does anybody have any tips or tricks I could incorporate into my new enclosure scheme to minimize smell? Or anything I could add to the room, ie ozone, fans, ionizer, I dont know just suggestions. I clean the cage every other day, so cleanliness is not the culprit. Thanks so much

 

[reptilover]

My wife wont let me get more chameleons because she doesnt like the damp reptile smell in my cham room. I am in the planning process for a new enclosure system, when my little girl gets big enough for her bigger cage. I do not have a very good drainage system now, but I will have a better system in the new one, which will help. Even though the water still sits in a container below the cage. Does anybody have any tips or tricks I could incorporate into my new enclosure scheme to minimize smell? Or anything I could add to the room, ie ozone, fans, ionizer, I dont know just suggestions. I clean the cage every other day, so cleanliness is not the culprit. Thanks so much

I've had goodluck with an air putifier and fan combo

 

[Djturna4thakidz]

Any make or model in specific?

 

[reptilover]

I uave an oreck that does the job. No idea on cost it was a hand me down

 

[Kmw]

Try pretty smelling plants?

 

[Djturna4thakidz]

Any suggestions?

 

[Kmw]

Mint? Lavender?

I'm planning to try them in my new cages when they get here. I don't know how well it'll cover up smell but when my mother had them growing here they had pretty noticeable scents.

 

[Psychobunny]

When ever U have standing water and organic material you will have stink!!

I have room air filter/ionizers, humidifiers, etc.

I found some dura trays made for rabbit cages to put under the camp cages and collect the water. Then, i stick some magazines or something under it at an angle so the water all goes to one corner.
The I drill a hole, epoxy in a bulkhead and stick a drain tube in it and run the other end of the tube to a big bucket.

Just dont forget to empty the bucket!!

 

[Djturna4thakidz]

Yeah I was going to engineer a system like that in my new setup. So good drainage makes a big deal? if so I will make sure to make that a big priority. Is mint and lavender safe for Chams?

 

[skittles1234]

If you wipe down the bottom of your cage daily and remove fecal matter, waste, dead plant matter and feeders you shouldn't have such a problem. I have four chams and they have no smell coming from any enclosure. Less is more in my opinion as far as towels bags and other materials used for drainage. Try a shelf that is open enough for draining straight through into a nice size bucket that you empty once daily. Prevent build up of mildew by wipkng access water from surfaces and enclosure walls. Hope this helps

 

[Djturna4thakidz]

Thanks everybody!