enclosure rebuild...

[kuskye25]

Ok i rearranged the enclosure, redid all vines, and got rid of the two pothos plants, one dead, one i was able to rescue, from over watering obviously, the one i threw out was 9 months old, got it when i got the cham.

She has always used the fake vines in the upper right for basking as seen in the picture of her, sorry that is the best picture i can get of her without handling her. I chose not to drop the lights or raise the tree instead ill just add vines to the upper left..

anyway $30 to $40 in vines unless i can think up somehting cheaper and ill be done.... its came a long way thats for sure, and it gets made simpler to mess with each time.

 

[blackbetty]

Thats quite a sword collection..Remind me not to tick you off. Thats a large enclosure! She looks so small in it!

 

[kuskye25]

Thats quite a sword collection..Remind me not to tick you off. Thats a large enclosure! She looks so small in it!

its crazy to i handled her yesterday when i redid it all, and shes massive, so yes its a huge enclosure, hahahaha... yes i love weapons

 

[blackbetty]

IS the tree real or fake?

 

[kuskye25]

IS the tree real or fake?

its a live b.ficus i just bought for $30

 

[blackbetty]

I cant find those around here. I went to every walmart in town (there are 3 of them) to find just a large branchy palm and they have nothing big..Picked up 2 pothos though.. There is only one nursery in town and they charge 3x's the amount Lowes does!! Ugh..Does she play in the tree at all?

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

I still think the best and cheapest is to raise the tree. Look how easy to clean. That and the Chameleon will be able to hide partially if it still wants to bask and hide a little.

 

[kuskye25]

I cant find those around here. I went to every walmart in town (there are 3 of them) to find just a large branchy palm and they have nothing big..Picked up 2 pothos though.. There is only one nursery in town and they charge 3x's the amount Lowes does!! Ugh..Does she play in the tree at all?

man she loves the tree more then anyhting ive given her, seriously, but yeah thats sucks i have a local greenhouse/plant nursery 10 minutes away, they had 25ft tall ficus trees, on average though 4 to 5ft tall ficus's were $30 to $40, i was in shock and bought one.... and mad i didnt find this place along time ago, hahah

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

man she loves the tree more then anyhting ive given her, seriously, but yeah thats sucks i have a local greenhouse/plant nursery 10 minutes away, they had 25ft tall ficus trees, on average though 4 to 5ft tall ficus's were $30 to $40, i was in shock and bought one.... and mad i didnt find this place along time ago, hahah

The fact that she loves the tree so much is also a great reason to allow her to use it even at the top of the cage.

 

[kuskye25]

I still think the best and cheapest is to raise the tree. Look how easy to clean. That and the Chameleon will be able to hide partially if it still wants to bask and hide a little.

great idea i think ill do that, didnt think about the benifit of easy cleaning, cool, also im going to be adding a few hibiscus to the enclosure in the end...

nice man real nice....

 

[kuskye25]

The fact that she loves the tree so much is also a great reason to allow her to use it even at the top of the cage.

ok ok you convinced me, hahaha
ill boost it...

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

I still think the best and cheapest is to raise the tree. Look how easy to clean. That and the Chameleon will be able to hide partially if it still wants to bask and hide a little.

great idea i think ill do that, didnt think about the benifit of easy cleaning, cool, also im going to be adding a few hibiscus to the enclosure in the end...

nice man real nice....

The hibiscus I use are fake They look real nice. I use them to hide the pots. They are easy to clean too.

 

[blackbetty]

Ryan, What an enclosure. EDIT: You answered my questiont he same time I typed it! LOL! Awesome. I need to find a braided tree.. all mine seem to tall though! I have a 65 gal. repatarium. I have a ponytail palm but the only thing stable on that is the center..

how do you get the plants to hang? I have no crossbar.

 

[kuskye25]

The hibiscus I use are fake They look real nice. I use them to hide the pots. They are easy to clean too.

yes i definitely will use real, id like to cover the hole floor of mine in plants one day, its just going to cost alot.... good idea though for hiding the pots

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

Ryan, What an enclosure!!! Are those real flowers?

I think you posted this when I posted my last responce. I use fake ones to hide the pots. I think they look nice and are easy to clean.

 

[blackbetty]

I think you posted this when I posted my last responce. I use fake ones to hide the pots. I think they look nice and are easy to clean.

Ha i know, I edited mine. Now you quoted me and it looks silly! LOL!

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

Ryan, What an enclosure. EDIT: You answered my questiont he same time I typed it! LOL! Awesome. I need to find a braided tree.. all mine seem to tall though! I have a 65 gal. repatarium. I have a ponytail palm but the only thing stable on that is the center..

how do you get the plants to hang? I have no crossbar.

I have recently seen a great way to do this. I hope this makes sense.

You can take a wooden dowel that is thick enough to take a screw on each side. Use a washer on both sides to secure it on the screen of the cage. hang it high enough in the cage to hang the Pothos and wrap the vines around the cage.

ScrewWasherScreenDowelScreenWasherScrew

 

[blackbetty]

I have recently seen a great way to do this. I hope this makes sense.

You can take a wooden dowel that is thick enough to take a screw on each side. Use a washer on both sides to secure it on the screen of the cage. hang it high enough in the cage to hang the Pothos and wrap the vines around the cage.

ScrewWasherScreenDowelScreenWasherScrew

Does this work on Mesh though? I would think it would weigh too much. I dont have a steel screen but I know what you are saying..

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

Does this work on Mesh though? I would think it would weigh too much. I dont have a steel screen but I know what you are saying..

Mesh may be an issue. I have seen it done on the small aluminum screen.

pothos are pretty light and don't carry much weight..

Another way would be to use a wire attached to something outside the cage.

 

[Silverdusk]

You asked for some cheap alternatives to the bendable vines. One thing I use, are the dried and sandblasted white decorative sticks found in most dry arrnagement departments.

I've picked mine up at Walmart for $6.00 for 4 pieces that are 7' long or so. They can be wedged into places you like and cut easily.