Few month update. New enclosure 2 x 2 x 4

[Ollie&Chami]

Hey I’m back, it’s been a few months.
Update: I finally got a screen 2 x 2 x 4 for Ollie (Chamis coming soon as well) and it’s so much bigger than his old reptibreeze Cham enclosure(way too small and now I see how small it was ). It’s still not complete as I just set it up, but I’m also planning on going bioactive with this enclosure. Missing many plants(if you have recommendations… do let me know) and iso/springtails to be fully bioactive… lmk I wanna do the branches better, but don’t know how to creatively design a cham enclosure… Aquascaping shoo I got you any day haha, but terrascaping is new to me and I want to further develop my skills and knowledge.

 

[MissSkittles]

You’re off to a great start. Definitely need to add more branches and of varied diameters to fully exercise those mitten feets. You may want to install some way to better hang branches and even plants before you go any further. I found garden trellis is a nice and inexpensive way. I attach with wire to the frame, making sure to secure a few on each to the screws of the enclosure. If you have help, it’s not hard to do with your enclosure put together.
For plants, I have no sense of aesthetics or design. I just go by expected or current height and put things where they fit. Pothos is a fantastic staple plant to have. Not only is it kind for brown thumbs, but grows nice long vines quickly and is super easy to make new plants from clippings. There are several different types of it too. Tradescantia zebrina is also easy, grows fast and offers a nice little pop of color. I always start out my new enclosures with some gorgeous and more striking plants, but somehow the pretty ones don’t survive and I’m left with lots of pothos. Another cool thing is to plant one low and have it vine upwards. The leaves grow bigger when it grows upwards.
For bioactive, I’ve been using fabric root pouches to contain the substrate and they work great! This one works very well. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Root-Po...Pots-with-Handles-Planter-BB900-45H/306677187 Where have you been looking that you can’t find springtails? Many insect vendors sell clean up crew. I know Josh’s Frogs does. Do you have isopods? I’m not even sure if the springtails have survived in all of my enclosures (they’re so tiny to see), but I often see lots of the isopods and my chameleons like to hunt them. I keep a decently thick layer of leaf litter and provide at least 1 piece of cork bark for them to hide under. Plus, whether I like it or not, no matter how well I wash the plants down to bare root, some tiny earthworm things always sneak in. In one of my leopard gecko tanks, I found he has a very small population of superworms living in his substrate. It’s very bizarre as I have never given him any and I have no idea what they are eating. Anyhow, keep going and growing and you’re doing fine.