Finished set up! Comments/ Tips?

ColeCham333

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Here is my completed set up:
Zoo Med reptibreeze xl.
26 watt tropical uvb
100 watt basking heat lamp
umbrella plant
9 branches from outside
2 bendy reptile vines
All branches are held together using push pins through the screen, and zip ties to connect branches.
Any comments or advice is appreciated.
 

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I'd give a lot more cover in the top.
What species do you plan on keeping?

How do you plan your misting?
You may want to shield off the wall behind and get a good automated mister, then build in some good drainage... It's worth the extra effort and money.

I'm not so good ad judging distance from a picture but you should make sure the distance from animal to UVB light is around 8" to 12"inches for most brands (differs per UVB lamp), I think a 100 Watt basking spot may be to much for anything other than a veiled.
Then still a 100 Watt lamp put on to the mesh may warm up the mesh quite a bit and your cham may burn itself when it will climb on it, and it will climb the screen at least sometimes (and no they don't feel the heat quick enough to respond in time).
Make sure you measure your temperatures very well before putting in your animal, use a laser thermometer to measure surface temperature rather than a normal thermometer that gives the air temperature.
 
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