Free Range Setups?
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sandrachameleon
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Hi BunnyG - are you familiar with the Search function on this website? Use it with the words Free Range Roam and you'll get plenty of threads on this topic to check out.
Also, here's a page about it
http://chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=60
and a couple threads
https://www.chameleonforums.com/who-else-keeping-their-13878/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/free-ranging-begginers-20758/
Also, here's a page about it
http://chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=60
and a couple threads
https://www.chameleonforums.com/who-else-keeping-their-13878/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/free-ranging-begginers-20758/
jannb
Chameleon Enthusiast
Here's a good one that you might like: https://www.chameleonforums.com/who-else-keeping-their-13878/
summoner12
Avid Member
If you are having issues keeping humidity up in a cage... why would you free range?
BunnyGirl
New Member
I am not completly free rangeing him, He will stay in the glass cage and all his lights and food will be in there, but I am going to take the door off, and put some vines around his cage so he can get out and walk around. In the glass cage I have no problme keeping the humidity up even with the door open all day long.
Cainschams
New Member
Personally, I think if you are going to have one chameleon like a veiled or panther (large chams) it would be a great idea to free range as long as it is set up properly. I would think giving a cham like that more room to roam around in would make them happier and its also fun to set the free range up
Problems with low humidity can easily be fixed with a simple humidifier.
summoner12
Avid Member
Personally, I think if you are going to have one chameleon like a veiled or panther (large chams) it would be a great idea to free range as long as it is set up properly. I would think giving a cham like that more room to roam around in would make them happier and its also fun to set the free range up
Please explain to me how the humidity in a screen cage vs. a free range is any different?
I personally don't think a Veiled or panther really needs a free range. It is up to the keep to decide if the chameleon will be able to handle it. I have no experience letting them out loose other than they don't really stay in one place. This might just be because its the first time out of the cage. My Melleri don't seem to mind the open area and stay put.... each had a wandering stage but have seemed to grow out of it. If something new in the room changes they do leave the range to go knock it over or inspect it.
Generally you want to keep in mind that a chameleon is REALLY good at climbing. They will climb most anything they can grip. They want to be high up and some like plant coverage more than others. The key is height though. If something is higher than them they will want to climb it. My Melleri Henry really liked getting on top of his range.. so I had to make something to stop him from doing that.
As you said in your other thread a screen cage didn't work for keeping up humidity.. If your cham comes out of his 'cage' to wander around all day I don't see the point in the glass cage. If your going to make a free range you will need make the room at the humidity level needed for him at all times. Since you will end up going through this process, why not just use the screen cage?
Titan
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Hey, I free range the majority of my Larger Chameleons. One thing, Id bet alot of cash that, once you set up a runaround free setup, around your glass cage your Chameleon will never go back in the Glassed in area. So having your lights, humidity, and water in there will be useless to the Cham. Free ranging can be very well done, but as Summer said, if humidity is a concern you will need to raise the humidity within the whole room. and so, UVB, Heat lamps, Water misters or Drippers will need to be placed outside the cage also. So why not rid of the glass altogether? I have appealing ways to contain Chameleons to specific areas within a room with free range setups. Free range could be a good way to have your Chameleon. Just cant have any other free ranging pets around!
Do your reserch and you can set somthing up to you & your chameleons desire, Or Do the Chameleon a favor and get a large screened enclosure. A good well setup enclosures can be quite attractive also. But please X the Glass cage. K?
Do your reserch and you can set somthing up to you & your chameleons desire, Or Do the Chameleon a favor and get a large screened enclosure. A good well setup enclosures can be quite attractive also. But please X the Glass cage. K?
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