free ranging my jackson ?
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Elizadolots
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This thread: https://www.chameleonforums.com/check-out-my-freerange-setup-video-38516/ Has a video of someone's free range set up that might help. You can search the forums for "free range" and find more threads with information.
laurie
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Hi,
Feed, water an UVB is not a problem.
My Chamaeleo calyptratus lives at one year ago in my room.
If you have those taken care of then you should be ready to put the chameleon in.
hallenhe
Avid Member
I have free-ranged a Jackson in my living room. The "Chameleon Condo" was (and is) central to my free range - a set-up with UV-B and a reservoir/drip system at the top, two hanging plants, one below the other, underneath, and a catch basin at the bottom for the water (one big basin with holes in it that drained into a basin underneath, so water wasn't pooling). In this kind of set up, the animal has full air flow (uncaged/unscreened), but can (with judicious trimming of the plants/avoiding overhangs) be kept in more or less one place. We ultimately expanded it with various real and artificial vines to create "chameleon highways" throughout the living room. (See some of what I'm talking about in this thread.)
If there are ways off the central part of the free range, the chameleon will find them. We block off the living room with a board too tall for chams to climb over, and that keeps them in. Be prepared to look every time before you step - they'll most likely stick to higher ground, but may be found on the floor occasionally. Be SURE they can't get into dangerous spots like fish tanks (they'll climb power cords and air hoses).
Jackson's are considered slightly less optimal for free range than a lower-humidity species like panthers or veileds, but it can be done, especially if you have a humidifier or live in fairly humid conditions.
If there are ways off the central part of the free range, the chameleon will find them. We block off the living room with a board too tall for chams to climb over, and that keeps them in. Be prepared to look every time before you step - they'll most likely stick to higher ground, but may be found on the floor occasionally. Be SURE they can't get into dangerous spots like fish tanks (they'll climb power cords and air hoses).
Jackson's are considered slightly less optimal for free range than a lower-humidity species like panthers or veileds, but it can be done, especially if you have a humidifier or live in fairly humid conditions.
