Free ranging questions

[boosh96]

My mom asked why Handsome Jack has to have a cage, and we started to discuss free-ranging. So now I'm thinking about moving Handsome Jack to a full-time free range setup. So I have some questions, such as:

-How do you set up the basking and UV lights on a free range setup?
-What kinds of plants are good to use for a free-range?
-How do you make sure water doesn't get everywhere?

Thanks for the help!

 

[SaintJimmy]

You can possibly hang the lights, I guess. You'd have to buy a mount for them (think lamps) and have them shine onto different areas of plants. You'd probably need a UVB for every tree you plan on using, just so he gets his UVB.

I would use a big old ficus benjamina, umbrella plant (schefflera) because those two get pretty big and sturdy.

I would also build sort of a jungle gym out of branches and fake leaves too, just so he can roam around. I don't know.

Water is the issue here, really.

I would try getting him to drink from things such as a cut in half water bottle or a hamster water thing, because believe it or not they DO drink from standing water, regardless of what anyone says on here.

I would not freerange him fulltime, that could be a mess with the water. It's easier to just cover the cage with plastic and mist.

 

[boosh96]

What kind of mount are you talking about exactly?

 

[SaintJimmy]

What kind of mount are you talking about exactly?

I don't know really, that's why I said maybe a lamp or a desk light, I would get dome lights and attach them to something.