Free roaming a large 6ft ficus...

[BrianIntheNo]

What do you guys & gals think, I just got a 6ft ficus benjamina for free & after cleaning, pruning and repotting, I want to let my young male veiled have at it. He is only about 4-5 inches (7 inches with tail), does anybody think he is too little to be climbing that high? thanks.

 

[jannb]

Keep an eye on him. He can get lost in your house. My guys were closer to a year before they were completely free range.

 

[Carlton]

If you can cham proof the rest of the room and/or block the door so he is confined to the room at least. When chams are first free ranged they will tend to wander for a while checking out just where they can get to and where they can't. Once he's "convinced" that everything he needs is in that tree he'll tend to stay there.

 

[BrianIntheNo]

thanks for the quick replies! To clarify a little i would only let him use the tree when i can watch him (maybe a couple hours a day a few times a week) then its back in his cage.

 

[Rocky]

That's a perfect tree to free range from time to time. I would love to have a 6ft ficus

 

[jannb]

thanks for the quick replies! To clarify a little i would only let him use the tree when i can watch him (maybe a couple hours a day a few times a week) then its back in his cage.

When he's older you might want to set up some lights over his tree and allow him to free range all the time.

 

[jake01]

All you guys that can free range are extremely lucky, unfortunately, we have a house cat. Pretty much foils any opportunity for that.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

I have a fake 6ft ficus i got at Michaels craft store