Hello! My wife is interested in getting a panther. This is not our first reptile, but will be our first chameleon. I have been doing research for a while and have so many questions, even after reading all the newbie threads and FAQ's.
Onto the fun stuff. The enclosure we have is roughly 4'x2'x4'. We are not planning on doing bioactive right now, but might add it later. The enclosure is not water proof in the bottom portion. We may decide to put a tray in the stand and take the bottom of the cage out later. The "stand" for the cage is actually the sump cabinet for the large decommissioned saltwater tank we had. I got tired of crawling under the tank, so we put the sump next to it with removable lids. It was so much better than diving under our previous setups, but I digress.
The current state of the project is staring at an empty cage and trying to envision where we want everything to go. I have a general plan for the drainage and the lighting, but I'm still researching the specific models for the lights. More on that after a lot research. We have a mist king pump and three nozzles that came with the enclosure that we plan on using. I am also debating on running a line to all the plant pots with my old ATO pumps on a timer to automatically water them. This is more to help my wife. She is currently working on a plant list from the chameleon safe list that she wants included. Again, minor problem that we have given absolutely no thought to yet is how to hide the pots if she wants a larger plant or tree sitting on the bottom of the cage. We want to go as natural looking as we can, recognizing that we may have to compromise on a few things.
I'll try to get a few pictures at a later time with some better descriptions of our plan. As I read through this it sounds incredibly vague, but we are getting there. We have a bit of a family matter contending for time this week, but I'll try to get some better information and pictures in my down time.
Onto the fun stuff. The enclosure we have is roughly 4'x2'x4'. We are not planning on doing bioactive right now, but might add it later. The enclosure is not water proof in the bottom portion. We may decide to put a tray in the stand and take the bottom of the cage out later. The "stand" for the cage is actually the sump cabinet for the large decommissioned saltwater tank we had. I got tired of crawling under the tank, so we put the sump next to it with removable lids. It was so much better than diving under our previous setups, but I digress.
The current state of the project is staring at an empty cage and trying to envision where we want everything to go. I have a general plan for the drainage and the lighting, but I'm still researching the specific models for the lights. More on that after a lot research. We have a mist king pump and three nozzles that came with the enclosure that we plan on using. I am also debating on running a line to all the plant pots with my old ATO pumps on a timer to automatically water them. This is more to help my wife. She is currently working on a plant list from the chameleon safe list that she wants included. Again, minor problem that we have given absolutely no thought to yet is how to hide the pots if she wants a larger plant or tree sitting on the bottom of the cage. We want to go as natural looking as we can, recognizing that we may have to compromise on a few things.
I'll try to get a few pictures at a later time with some better descriptions of our plan. As I read through this it sounds incredibly vague, but we are getting there. We have a bit of a family matter contending for time this week, but I'll try to get some better information and pictures in my down time.