Help! Free Range Questions

[Ashleigh]

I am a new owner of a morph cross panther chameleon(Loki) that I bought from Kammerflage Kreations. I've had him for a month(he's five months old now), and he's looking very well so far and seems very healthy so no concerns there. I currently have him in a juvenille cage but when I am able to handle him on the weekends, I let him come out onto a tall bamboo silk plant and he absolutely loves it. He'll go back into his cage for warmth if he needs it, but for the most part stays out on the silk plant. He seems less stressed out and it makes me think a free range set up or a hybrid of some kind, when he's bigger would be a great thing for him. I just need some ideas to steer me in the right direction to make it look nice and also a little chameleon paradise! The room has plenty of windows and a humidifier to keep up the humidity, and I would keep the doors closed so he doesn't get lost in the house somewhere, especially since we have a dog. Any pictures or input would be greatly appreciated!

 

[jastate09]

Check out the free range section of the forums. You'll find loads of pictures here. https://www.chameleonforums.com/free-range/

 

[sdheli420]

check out my channel..all i do is free range, i dont believe in caging animals..my chams are completley different than any i had caged in the years before (since 1993)..free ranging makes a huge difference IMHO


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBcJg33Mk4Y

chams showing how happy they are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb8-JpvzGiM

and eating from cricket cup and showing mist system:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNbnNc03Dos


hope this gives you some ideas!!

 

[Ashleigh]

Thanks I'll check it out!!

 

[Solid Snake]

Free ranging is the best, if you have an appropriate, safe place to set it up in.
You will need at least one whole closed off room.
Heres mine:

 

[Ashleigh]

Free ranging is the best, if you have an appropriate, safe place to set it up in.
You will need at least one whole closed off room.
Heres mine:

Thanks that was a lot of help! I love your panther, he's beautiful! I was thinking something similar to what you have set up, but still have a cage for the water and food since I don't want to just cup feed him or have the mister misting my carpet. I also have a humidifier in the room too along with a dripper bottle I made to slowly drip so he can get water if he needs it. I want to frame my windows in my room with foliage like that to give him lots of room to climb. The room I have would need to be chameleon proofed first and make sure there isn't anthing to hurt him in there, but it would be definitely closed off to prevent him being lost and to prevent my dog from finding him before I do! My dog seems to have no interest in him though which is good. Where did you get all those branches that were so long to be able to do that around your windows, are they all just trees connected??

 

[Ashleigh]

check out my channel..all i do is free range, i dont believe in caging animals..my chams are completley different than any i had caged in the years before (since 1993)..free ranging makes a huge difference IMHO


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBcJg33Mk4Y

chams showing how happy they are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb8-JpvzGiM

and eating from cricket cup and showing mist system:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNbnNc03Dos


hope this gives you some ideas!!

Thanks I appriciate the help! I hope my panther warms up to me eventually lol I definitely believe free ranging will help that tremendously!