Darwinning
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So I just recently adopted my first panther chameleon from a half off sale at petco for both the reptile and repti screen chameleon setup. I have inserted pictures below to show his setup and his awesome little self. I am however a little concerned due to him biting fake vines and sitting with his mouth open at times but I've been told this by my roomates. I haven't personally Sen him do it yet. To better inform.:
He's in a 16x16x24 I belive it says nowhere on the box the size -_-
Basking area: 90 without a/c 85 with a/c
Mid of tank: 79 without a/c 75 with a/c
4 exo Terra fake plants 2 med at the top 1 small in the middle and 1 large at the bottom and vines to give him as much hiding/climbing options as he desires.
I Feed him gutload crickets every morning freerange and always make sure I take the stragglers out cause I know theyve been left out the longest and possibly have eaten poo. He's a little hunting machine
For humidity I keep fans and ac off at night and cover 2 sides of screen cage with shirts to mist and keep himid.
Due to living in the San fernando valley in california which summer is now setting in my area gets to a whopping 100 no problem during the day so we run our ac a lot. To try and compensate for this i place his cage on the highest shelf in my room a foot or 2 away from a vent I keep shut 24/7 ( is this a problem even if the vent is closed?) However I have another vent I keep open partially but it still drops the Temps in my room down to the mid 70s never lower.
This spot also keeps him away from other animals such as dog and cats which they all pay no mind to him and certainly cannot get to him I make sure of it
My first question is what should I do regarding the a/c and heat situation? should I close the second vent which is across the room facing away from him and just let the air seep into the room from the rest of the house or will he possibly be fine by maintain ly his own temperature by going to his heat light.
He's in a 16x16x24 I belive it says nowhere on the box the size -_-
Basking area: 90 without a/c 85 with a/c
Mid of tank: 79 without a/c 75 with a/c
4 exo Terra fake plants 2 med at the top 1 small in the middle and 1 large at the bottom and vines to give him as much hiding/climbing options as he desires.
I Feed him gutload crickets every morning freerange and always make sure I take the stragglers out cause I know theyve been left out the longest and possibly have eaten poo. He's a little hunting machine
For humidity I keep fans and ac off at night and cover 2 sides of screen cage with shirts to mist and keep himid.
Due to living in the San fernando valley in california which summer is now setting in my area gets to a whopping 100 no problem during the day so we run our ac a lot. To try and compensate for this i place his cage on the highest shelf in my room a foot or 2 away from a vent I keep shut 24/7 ( is this a problem even if the vent is closed?) However I have another vent I keep open partially but it still drops the Temps in my room down to the mid 70s never lower.
This spot also keeps him away from other animals such as dog and cats which they all pay no mind to him and certainly cannot get to him I make sure of it
My first question is what should I do regarding the a/c and heat situation? should I close the second vent which is across the room facing away from him and just let the air seep into the room from the rest of the house or will he possibly be fine by maintain ly his own temperature by going to his heat light.
