mychamtini112012
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So this spring/summer my father and I are making a large cage. It'll be six feetong, two feet deep, and four feet tall. It'll be open at first, but once I get more chams I'll be putting dividers in it to make three 2x2x4 cages. But before I spend this money, I want to make sure I have to make sure its all going to be okay. So here's my plans...
Frame: made of untreated wood, painted with water sealer so it'll be water proof. It'll be aired outside for two weeks before the chameleon goes inside.
Screening: just the screening used on decks to keep out insects.
Watering: either buying a mistking or aquazamp. Heard good things from both so I need help deciding which will be best for what I want. Whichever one will get its water from a thirty gallon fish tank that has a thirty gallon water heater in it. Also will have a little dripper to keep a constant water source. How many times and how long should I run the system.?
Draining: the bottom will be planter boxes for my plants, with organic soil in it and just enough rocks to cover the soil. Instead of having holes in the bottom the excess water can just drain into my plant boxes and aid in watering. Would putting worms in the soil help it.?
Plants and other accessories: either pothos, ficus, umbrella plants, or hibiscus. Any other ideas are welcomed. Also going to have an assortment of sticks from outside that'll be baked and/or washed and vines I have bought.
Feeding: they will either be hand fed or their feeders will be put in a plastic cup attached to the side.
Lighting: buying the combined pack of the 100w basking bulb and 5.0 reptisun UVB bulb. They'll be in basic fixtures. How often should I change the UVB bulbs.? They'll be on a timed light switch thats on twelve hours and off twelve hours.
Chameleons inside: first will be a nosy faly, and after that I'm just looking for something unique and different to put inside of it.
Frame: made of untreated wood, painted with water sealer so it'll be water proof. It'll be aired outside for two weeks before the chameleon goes inside.
Screening: just the screening used on decks to keep out insects.
Watering: either buying a mistking or aquazamp. Heard good things from both so I need help deciding which will be best for what I want. Whichever one will get its water from a thirty gallon fish tank that has a thirty gallon water heater in it. Also will have a little dripper to keep a constant water source. How many times and how long should I run the system.?
Draining: the bottom will be planter boxes for my plants, with organic soil in it and just enough rocks to cover the soil. Instead of having holes in the bottom the excess water can just drain into my plant boxes and aid in watering. Would putting worms in the soil help it.?
Plants and other accessories: either pothos, ficus, umbrella plants, or hibiscus. Any other ideas are welcomed. Also going to have an assortment of sticks from outside that'll be baked and/or washed and vines I have bought.
Feeding: they will either be hand fed or their feeders will be put in a plastic cup attached to the side.
Lighting: buying the combined pack of the 100w basking bulb and 5.0 reptisun UVB bulb. They'll be in basic fixtures. How often should I change the UVB bulbs.? They'll be on a timed light switch thats on twelve hours and off twelve hours.
Chameleons inside: first will be a nosy faly, and after that I'm just looking for something unique and different to put inside of it.