Steve A
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hello everyone,
Just wanted to share what I've been working on. We have a new panther chameleon coming next Wednesday! This is the enclosure I built for him.
I have pretty much no woodworking skills, and the wood I used was very Imperfect. I think it came out okay, considering
I just wanted to do the best I could for him because, like so many others who get into chameleon keeping, I had so much wrong the first time around.
I wanted to give him more than the typical 2x2x4. Not that there is anything wrong with that. I just thought I'd give him as much space as I possibly could. I have two palms in there for just some added cover for now. All of the other plants are pothos. All of the sticks are natural branches from around my home. I had some flukers bend a branches I wanted to add but I noticed some of them were deteriorating so I threw them all away.
The main thing I learned from this is getting the right tools. Which I initially didn't quite have. For example my wood joints are terrible looking (structure is strong) I learned I needed a flat blade for my table saw to do those right and I didn't have one . I also should have planned the screen better. I didn't realize it would be so difficult to work with. It's not that hard to cut, but it doesn't cooperate well. Had I gotten the screen on earlier I would have simply covered the ends with thin wood trim.
Overall it was a pain in the butt, but I had a good time doing it. And you can definitely save money doing this. Depending on what tools you already have. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask and I'll answer the best I can. Hopefully my experiencing can help out others.
Just wanted to share what I've been working on. We have a new panther chameleon coming next Wednesday! This is the enclosure I built for him.
I have pretty much no woodworking skills, and the wood I used was very Imperfect. I think it came out okay, considering
I just wanted to do the best I could for him because, like so many others who get into chameleon keeping, I had so much wrong the first time around.
I wanted to give him more than the typical 2x2x4. Not that there is anything wrong with that. I just thought I'd give him as much space as I possibly could. I have two palms in there for just some added cover for now. All of the other plants are pothos. All of the sticks are natural branches from around my home. I had some flukers bend a branches I wanted to add but I noticed some of them were deteriorating so I threw them all away.
The main thing I learned from this is getting the right tools. Which I initially didn't quite have. For example my wood joints are terrible looking (structure is strong) I learned I needed a flat blade for my table saw to do those right and I didn't have one . I also should have planned the screen better. I didn't realize it would be so difficult to work with. It's not that hard to cut, but it doesn't cooperate well. Had I gotten the screen on earlier I would have simply covered the ends with thin wood trim.
Overall it was a pain in the butt, but I had a good time doing it. And you can definitely save money doing this. Depending on what tools you already have. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask and I'll answer the best I can. Hopefully my experiencing can help out others.
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