How much is to much... Plants...

[simple0936]

Bottom line how much foliage/plant life is too much in a cage?

I have a small flapneck cham in a small screened cage (2' r-zilla). My 1st ficus benji lost most of it's leaves so I bought a new braided ficus today. Currently I have both plants in the cage because the new plant is too tall, so I positioned it in the right corner of the cage, and used the old plant in the middle/left (under the lamp). I didn't want my cham to hang out at the top of the new plant and get burned by the lamp... my cage is pretty packed w/plants now and I'm worried that I won't be able to keep a good eye on my cham's health and he may not be able to find his cricket bowl... FYI – I have searched every nursery in a 50 mi radius for a good (small) plant w/no results. Any tips on the right amount of plants in a cage? Thanks.

 

[SoCaliSon]

Here is a post I did in a thread last week that I feel applies to this question. Hope it helps.

In my enclosures I like to provide dense planted areas along with a sort of open space near the top where they can bask. Personally while I do notice my panthers will hang out in the open at times, mostly while basking in the afternoon... I do witness them using their densly planted areas as an escape ...and normaly ends up where I see them sleeping. I think that in an enclosure the goal should be to provide options for the chameleon... so that if they are hot they can cool down; if they are cool they can warm up; if they are insecure they can hide; and if they are cramped they can stretch out.

 

[Cainschams]

Here is a post I did in a thread last week that I feel applies to this question. Hope it helps.

That was well put.