Ok, I have the bin lid to mark out the spot where the lay box will go. I’ll add the branches once I’d get more zip ties.
Thank you!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Ghostbirb I’m also a new veiled Chameleon keeper.Welcome!!!!
I hope some of the things I asked about will help u with questions you might have! The community here is amazing and they are so kind when you need guidance! There are so many people who can help u with question and stuff as they also have helped me so much! So again, welcome to the forum!
Looks great to me. I see the lay bin lid in the back. Are you going to be able to squeeze the lay bin past the lower branches and plants?
I’ll figure it out when the time comes, I’m going to trim the lower branches. Thanks for all the advice!
Ideal basking temp is no higher than 80-81. You could try a lower wattage bulb or elevate the light a couple of inches above the enclosure. Your night temps are great! You can use a cool mist humidifier at night to boost humidity, but never use a humidifier during the day when temps are high. That is a risk for respiratory infection. 30% humidity during the day is fine. Live plants will increase and maintain humidity. If you need to, you can use a shower curtain or insulating window film that shrinks to fit on the outside of 1-3 sides of the enclosure.And here I am again with questions!
So I found a kind of Temperature gauge in my house and I’m using it to keep check the temps of the new cage. So I was wonder, what are the best temps for a chameleon?
The new cage is currently at 74 degrees F at the bottom and 78 at the top of the cage. (This drops to like high 60s at night). This temp is without the lighting, Nachitos current basking spot is like 84 degrees F in her current cage. So if this is to hot, what would be the best way to cool it. (Note the temp might fluctuate thought the day due to the sun shining though my windows more in the afternoon)
What do you guys think about the temps?
Edit: also I currently can’t seem to get humidity much above 30ish degrees F durning the day and at night. How do you think I might be able to increase that at night?
Just curious, anyway to boost humidity at night with just mistking or would that not work
Yes, there is. Depending on your ambient humidity and temp, you can set some 15-20 second mistings thru the night. Since I can’t achieve a good temp drop at night, I run only two…around midnight and 4 AM. I haven’t measured what that brings my humidity to, but I’d guess somewhere around 60-70%.Just curious, anyway to boost humidity at night with just mistking or would that not work
Ok awesome! I’ll try that!
Ok, so I checked the temps, the thing is, it drops to 79 degrees when later the sun isn’t shining in my room. So it was that hot due to the sun light. I’ll definitely measure the temperature in the new cage and rise the light if needed. Can you show me an example of the wired probe? I do t think I understand what you mean by that.
