Fchamel
Chameleon Enthusiast
Okay, sounds good! Also, she has been walking around the bottom of the cage today for hours. Why is she doing that? She is also a speckled color.
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Based on her enclosure... She may be trying to find an area she likes better. Her enclosure does not have much in the top half in the way of plants or branches. So she is very limited on being able to get out of heat or even get into a plant if she wants to feel safer.
Fchamel
Chameleon Enthusiast
Okay, that makes sense. Though she does enjoy the top. I am growing another pothos plant so I will get that in there as soon as possible. ??
What is in the back on the floor. the white thing?
Take some pics of the entire enclosure since you made updates.
Fchamel
Chameleon Enthusiast
The white thing is the hygrometer/thermometer.
So I am going to suggest if you have another pot to flip it upside down and put it under the pothos so it is higher up. If you have fake plants you can hook them to the sides of the outside of the enclosure for her. This will give her some sense of security as well.
She is on the floor because she is not feeling safe.
So with the gauge being on the floor is this how you are telling your temps and humidity? IF so this will not be accurate for basking temp and the humidity will be higher down on the floor then mid to top.
Fchamel
Chameleon Enthusiast
Okay thank you so much I will definitely do that. I do have some fake ivy that I ended up taking out of her cage so I will put that on the outside. Yes that is how I'm telling the temperature but I can move it higher up.
You want a gauge that has a probe for the basking branch below the heat. This is the only way to know for sure what your basking temps are.
Fchamel
Chameleon Enthusiast
I have a digital one in my cage as well.
Does that have a probe? I do not see it hooked in at basking level is why I ask?
Fchamel
Chameleon Enthusiast
Yes, I tried to put it in basking spot but it didn't reach. Will play around with it. I also added the ivy.
Ok I would remove the fake vines from the top. You do not want them melting from the heat on the fixtures. The vines on the side will help her feel like she is less exposed. And if you can get that pothos higher by putting a pot upside down for it to sit on it will help as well.
Fchamel
Chameleon Enthusiast
Okay, I remove that. I'm glad she feels more comfortable. The only thing is the pothos. The vines are connected on the soil, and she freaks out when I move things around. So I may wait until I can buy a talker plant.
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
I’m not a fan of fake plants, but what I did before I knew better and until my real ones grew in enough was to hang them from the top so they cascaded down like a little curtain.
First is Grumpy’s first small enclosure and second is her XL.
First is Grumpy’s first small enclosure and second is her XL.
