is drainage essential for one cage?

[Lala0]

hi, i know a lot of people have drainage for their multipul cages, but i was wondering if it is really necessary, especially if you only have one cage?

i really want a drainage system but all of the ones i have seen people post seem very hard to make for someone how is Sh*t at DIY!!

 

[K9Luvn]

I don't have drainage in mine... I manually spray my chams since I am home all day. However I will be putting a system in when I get a Mist King to do the misting for me. For now I just to not let stagnant water sit in the bottom... I keep it wiped up.

 

[creddjobs]

maybe you should get some kind of wire stand or something and drill some holes in the bottom. I only have one and sometimes depending on if your running a dripper all day, you might need some drainage. I just got tired of wet towels soaking up water.

 

[NosyBeT360]

Drainage is essential in my opinion because without drainage or being able to allow your cage to fully dry out between mistings you risk mildew or mold forming and that can lead to serious problems with your chameleon. even if mold does not form if there is water pooling in places it will build bacteria and that is also not good for your little fellow. Not having drainage is just too risky in my opinion. Respiratory infections are easy for chameleons to get so the best way to keep that from happening is being preventative. anyways, here is a picture of what i did for drainage. it is very simple and a very cheap method!!!

The stand i used for my cage cost me 15$ at Target, I zip Tied the cage to the stand and positioned the zip ties to prop the base pvc part of the cage up in the four corners and along the edges of the base of the cage. i then drilled holes in the piece of PVC and placed the tubberware below my cage to catch excess water. the tubberware and stand for the cage and zip ties together cost me like 22$ so it is a fairly inexpensive rout to take.

 

[Elizadolots]

I think you can do it without drainage, but drainage makes things so much easier.

It does not have to be hard unless your enclosure has a glass bottom. Just purchase a cheap table (Ikea has them) that your cage will sit on. Cut a good size hole in the table. Put a bucket or deep rubber pan under the hole. Put the cage on the table, drill 3 or 4 holes over the hole in the table. Put something heavy near the holes in the bottom of the cage. Voila, you have a drainage system.

 

[creddjobs]

^^^^^^ Just like that lol