Jumping back in!

[jamest0o0]

So I’m excited and had to make a post…. I now have two tamura enclosures. Originally, I was just going to get one Cham, but someone was selling another tamura cage locally for a great price…. So now I must get two…. Or something else arboreal . Also working on a 150g crab paludarium and feeder ideas

Any info/input on the following would be appreciated:

-Would really love to find a Kenya-lined xanth still…. Also would be interested quads/montium/etc(anything with funky horns or sails lol). I’m doubtful that anyone these days is breeding them though.

-I have to set up a system for water. Anyone have any guides for hooking an RO system into the water line and then to a reservoir with a float valve for auto filling/shut off. Hooking into a water line shouldn’t be tricky, but I haven’t tried to use a float valve before. Would need it to be very reliable to avoid a flood.

-Has anyone used polygem zoopoxy? I feel like it could make a really nice background, but never seem to hear about it.

 

[Muedy]

I have no advice , but just wanted to say I’m excited for you

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

How about join the Calumminati again and go for a pair of Calumma oshaughnessyi or Calumma brevicorne?

There is the prospects of new CITES quotas from Tanzania and Cameroon possible a chameleon native to one of those countries. Trioceros melleri would be a great choice when available.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[JacksJill]

Happy you are back at it. Looking forward to your posts.

 

[MissSkittles]

Yay! You’re on your way! I don’t even know what a float valve is, but I’m super happy and excited for you and to see what you do. @SteveH always has some beautiful and more unusual species with flappy flaps and sail fins.

 

[GrannyK]

Yay! Can’t wait to see what you come up with! I would really like to see more flappy ears around town, agree with skittles, talk to Steve see if he has any beauties. Or primo chameleons. Craig has some different cool species.

 

[jamest0o0]

Thanks all! It’s a slow process, but I’m building the stands currently.

I would love a parsons or mellers, but I don’t think I have the space for anything larger than feet long. Also need to be cat proof.

 

[Sonny13]

Great to finally have you back again James

 

[jamest0o0]

Great to finally have you back again James

Thanks friend! Really appreciate the people here.

 

[DocZ]

Hi James. Float valves are usually pretty easy to install. I haven’t bought one in a really long time so I’m sure the tech is a lot different than I’m used to
To avoid a flood I think you need a back up system like an overflow just above the height of your float valve that can drain excess water if the float fails
Could you plumb a drain line back to where your water source is coming from?
Excited to see what you build. Cheers

 

[jamest0o0]

Hi James. Float valves are usually pretty easy to install. I haven’t bought one in a really long time so I’m sure the tech is a lot different than I’m used to
To avoid a flood I think you need a back up system like an overflow just above the height of your float valve that can drain excess water if the float fails
Could you plumb a drain line back to where your water source is coming from?
Excited to see what you build. Cheers

Cool cool, I’ll have to look more into it. Thank you! Still be a little bit before I dive into the plumbing. One wall of my basement is going to be like a critter exhibit and I wanted a nice big reservoir of RO/DI to use for the enclosures/aquariums. Luckily I have floor drains in the laundry room right on the other side of the wall.

 

[BleuSaphir]

I vote for Calumma brevicorne as well. They don’t get too big. And they have unique flap ears. And beautiful coloring in their own right.

 

[DocZ]

Cool cool, I’ll have to look more into it. Thank you! Still be a little bit before I dive into the plumbing. One wall of my basement is going to be like a critter exhibit and I wanted a nice big reservoir of RO/DI to use for the enclosures/aquariums. Luckily I have floor drains in the laundry room right on the other side of the wall.

That’s the perfect set up
I always had my RO collection reservoir in basement with a drain that I ran the overflow to a floor drain for any over flow

RO units don’t make water very quickly so massive floods shouldn’t be a huge concern if all the parts are working

 

[DocZ]

I vote you breed Furcifer antimena
Super cool Chams. Easily reproduced wild conditions

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

I vote you breed Furcifer antimena
Super cool Chams. Easily reproduced wild conditions

How about Furcifer angeli!?! They are super rare Madagascar chameleon. However Furcifer angeli are sometimes available. Plus they are a similar species to Furcifer antimena.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[jamest0o0]

That’s the perfect set up
I always had my RO collection reservoir in basement with a drain that I ran the overflow to a floor drain for any over flow

RO units don’t make water very quickly so massive floods shouldn’t be a huge concern if all the parts are working

Sounds like a plan. I used to have an rodi unit hooked to the water line when I was a kid for my nano reef. Just never had the float valve set up. A big autofilling rodi reservoir would be perfect for my list of enclosures I have planned.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

How about Furcifer angeli!?! They are super rare Madagascar chameleon. However Furcifer angeli are sometimes available. Plus they are a similar species to Furcifer antimena.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

To elaborate some. Furcifer angeli is an IUCN Red List species of Least Concern and has had a Madagascar CITES Quota of 150 specimens since 2017. This species has got some protection being Protected in some Nature Reserves, National Parks and with habitats outside protected area's as well. Although this species has a CITES Quota of 150 and an IUCN Red List listing of Least Concern, Furcifer angeli is rarely imported.

https://nc.iucnredlist.org/redlist/amazing-species/furcifer-angeli/pdfs/original/furcifer-angeli.pdf

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich