moviemanmania
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Check out Karma sporting his new penthouse suit! I have always wanted a chameleon since I was a little boy, and now that I'm grown up, i'm able to make that happen. So here it is, after years of research and countless hours on this forum (which I love! hats off to whoever created this website!!) I am presenting my first chameleon and his home.
I built the cage in two weekends. It took much longer than I thought it would have... But atlast its finished. The measurements are 7'Hx2'Wx1'Deep. I modeled the cage off of the ones from customcages.com or something like that. I got all of the supplies from home depot and other hardware stores. The frame (four corners) is constructed of small wooden strips. I nailed two strips together to create a corner. The back of the cage is soild wood which i painted red and then sealed with a spray enamual. The two sides are screened and the top has a wire screen which is rigid enough to place all of the lighting componets on, under that, regular screen . The front door is plexi-glass... I know I know, i shouldn't have made it solid, but I wanted to be able to clearly see in it. Don't worry I get lots of airflow though the enclosure.
The Top basking area reaches 100-105 degrees. And the temp gradiant goes down the cage to around 72. Night time temps are a solid 72-74. Humidity levels are anywhere from 40%-70%. All plants are fake as of now. 1/3 of the way up I have a screen divider because my veiled cham. is only 3.5 months old. My lighting componets consist of an 18'' 5.0 uva/uvb lamp. 150W basking lamp. Dripper. and Humidifier (more for effect.)
I am curious to see what you guys think about it so please let me know!
I built the cage in two weekends. It took much longer than I thought it would have... But atlast its finished. The measurements are 7'Hx2'Wx1'Deep. I modeled the cage off of the ones from customcages.com or something like that. I got all of the supplies from home depot and other hardware stores. The frame (four corners) is constructed of small wooden strips. I nailed two strips together to create a corner. The back of the cage is soild wood which i painted red and then sealed with a spray enamual. The two sides are screened and the top has a wire screen which is rigid enough to place all of the lighting componets on, under that, regular screen . The front door is plexi-glass... I know I know, i shouldn't have made it solid, but I wanted to be able to clearly see in it. Don't worry I get lots of airflow though the enclosure.
The Top basking area reaches 100-105 degrees. And the temp gradiant goes down the cage to around 72. Night time temps are a solid 72-74. Humidity levels are anywhere from 40%-70%. All plants are fake as of now. 1/3 of the way up I have a screen divider because my veiled cham. is only 3.5 months old. My lighting componets consist of an 18'' 5.0 uva/uvb lamp. 150W basking lamp. Dripper. and Humidifier (more for effect.)
I am curious to see what you guys think about it so please let me know!
