PlanetRemulak
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Moved my boy Beau out to living room last weekend. The move made sense - air flow is much better out here in the main room. The cage is accessible on all sides. I can actually keep the cage on a table that fits both the drain tray and the cage, AND he’s a lot higher up which is preferred. I can also observe Beau/his cage conditions from the couch without having to disturb him. So far this set up has worked out GREAT during the week - I’m usually the only one home and traffic out here in the living room is low.
Today, Beau was able to see my fiance sitting on his floor seat in front of the TV (Beau‘s cage is located several feet away from the TV, but is along the same wall). It seemed to make him nervous and he spent some time climbing back and forth between the plants in the middle and the highest branch in the cage. It wouldn’t have been noise bothering him as my fiancé was playing a game on mute (things are very low-key out here. Noise kept to an absolute minimum, TV is mainly only used for games and is kept on very low volume or muted when it is on), so it’s got to be the sight of my fiancé that my chameleon was unnerved by. His cage isn’t under planted, but I feel like coverage could be better (my pothos and tradescantia zebrina at the very top could stand to grow out some more). How do things look currently? Any suggestions where I might add more plants toward the top?
At what point is a chameleon basking too much? After my fiancé moved, Beau stayed on his basking spot and showed dark basking colors until it was time for him to go to sleep (although he did come back up to the top in normal colors, hoping I’d have bugs in my hand when I opened the cage door to spot clean). Humidity at the very top ranged from 43-45%. The middle, heavier planted part of the cage ranged from 50-53%. Basking temp was at 84 F by the time the Sansi LEDs went off at 6 pm, so I doubt that him really needing the heat was an issue.
I’m really hoping to be able to keep Beau out here in the main room. It makes more sense and is easier to keep an eye on him without having to harass him by walking right up to his cage several times a day. My concern is that he will become stressed and fail to thrive out here if he’s able to see us regularly. I’ve picked up corrugated plastic sheets to replace the window shrink film with, and hopefully that will decrease visibility on the sides of the cage/make him feel a bit safer.
Poops look firm, urates are a creamy white color. Aside from deciding he’s sick of dubias, Beau hasn’t been shy about eating since he’s been moved to the living room. Cage pics attached, input/suggestions always appreciated.
Today, Beau was able to see my fiance sitting on his floor seat in front of the TV (Beau‘s cage is located several feet away from the TV, but is along the same wall). It seemed to make him nervous and he spent some time climbing back and forth between the plants in the middle and the highest branch in the cage. It wouldn’t have been noise bothering him as my fiancé was playing a game on mute (things are very low-key out here. Noise kept to an absolute minimum, TV is mainly only used for games and is kept on very low volume or muted when it is on), so it’s got to be the sight of my fiancé that my chameleon was unnerved by. His cage isn’t under planted, but I feel like coverage could be better (my pothos and tradescantia zebrina at the very top could stand to grow out some more). How do things look currently? Any suggestions where I might add more plants toward the top?
At what point is a chameleon basking too much? After my fiancé moved, Beau stayed on his basking spot and showed dark basking colors until it was time for him to go to sleep (although he did come back up to the top in normal colors, hoping I’d have bugs in my hand when I opened the cage door to spot clean). Humidity at the very top ranged from 43-45%. The middle, heavier planted part of the cage ranged from 50-53%. Basking temp was at 84 F by the time the Sansi LEDs went off at 6 pm, so I doubt that him really needing the heat was an issue.
I’m really hoping to be able to keep Beau out here in the main room. It makes more sense and is easier to keep an eye on him without having to harass him by walking right up to his cage several times a day. My concern is that he will become stressed and fail to thrive out here if he’s able to see us regularly. I’ve picked up corrugated plastic sheets to replace the window shrink film with, and hopefully that will decrease visibility on the sides of the cage/make him feel a bit safer.
Poops look firm, urates are a creamy white color. Aside from deciding he’s sick of dubias, Beau hasn’t been shy about eating since he’s been moved to the living room. Cage pics attached, input/suggestions always appreciated.