karebear41486
Established Member
Hey everyone! Just a few quick questions. I work at a PetSmart and about a year and a half ago, we had a panther chameleon (wild caught male, full grown, lots of problems-go figure) that we adopted out to a family that came into the store a lot. He had a LOT of problems...mainly eye problems and also a problem with his jaw...possibly parasites too. Im sure the fact that he was a wild caught specimen was to blame for some of his issues, but the way PetSmart keeps their reptiles is NO DOUBT the source of the others. (But that's a completely different issue that I won't get into now...) Anyways, long story short, he passed away a week or so ago, and his owner came to me to see if i wanted to buy the cage he had built for him, since he knew that i recently got a panther chameleon myself. SO, i went to see it today, and it's REALLY nice! It's well over 5 feet tall, because it's taller than I am...its probably 18-24 inches deep and 4 feet long. He said he would sell it to me for 50 bucks, lights and all. It's really a good deal, but i was just wondering about the lighting that it comes with. He has a basking bulb, a fluorescent bulb and something called a Mercury Xenon bulb. I'm assuming that this is similar to one of those zoomed powersun bulbs that produce heat and UVB, but was just wondering if anyone is familiar with them? I'm really excited about getting this new cage....I was going to build one with my dad, but this cage is really really sweet...and I'm sure we couldn't build it for less than 50 bucks! I'll post pictures when I get it tomorrow...any comments or information on the mercury xenon light would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!