Mulberry's new Enclosure. Advice?

mullberrysdream

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I just moved Mulberry, my 5 month old veiled, into a 36 high cage from LLL.

I got him a Ficus tree (which I thought was going to be MUCH larger than it actually is) from LLL as well. I have a Pothos hanging, as well as lots of fake vines, both large and small jungle vine, and some branches from outside (that i baked in the oven for 2 hours).
He has his UVB bulb, and now has 2 instead of 1 heat lights, one is a 12watt halogen and the other is a 40 watt fluker's. basking temp is definitely in the 90ish region.

I also have a cool air humidifier in the room with him.

Any advice on things I should add or change?
 

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You might want to put a thermometer on his basking spot and other areas to make sure those bulbs are providing you the proper temperature gradients. Also maybe lower some of the plants/vines further down so he can move to those thermal gradients with ease. To me it looks as if everything is jammed towards the top of the cage and might be too hot. Everything else looks par the course though.
 
I would raise those lights up off the cage.
if they heat up the mesh and he touches it, he can get burned.
 
I agree with spreading the stuff out, if (heaven forbid) he were to fall he would have nothing to catch himself on on the way down, I know its not the most prominent thought but just in case.
 
You might want to put a thermometer on his basking spot and other areas to make sure those bulbs are providing you the proper temperature gradients. Also maybe lower some of the plants/vines further down so he can move to those thermal gradients with ease. To me it looks as if everything is jammed towards the top of the cage and might be too hot. Everything else looks par the course though.


I've got a few thermometers in there, they just aren't in the picture. I'd originally had things much more spread out, and after a few days i changed it because he was spending all of his time up top. He does come down and hang out in the Pothos/Ficus occasionally though. I will had a few more branches though so he has more climbing space below.


I've also gotten rid of one heat light as it was starting to become a bit to hot i think (as i frequently saw him opening his mouth while being up high).
 
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