My first Chameleon -Vieled- Cornelius

[Inherit Life]

Dual light setup 160w powersun for day 150w night light with a large screen enclosure. Driftwood and vines out the wazoo with moss at the bottom around my pot for the bamboo plant. Monsoon rs 400 with nozzles outside the cage misting every hour for 20 seconds to keep droplets of water on the top of his enclosure for drinking he seems to like this. Avg temp in middle of enclosure is 81~ with the powersun on and night temp is around 74. Basking locations vary from 101~ to 95~ to 90 etc. 5 different spots all tested with an electronic probe. How do I keep the humidity up without flooding my house ? Avg humidity even with the hourly spray is 40-50%.
I live in long beach in new york on the water (pretty chilly with the constant breeze) and we keep the windows open at night and so far no heat has been turned on. That's why I have a nightlight for him. Got him 2 days ago, saved him from a crappy setup, was in a glass box 6'' x 6'' in 100 degree heat with no ventilation.. Damn petsmart.. he seems pretty happy now, I open his door and he crawls out ontop and watches tv. Bought multivitamin for him and have calcium dust as well.. I released a few crickets into his enclo. and he seems to love hunting them so I guess I'll keep feeding him like that. Gives him something to do right ? Am I missing anything or any recommendations ? Any feedback would be great just want him to be happy ! Thank you for your time !
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[dom1959]

fantastic cham!
congrats!
set up looks first rate!
one thing the 150w night light is not necessary
he will benefit from a temperature drop at night
my cham room is dropping into the low 60's at night right now.
as long as they can warm up temp drop is good

 

[Cmergy]

Try getting a humidifier for humidity if you haven't yet, it works wonders.

 

[nick barta]

Veilds do not need high humidity. With your watering, he will be fine.

Nick

 

[Inherit Life]

thank you guys! I'll give it a go without the night light and record the low temp in the hab. I'm just afraid I'll prolly set the alarm clock to check him a few times

 

[luvbug237]

Very handsome!!

 

[Inherit Life]

so my cham is eatting the substrate on the floor which is bagged moss.. guessing it's not good for him.. should I change this to a moss mat ? I love the appearance and have a lot of stuff covered by it.. pots.. vines etc.. but if he's eatting mouthfuls of it.. anyone else use moss in your hab ?

 

[ReptiGeek]

so my cham is eatting the substrate on the floor which is bagged moss.. guessing it's not good for him.. should I change this to a moss mat ? I love the appearance and have a lot of stuff covered by it.. pots.. vines etc.. but if he's eatting mouthfuls of it.. anyone else use moss in your hab ?

Most people leave their floors bare. In the end it is health over visual appeal. I have a few smaller plants on the bottom of my enclosure still in their 4" cups with large rocks covering the soil.

 

[Djturna4thakidz]

yes, get rid off the moss on the bottom.