New Cage!

[KatieSimmo]

So i have a 6 month old Yemen Chameleon , At the moment hes doing fantastic and looking beautiful,
But...

We are updating his viv to a 100cm high x 65cm wide x 48 cm deep,

we are worried about his heating and lighting situation,
We Live in the UK so its always cold hes got a terririum to keep the heat in better rather than a screen cage!

Please help with lighting and heating!
At the moment his vivs pretty small and has a exo terra compact top with an repi glo 5.0 UVB bulb 26W
And a fan Heater that he loves.

Need help with this new set up!!!

Please dont use tech talk
PLEASE HELP

 

[AbooLovesYOU]

So i have a 6 month old Yemen Chameleon , At the moment hes doing fantastic and looking beautiful,
But...

We are updating his viv to a 100cm high x 65cm wide x 48 cm deep,

we are worried about his heating and lighting situation,
We Live in the UK so its always cold hes got a terririum to keep the heat in better rather than a screen cage!

Please help with lighting and heating!
At the moment his vivs pretty small and has a exo terra compact top with an repi glo 5.0 UVB bulb 26W
And a fan Heater that he loves.

Need help with this new set up!!!

Please dont use tech talk
PLEASE HELP

Please make sure his area is well ventilated! Chams can have all sorts of problems being in a glass container.

Your lighting seems fine, the UVB is great for the smaller environment. Take a temperature reading @ his basking spot to find out if he will be warm enough!

 

[lilLostduckie]

We originally were planning on using a glass terrarium for the same reasons, though we decided to purchase a small space heater and plug it in near his cage. Having the temperature outside his area just a bit warmer has really helped maintain the cage.

I have read a few articles about keeping chams in glass enclosures, and as long as you keep an eye out to make sure that the humidity level doesn't stay to high, I don't think it is an issue.

Here is an article on here that put my mind at rest:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/everyone-who-knows-you-cant-keep-chams-glass-31937/

Hope it all works out!

 

[KatieSimmo]

Thanks Guys, Weve had him in a exo terra viv for a few months and has been fine,
The new viv where building is having a screen top and about 6 or 7 vents for air flow.

where looking into putting a live plant inside, but worried because where going to need more heat to warm the cage and more uva/uvb bulbs but not sure how many to get,

ive looked into getting another compact top witch can hold 3 uvb bulbs and then drop and infra red buld with a cage around it into the viv???

dont want to make any mistakes, i love my lill man

 

[DavidBuchan]

Hello, welcome to the forum Here's the basic caresheet I recommend to all new people with Veileds - https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/chameleonsinmyhouse/395-veiled-chameleon-care-sheet.html