Hello all!
We are the new owners of a ~3ish month male juvenile veiled chameleon and are looking for tips + tricks, plus any advice on the setup.
Pics:
The setup is as follows so far:
Zoo Med Reptibreeze 24”L x 18”D x 36”H cage
24 inch UVB light bar
Exo Terra 50W basking light
Bits of cork bark
Drift wood
Five 6 foot benda-branches/vines of varying sizes
Automatic misting machine
Dripper bottle
Live umbrella plant
Humidity/temp sensor
Food/water cup ledge
He seems to be doing good so far, this is only the 2nd day of him being home. We have the 4 foot tall Zoo Med enclosure on standby for when he grows up and requires a larger cage. The current cage has 2 sides covered in a clear shower curtain to maintain humidity as we live in a dryer state, as well as keep the mister water from spraying the wall. I placed some more mesh on the sides that have the curtain so he can still climb on the sides. I also added some wood planks to the sides to facilitate any future drift wood up near the top.
Day time temps ambient in the house are around 70°, inside the enclosure around 75° and humidity around 75%-80% (depends on misting). Night time, we allow the temps to drop down to 60°- 65° and turn off all his lights for 12 hours. Basking temp is around 85° and he seems to love sitting on the leaf stem and soak up the warmth we wish was outside. We hand mist occasionally, and also allow the auto misters to run for 2-3 mins around 3-4 times a day (we’re still working out the best schedule/times).
He loves to sit on his branch and lick the water droplets from the leaves or directly from the dripper hose at times. We haven’t observed him yet use the water bowl, but have it there as an option. We keep dubia roaches and superworms in the feed cup, but also have some crickets we let roam around the top during the day. All of the feeders are pre-loaded with the NatureZone Total Bites green cube things.
I think that basically covers everything I can think of at the moment. Please let us know your thoughts and any potential improvements.
Thanks!
We are the new owners of a ~3ish month male juvenile veiled chameleon and are looking for tips + tricks, plus any advice on the setup.
Pics:
The setup is as follows so far:
Zoo Med Reptibreeze 24”L x 18”D x 36”H cage
24 inch UVB light bar
Exo Terra 50W basking light
Bits of cork bark
Drift wood
Five 6 foot benda-branches/vines of varying sizes
Automatic misting machine
Dripper bottle
Live umbrella plant
Humidity/temp sensor
Food/water cup ledge
He seems to be doing good so far, this is only the 2nd day of him being home. We have the 4 foot tall Zoo Med enclosure on standby for when he grows up and requires a larger cage. The current cage has 2 sides covered in a clear shower curtain to maintain humidity as we live in a dryer state, as well as keep the mister water from spraying the wall. I placed some more mesh on the sides that have the curtain so he can still climb on the sides. I also added some wood planks to the sides to facilitate any future drift wood up near the top.
Day time temps ambient in the house are around 70°, inside the enclosure around 75° and humidity around 75%-80% (depends on misting). Night time, we allow the temps to drop down to 60°- 65° and turn off all his lights for 12 hours. Basking temp is around 85° and he seems to love sitting on the leaf stem and soak up the warmth we wish was outside. We hand mist occasionally, and also allow the auto misters to run for 2-3 mins around 3-4 times a day (we’re still working out the best schedule/times).
He loves to sit on his branch and lick the water droplets from the leaves or directly from the dripper hose at times. We haven’t observed him yet use the water bowl, but have it there as an option. We keep dubia roaches and superworms in the feed cup, but also have some crickets we let roam around the top during the day. All of the feeders are pre-loaded with the NatureZone Total Bites green cube things.
I think that basically covers everything I can think of at the moment. Please let us know your thoughts and any potential improvements.
Thanks!
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