New male Nosy Be Panther!

[Masahiro]

Just picked up this Nosy be and his 150 gallon screen cage. If hes anywhere near his cage he bites and hisses but take 2 steps away from his cage with him and he's the nicest chameleon ever.. He mostly just likes to sit on my head... Anyways tell me what you think! His names Jakiro! ~

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[xcrystalx]

just gorgeous

so he prefers to be out of his home?
im due to get a male nosey be in 2/3 weeks just setting up my new enclosure.seeing all these gorgeous nosey bes make me sooooo excited!! & impatient

thanks for sharing

 

[Katrinaa]

Such a true blue!! Congrats

 

[Psychobunny]

Very nice nosy B you have

But your cage is a little sparse, and may not make him feel secure.
You need to put a lot more branches, vines, etc. it there for him so he
doesnt feel exposed and stressed.

 

[Masahiro]

Once hes out he likes being out but he does not like me anywhere near his home.. Lol and i will be adding more vines and stuff that's just how i got the viv.

 

[Kath44]

He's lovely. Kath.

 

[nick barta]

Beautiful Nosy Be.

Welcome to the Forum, I have some suggestions:

For the cage, I would do a lot of horizontal small diameter natural vines and natural branches, filling the top 1/2 of the cage.

Natural plants are a must IMHO, and a Pathos hung from the top would fill the cage, leaving the floor clear (for easy cleaning).

I would suggest that your Nosy Be does not "like" your head any more than he "likes" to climb up to the highest place he can reach in his environment. It is better to leave them in the cage than to bring them out for our enjoyment, other than major cage cleaning where you are moving plants and branches, or medical exams. Stress for the chameleon is to be avoided whenever possible, they are not like a Bearded Dragon, who are hand-able.

Your cage has 2 dome lights, UVB is best supplied through a long linear bulb, heat can be a dome style light.

The sides of the cage appear to me a mesh with a plastic outside wall, are any sides just the mesh? If not, you may want to open a side or 2, or use a fan for airflow.

Use the SEARCH button, and you will find the answers to most of your questions!

Take care,

Nick

 

[Masahiro]

Three sides of the cage are mesh, there seems to be a lot of different options on handling chameleons not sure which side to take yet.. He does seem to in joy coming out.. Tbch i'm more of a look don't touch kinda guy anyway... I mostly keep fish for this reason. Just got the viv the way it is and have been changing sense these pictures. Thanks for the advise!

 

[nick barta]

You will do well with your new Nose Be...

Nick