New member 2021!

[Tawannapc]

Hello all!!!
Although I have not received my baby yet, I just wanted to introduce my self and excited to get started!

This will be my second chameleon and ,yes , I am a victum of thinking I was doing everything right. I purchased a veiled from a reptile show and went straight to the pet store to follow all the directions they gave me. My chameleon survived us and I look back smh!!! Fast Forward.... years have passed and now I want learn more while observing my experience with all this new technology they have for education!

I have a panther chameleon on its way as soon as I get met cage set up! I am so excited !
I did want to show off my cabinet stand I found and have started getting it refurbished. I do plan on turning it into a drainage
My dads a handyman with rental property so please excuse his shed . This his him starting to formulate his ideas if putting it together.
NOTE : we washed the cabinet yesterday and all the green came off. This was a cabinet we picked off the side of road in a rich neighborhood. It's a pure bamboo cabinet let's get started

 

[MissSkittles]

Welcome to the forum! So glad to hear that you are getting everything set up before getting your chameleon. Not sure what may have changed since your last one, but https://chameleonacademy.com/chameleon-basics/ is the most up to date and in depth site to learn/relearn everything and then some. Of course the forum is the best for asking questions and sharing. So glad to have you here!

 

[Tawannapc]

I've been listening to them at work. It's not too different but I was doing the bare minimum thinking I was on top of things. Like having branches but not knowing there proper placement ....

 

[Tawannapc]

My dad had me finish my cabinet

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

I've been listening to them at work. It's not too different but I was doing the bare minimum thinking I was on top of things. Like having branches but not knowing there proper placement ....

It's up to you, and there are different ways of doing things, but I found it easier to arrange the plants first, according to https://chameleonacademy.com/plants/ (starting with a centerpiece, and moving outward from there) and then filling in branches (I used dowels & bamboo).

My little guy mostly uses the branches on the centerpiece plants for getting around & basking (along with the ceiling—it's his chameleon superhighway) and vines from pothos, philodendron, & wandering jew are growing quickly, and snake through everything else.

Here are 2 more lists of safe plants from reputable sources:
https://www.madcham.de/en/pflanzen-fuers-terrarium/
https://www.chameleons.info/l/safe-and-unsafe-plants/