xandrewjosephx
New Member
What should the temp be during the night time with a cage and is there a night time light to keep the cage from getting too cold and should I spray before I turn out the lights or will that make him cold thank u!
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xandrewjosephx
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I've seen two warming night lights blue bulbs and black light bulbs what would u prefer
camimom
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First, chams need a good 10-15 temp drop at night. second, NO NIGHT LIGHTS!
if your hosue temp drops to below say 60 at night, then get a ceramic heater, space heater, etc that does not emit light.
Chams need darkness to sleep. So neither of those bulbs.
xandrewjosephx
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Thank you!
camimom
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No problem. Good luck. IF you arent sure on anything, post it, there is no silly questions.
VeiledChams
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Pet peev, sorry.. there are no silly questions..
and idk what cham the OP has, but veileds can take temperatures down to the 50's.
xandrewjosephx
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I'm planing to get a ambilobe panther I doing alot of research before hand tho! The thing I'm a lil confused on are the lights I'm not sure witch ones I would need it's going to be 18x18x36 cage with real plants in them I'm also planning to get a fogger how long should I keep the fogger on and I'm also going to get my panther when he's about 3-4 inches long I'm also going to have a cricket housing in a fish tank can that size of panther eat crickets Thank u for any info you can give me!
camimom
New Member
Ok first. please use punctuation! that ran on forever and can get confusing.
now.
1- lights- reptiglo of reptisun 5.0 uvb bulb. and a house bulg (from home depot, walmart, etc) 50-60 watt for basking.
2- dunno about fogger, i dont use one an dont have a need for one.
3- cage size- most people recommend a 24x24x48 cage for male panthers.
4- real plants are a must. it helps with humidity. get scheffelara, pothos,ficus, which are cham safe, cuz thye like to munch them sometimes.
5- crickets- i also keep my crickets in a ten gallon fish tank. make sure you have plenty of egg cartons in it so they stay alive.
A- do you know how to gutload them?
B- panthers that young can probably do 1/4 inch crickets. but just see, normally feeders should be around the length of the space between the chams eyes.
carol5208
Chameleon Enthusiast
Pet peev, sorry.. there are no silly questions..
and idk what cham the OP has, but veileds can take temperatures down to the 50's.
Panthers too from what I understand. The ambient temp in Madagascar is in the 50's for several months out of the year.
xandrewjosephx
New Member
Thanks! I'm getting the gut load food from http://chamalotchameleons.com/ and going to get that jelly water. You just put the food out and they will just eat it right?
