Pic of Goggles and his cage setup
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ScottChoc
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The lighting fixture is the Halogen/Fluorescent Combo Dome from Zilla, seen here: http://www.zilla-rules.com/products/combo-dome.htm
I took the enclosure out in indirect sunlight for about 6 hours earlier today so i did not have the uvb on when i took the picture. Do you think I should still use it to make sure he gets a full 12 hours?
I took the enclosure out in indirect sunlight for about 6 hours earlier today so i did not have the uvb on when i took the picture. Do you think I should still use it to make sure he gets a full 12 hours?
Sang
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Good start, but still looks like your missing some stuff, as dodolah said, i don't see a UVB light also.
and from the looks of it you got one of the red heat lamps, a regular 60watt house bulb will work better, make sure you get some dark time + a cool down at night, ...
chams need to be able to sleep, make sure to turn the light off at night.
rudis, like it a big cooler, 72ish as an ambient and about 78-80 as a basking, 65-70ish ambient humidity percentage with spikes into the 80's and 90's.
make sure he gets a little bit of dry out time inbetween mistings.
and from the looks of it you got one of the red heat lamps, a regular 60watt house bulb will work better, make sure you get some dark time + a cool down at night, ...
chams need to be able to sleep, make sure to turn the light off at night.
rudis, like it a big cooler, 72ish as an ambient and about 78-80 as a basking, 65-70ish ambient humidity percentage with spikes into the 80's and 90's.
make sure he gets a little bit of dry out time inbetween mistings.
ColorChanginClick
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Nice digs and such a cool cham, I just started reading into and looking up pics of rudis they are sooo cool and from what it seems somewhat rare that is awesome that you have him although I'm sure the circumstances are tough. One thing though, do you have a linear UVB bulb from him I tried to look for it in the pic but wasn't sure if it was behind the basking.
ColorChanginClick
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Sorry, was distracted while typing my post and hadn't seen the other ones.
dodolah
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yes. 12h on 12h off.
Your rudis will need temp drop at night.
research on the internet shows that they can even survive 35 F.
Is the 60 watt not too warm for your rudis?
I knew that they prefer colder temp than veiled.
Also, since you house him in a glass enclosure, be aware that the temp can get real hot inside. Some people do not even use basking light 4 rudis. Since you live in California, i think either 25 watt or no basking light will be sufficient (anyway experiment with the wattage to get the proper temp).
They love cold temp around 75 F and will start having problems if exposed to temp above 80 F, as far as I know.
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BocaJan
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Yes. They wake up with the sun and hunker on down to sleep about 12 hours later. My crew get a light on at 7 and off at 7. They both come on at the same time. I monitor my temps and since they are in a sliding glass door, it can get warm. If the ambient temps go up in the afternoon I turn the basking lights off until it cools down.
I thermometer is important along with measuring the humidity. You can get a combo one at Home Depot for about $6.
Welcome to the forum.
I thermometer is important along with measuring the humidity. You can get a combo one at Home Depot for about $6.
Welcome to the forum.
dodolah
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MALTReptiles
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you could also try www.thebeanfarm.com I have good luck with them and you get a free magnet and notepad! lol. Good Luck in your ventures!
Shaner
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OK I do agree with this 12hours on and off deal, however, isn't it a bad idea to keep them in this mode?
I do recall hearing from Brad on one of my posts that it can affect their breeding habits to keep them in constant "summer mode" especially females. Seasons change regardless of where you are and the sun goes down faster in some locations, so depending where you are located and how much sun there is per day, go with the lighting conditions that are outside. At least this is my understanding from what Brad told me.
Other than that..nice cham and good little setup you got going on there.
I do recall hearing from Brad on one of my posts that it can affect their breeding habits to keep them in constant "summer mode" especially females. Seasons change regardless of where you are and the sun goes down faster in some locations, so depending where you are located and how much sun there is per day, go with the lighting conditions that are outside. At least this is my understanding from what Brad told me.
Other than that..nice cham and good little setup you got going on there.
dodolah
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I am not sure if the 12h on and off lighting cycle is necessarily bad idea..
I have been putting my chameleons under 12 hours on 12 hours off with no problem (based on Kammerflage's care sheet). Off course, all of them are male.. And, I thought his rudis is male also base on what he wrote here and in the other thread.
As far as female goes, to my limited understanding, food and temperature are the real deal in controlling her cycle.
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ChromaChameleons
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I would expect that a Panther's natural environment would provide for a closer to 12 hr daylight / 12 hour night cycle than we experience here. Mady is much closer to the equator , so I would think its day/night cycle would fluctuate far less than ours.
EDIT* Sorry , I just noticed the thread was in reference to a cham other than Panthers.
EDIT* Sorry , I just noticed the thread was in reference to a cham other than Panthers.
