Plants
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CamrynTheCham22
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Are they already in your enclosure? What kinds?
Pictures would be good as well
Pictures would be good as well
bbyoda
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hiya! Every plant has its own care needs, so it's going to be a bit of a growing and troubleshooting process. For example, I know lots of keepers here love hibiscus but getting them enough light in a chameleon enclosure can be tough.
Is your bottom bioactive? What's your drainage layer situation? If it's just a small layer of soil at the bottom of the cage, without drainage, it's going to get swamped quickly, and kill the plants due to root rot.
Some folks do like to plant everything at the bottom for a more naturalistic look. You'd probably want to get some bigger plants in that case, otherwise you'll be waiting a while for these ones to fill in.
Have you seen Bill Strand's plant and branch modules? I see you have some dragon ledges there...you could create a structure with branches and add pots to the ledges and have the creeping fig and wandering Jew hang down.
https://chameleonacademy.com/plants/
Is your bottom bioactive? What's your drainage layer situation? If it's just a small layer of soil at the bottom of the cage, without drainage, it's going to get swamped quickly, and kill the plants due to root rot.
Some folks do like to plant everything at the bottom for a more naturalistic look. You'd probably want to get some bigger plants in that case, otherwise you'll be waiting a while for these ones to fill in.
Have you seen Bill Strand's plant and branch modules? I see you have some dragon ledges there...you could create a structure with branches and add pots to the ledges and have the creeping fig and wandering Jew hang down.
https://chameleonacademy.com/plants/
swtaber1
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Bioactive
I have lecca rocks then a thin lace type covering then my soil then my plants them some oak leafs around my plants
And I have some isopods and springtails this have not seen them ?
bbyoda
Chameleon Enthusiast
Sounds like you have all the right layers! Just looked like a thin layer of soil to me so I wanted to make sure you were set. Still might be good to get a drainage pipe in there in case things get waterlogged.
You won't see isos or springtails unless they have something to eat. Then they swarm a bit! You can feed them old veggie scraps while you're waiting for your chameleon to move in (at which time they'd eat the cham poo).
Any thoughts on hanging plants like I suggested? I feel like you're missing one big centerpiece plant, like a ficus Benjamina or Money Tree.
You won't see isos or springtails unless they have something to eat. Then they swarm a bit! You can feed them old veggie scraps while you're waiting for your chameleon to move in (at which time they'd eat the cham poo).
Any thoughts on hanging plants like I suggested? I feel like you're missing one big centerpiece plant, like a ficus Benjamina or Money Tree.
I hate to tell you but I doubt they will survive. Bio active enclosures when done correctly have layers that are quite a bit thicker then yours. Without the inches of drainage at the bottom it all turns to slop. I mean typically you are looking at the entire bottom you create to be like 6 inches deep in total.
Take a look at this https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/intro-to-bio-activity.2429/
Additionally plants that are vines like to be hung. https://chameleonacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chameleon-Plants-122819.pdf
Take a look at this https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/intro-to-bio-activity.2429/
Additionally plants that are vines like to be hung. https://chameleonacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chameleon-Plants-122819.pdf
