R-zilla Terrarium Tank Topper??

[eisentrauti]

You should not use glass enclosures:
They see their reflection
Improper Airflow

Unless you have a pyg

-Steve

That's not true. Glass enclosures work fine too. But this rzilla thing seems to be mutant hamster cage . Another way of saving money on the wrong end. The material is also not the best choice. It's cheap plastic and I can't believe that it can stand UV rays and the heat of normal bulbs for a long time. If you want to use it as a juvenile cage, the screen has to be closer. High quality full screen enclosures are so cheap in the USA, just visit the websites of our side sponsors, those enclosures are specially created for chameleons

 

[ciafardo 4]

That's not true. Glass enclosures work fine too. But this rzilla thing seems to be mutant hamster cage . Another way of saving money on the wrong end. The material is also not the best choice. It's cheap plastic and I can't believe that it can stand UV rays and the heat of normal bulbs for a long time. If you want to use it as a juvenile cage, the screen has to be closer. High quality full screen enclosures are so cheap in the USA, just visit the websites of our side sponsors, those enclosures are specially created for chameleons

Benny it's actually made of coated steel . I have used them and i think they're great for keeping smaller species. Also Benny is right give the ol glass wives tale a break plenty of people are successful with glass if done properly.

 

[eisentrauti]

coated steel

Sorry, I haven't see this. But now it reminds me even more of a hamster cage

 

[pssh]

Anther thing is that the OP wanted to house a 6 month old female in a ten-twenty gallon plus topper. IMO that is pretty dang small, I would not keep my female in the ten gallon plus topper cage for more than a month or two when she was a baby. Glass works fine so long as there are holes and what not for air flow. Some chameleons do stress about glass, but I believe the majority of them seem not to.

 

[serenitystarlite]

When I first got Kami, my senegal chameleon, I built her a wood and screen top for a 20gal high aquarium. It was meant to be temporary while I built her a big 2x2x4 screened cage. She was only in this setup for a couple months and developed an infection in her mouth. Well 2 vet visits and $250 later, she is now fine and recovered and enjoying her screened cage.

The other issue I had with that setup was using a dripper. I caught the water in a plant saucer and it would be very difficult to empty and would always overflow. Even just misting would cause a lot of water to just sit in the bottom. How do you drain all the water using an aquarium?