Safety net?

[TimothyOnTop]

I built a free range area for my 7 month old jacksonfs chameleon it is 7 feet of the ground my question is should i have a net underneath play area to catch him in case he falls?

 

[TimothyOnTop]

 

[Anisa.corp]

That is awesome your cham is going to LOVE it but as the net I would put something just to be safe but thats just me being worrier in the wild they do climb pretty high trees

 

[Beman]

If that is built out of bamboo then the surfaces is going to be slick and harder to fully grasp....

 

[TimothyOnTop]

Yes it's bamboo but it's not smooth at all it has very deep grain it feels almost like sand paper like one of those fake bendy vines i grew it at my house I grew it specifically for reptile projects i must have gotten lucky and got a weird variation of bamboo

 

[TimothyOnTop]

That is awesome your cham is going to LOVE it but as the net I would put something just to be safe but thats just me being worrier in the wild they do climb pretty high trees

Yes I am a worrier too ? i think I'm going to put one of the clear nets under it just in case ?

 

[DocZ]

 

[TimothyOnTop]

And then me underneath it all day with my hands up ready to catch him ?

 

[AmandaS]

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I love how you needed to nake room for the enclosure, so you put that picture on the floor. Hahaha.

 

[TimothyOnTop]

I love how you needed to nake room for the enclosure, so you put that picture on the floor. Hahaha.

I also removed my bed now I just curl up on the floor under his play area when I'm tired so if he falls he will land on me so I can break his fall ?

 

[Cameronjb]

I also removed my bed now I just curl up on the floor under his play area when I'm tired so if he falls he will land on me so I can break his fall ?

Respect lol

 

[TimothyOnTop]

I finished his bridge connected it went downstairs for 5 minutes when I came back he was already up exploring ??

 

[TimothyOnTop]

 

[PabloTheCham]

Will go back in his enclosure tho? Chams don't really like going down. I have a free-range similar to yours that goes thru the whole living room and kitchen from window to window, and there is a small drop. He ALWAYS stops right at that drop because he doesnt want to lose any altitude, if that makes sense.

 

[Pearl Fields]

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Awwww he looks so happy!!

 

[TimothyOnTop]

Will go back in his enclosure tho? Chams don't really like going down. I have a free-range similar to yours that goes thru the whole living room and kitchen from window to window, and there is a small drop. He ALWAYS stops right at that drop because he doesnt want to lose any altitude, if that makes sense.

He was in and out of his cage 3 or 4 times i seen today he went in to bask and was just wondering around exploring it is very cool to watch

 

[PabloTheCham]

He was in and out of his cage 3 or 4 times i seen today he went in to bask and was just wondering around exploring it is very cool to watch

Nice! I'm glas your cham is willing to go downard, i might do something similar too! I am currently a tenant, so no holes in the walls though... might be a little complicated.

 

[Pearl Fields]

He was in and out of his cage 3 or 4 times i seen today he went in to bask and was just wondering around exploring it is very cool to watch

Are you letting him go out on the free range whenever he wants??? If so, what about uvb??

 

[PabloTheCham]

Are you letting him go out on the free range whenever he wants??? If so, what about uvb??

I think he can go back inside the cage when he wants uvb?

 

[TimothyOnTop]

Are you letting him go out on the free range whenever he wants??? If so, what about uvb??

Ty that is a very good point but i will only be letting him free range for an hour or so every day but that is definitely something i have been considering i just let him stay out longer today letting him explore