Screen cages and adult toenails...?

[Vegun]

I don't see any Chameleon specific cages offered with larger gauge screen/wire options. Just the standard size used on screen doors and windows.

I'm worried about my little guy's toe nails snagging as he grows.

Should I be?

 

[carol5208]

Well, yes they can and will snag them. If the nail breaks off down below the skin line, then it will not grow back. My cham has one nail that has been missing since he was a baby.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

That is the big dilemma when picking a cage. Fine mesh (aluminum) will remove all of the toenail for the most part if climbed on regularly. While hardware clothe wares the nail down quite a bit however does not completely remove the nail. There is a new kind of durable fine plastic screen that seems to not harm nails. However feeder insects could possibly chew and ingest it before becoming a meal for a chameleon. Meaning a crick gut loaded with plastic is absolutely not an ideal food for any chameleon. I would watch for screen climbing and got from there.

 

[Vegun]

If anybody would like to link to a cage that does not have Toe issues I'd sure appreciate it.


I suppose bowl/cup feeding is better then foot issues IMO


The wife wont mind the occasional cricket in her panty drawer..

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Glass terrariums won't harm your chameleons nails. Here's a link.

http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/natural_terrarium_large.php

If your screen cage is big enough and you do not see screen climbing you should be OK.

 

[shaunaroxanne]

Bird cages won't harm the nails. All of mine are in wire birdcages. You have to cup feed though because your feeders will escape. Also, my ambilobe has learned how to lift the door to escape, so in some cases you may need to install a latch.

 

[Action Jackson]

This is the only place I know of that can make cages with larger screen.

 

[Action Jackson]

This is the only place I know of that can make cages with larger screen.

http://www.screencages.com/