TrishMinard
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Does anyone know if it is safe to use coconut fiber as a substrate in a panther Chameleon enclosure?
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Some of the senior members here use substrate. Some I would consider very knowledgable and experienced.
Coconut fiber should be pretty safe- it's pretty safe for other lizards.
It doesn't mold, but poop and dead crickets and other organic left on a slightly damp substrate will mold. Keep things picked up regularly.
The benefit of substrate like coconut fiber is humidity.
That said- I'm playing devils advocate with this advice. I don't use substrate myself, but I do use plants in pots that are 17" across full of soil, so I guess I'm basically doing the same thing...
I actually have a chameleon that loves walking and sitting on the bottom of the cage. He does it in every cage I have, indoor or outdoor including a free range area. I always find him on the floor. He is a real oddball!!Kind of backwards I'd say, not horribly saying that!
So really live plans are a no no when people say "no substrate"
I mean the chams I had never venture to the bottom as they are tree dwelling!
That's like saying fish walk on land lol!
I actually have a chameleon that loves walking and sitting on the bottom of the cage. He does it in every cage I have, indoor or outdoor including a free range area. I always find him on the floor. He is a real oddball!!Kind of backwards I'd say, not horribly saying that!
So really live plans are a no no when people say "no substrate"
I mean the chams I had never venture to the bottom as they are tree dwelling!
That's like saying fish walk on land lol!