I live in the UK so humidity but more so temperature is hard to maintain. I understand that keeping them without good ventilation lead to RI but was confused because everyone here apart from a few people keep thier chems in wooden enclosures.
Ok thanks there is muji chemelon enclosures in the uk that is similar to that. How would I go about putting the lights on the outside. People here put them on the inside but put a sheild on them and put the basking perch a few inches lower.
I live in the UK and have a mixed wood and glass enclosure with back ventilation, I wouldn’t be able to keep the temp and humidity up in my house. I tend to leave the glass slightly open for an hour or so when I’m home for a bit of extra ventilation and also because my Cham has learnt to climb out and explore
The wooden vivarium is designed to have the chimney affect air leaves through the top and gets sucked through the bottom. I could also add more vents to the back or a fan for extra ventilation. Although if I get a jackson I might get a hybrid cage because they need lower temps anyway. Still decoding between a veiled or Jackson but because the temps here are basically perfect for a Jackson I might have to consider it. For humidity at night I could use a shower curtain.
I understand that but knowing if the venting is good enough for chameleons is outside my area of expertise. I know even with exo terra glass enclosures if they are not set up correctly chams get RI's and die because that one has a very small vent on the front bottom but even with that one the top is all screen. Lighting in those is placed on the inside... This makes it so that you loose the top 12 inches with a t5ho fixture and a 6% bulb. Because there is no screen there to reduce the UVB exposure. You would not be able to have any branches closer then 11-12 inches to that fixture. So that reduces your enclosure size as well. But then there is the fact that your basking bulb is mounted inside. This is an extremely high thermal burn risk.
They arent we modify them to fit the needs of our environment.
Even with glass enclosures, I still struggle with keeping humidity over 65% on my crested geckos tanks.
That is not true though hun. Chams get RI's because of their husbandry being off. Misting constantly and never letting the enclosure dry. This in turn causes bacteria to grow that they breathe in. A glass enclosure with a screen top and even a modified wooden can work but the air flow has to be there so it is not holding stagnant air and the husbandry and set up of the enclosure has to be on point.
If you keeping a veiled, some guy here in the forums posted like how they live in the wild. @PetNcs
Great.... I will take my exit from this thread... Not up for all hell breaking loose again.
I don't mean to say what you're saying is wrong. Everything you said is correct. I just want him to get different opinions, ideas etc.
I am just not up for the drama... And honestly I can not handle any more bs this week. Your welcome to tag him whenever you feel appropriate. I am just steering clear of threads that he is in or gets tagged in. Nothing against you at all.
I've seen that thread and all the info.
