Thoughts on enclosure?

[Etheoffo]

This is my male veiled Saige. I just did some major changes in his enclosure and I'm wondering how it looks. His humidity in here stays between 40-55% and the ambient temp is 70-80F.
Any room for improvement?

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

There's usually room for improvement. What would help us all the most is if you could post some pics showing the top (incl. lighting) on down to the bottom, showing substrate/drainage.

Also, please copy/paste the questionnaire with your answers filled in, either bolded or another font or color for clarity.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/how-to-ask-for-help.66/

 

[HypercolorChameleons]

I agree with @Klyde O'Scope. But from first look you need way more horizontal branches or vines that’s up to you but definitely need more.

 

[Gingero]

You’re off to a great start! The cage is definitely too small, I would remove the moss vines, add in some more horizontal branches, add in some more live plants, and make sure you’re using a T5 UVB bulb.

 

[Etheoffo]

There's usually room for improvement. What would help us all the most is if you could post some pics showing the top (incl. lighting) on down to the bottom, showing substrate/drainage.

Also, please copy/paste the questionnaire with your answers filled in, either bolded or another font or color for clarity.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/how-to-ask-for-help.66/

This is my male veiled Saige. I just did some major changes in his enclosure and I'm wondering how it looks. His humidity in here stays between 40-55% and the ambient temp is 70-80F.
Any room for improvement?

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - Male veiled chameleon, 4-5 months old, only had him for about a month and a half
• Handling - I only handle him when necessary. I try to get him to go on my hand but he hasn't warmed up to me yet.
• Feeding - Since I've got him, I've fed him crickets, dubia roaches, wax worms and super worms. (I just got super worms today.) I feed him 10-20 crickets a day, or roaches if I have them, although he now refuses to eat roaches. Wax worms I only give 1-2 a week, he loves them though and will take them from my hand.

• Supplements - I used ReptiCalcium with and without D3. I also have Reptivite without D3. I dust half of his crickets without D3 daily and with D3 two times a month. The vitamins are also twice a month.
• Watering - I have a homemade dripper which is the cup in the picture. I mist 2-3 times a day or whenever the humidity needs to be raised.
• Fecal Description - Fecal matter is good. Urates were orange when I got him but they're now white. No test for parasites but I took him to a vet yesterday and they said he looked good.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - I have a hybrid cage. Glass sides and screen top with another small screen above the door. 30-gallon tank.
• Lighting - I do not remember the brand of UVB light but it is a 10.0 Linear. The basking is a 100W ZooMed bulb. I leave both lamps on from noon until midnight.
• Temperature - The low part of the cage gets as high as 70F and the basking is around 85-95. The lowest it gets at night is 50F. I have two thermometers, one at the top and one at the bottom.
• Humidity - Humidity stays between 40-55%. In rare occasions it raises to 70%. I use the misting bottle to maintain and I also have two live plants. I have a hygrometer in the cage.
• Plants - I have two live plants. A golden pothos and a bromeliad.
• Placement His enclosure is in my bedroom. The only living beings he ever sees are my girlfriend and I. I spend a lot of time in my room but it's the only traffic in here. I have a vertical fan that runs 24/7 for airflow and I keep one window open.
• Location -I'm located in Wisconsin.

 

[Etheoffo]

There's usually room for improvement. What would help us all the most is if you could post some pics showing the top (incl. lighting) on down to the bottom, showing substrate/drainage.

Also, please copy/paste the questionnaire with your answers filled in, either bolded or another font or color for clarity.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/how-to-ask-for-help.66/

I added a reply with that sheet and a couple more pictures. Also, there is no substrate or drainage at the bottom. I just have paper towel that I change weekly when I clean his cage.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

Others will weigh in on the first part.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - I have a hybrid cage. Glass sides and screen top with another small screen above the door. 30-gallon tank.

That enclosure is too small by 75%. Minimum size for a veiled chameleon is 24" x 24" x 48" (120 gal). The small screen should be under the door to create a stack effect for ventilation.
https://chameleonacademy.com/veiled-chameleon-care/

• Lighting - I do not remember the brand of UVB light but it is a 10.0 Linear. The basking is a 100W ZooMed bulb. I leave both lamps on from noon until midnight.

10.0 would be a Reptisun, but 10.0 is too strong for that distance. Either replacing with a 5.0/6%, or raising it 6" should be in the ballpark.

If the basking light is one of these:

This is a spot light. Spot lights produce hot spots, which can burn.

For basking lights, (in order of preference):

1. Household incandescent bulb (not LED)
2. Incandescent flood light (not LED and not spot light)
3. Halogen flood light (not spot light)

A clamp light fixture works well for basking lights.

Do you have any plant lighting?

• Temperature - The low part of the cage gets as high as 70F and the basking is around 85-95. The lowest it gets at night is 50F. I have two thermometers, one at the top and one at the bottom.

Basking should be 80-85F. Thermometers should be digital with probes. If they are analog/dial type, they can be quite a bit off, and only register the temp where the unit is—not the microclimate where the chameleon lives (i.e. within the canopy and at the basking site).
https://chameleonacademy.com/veiled-chameleon-care/

• Humidity - Humidity stays between 40-55%. In rare occasions it raises to 70%. I use the misting bottle to maintain and I also have two live plants. I have a hygrometer in the cage.

Again, digital hygrometers with probes are more accurate than dial types. Daytime humidity is fine. Nighttime humidity should be above 80%.
https://chameleonacademy.com/veiled-chameleon-care/

• Plants - I have two live plants. A golden pothos and a bromeliad.

Need more live plants. This includes vines. Fake plants/vines are not good for a species known for sampling plants; they can cause impaction. Also, live plants help increase and maintain humidity.

He could probably also use some more branches.

• Placement His enclosure is in my bedroom. The only living beings he ever sees are my girlfriend and I. I spend a lot of time in my room but it's the only traffic in here. I have a vertical fan that runs 24/7 for airflow and I keep one window open.
• Location -I'm located in Wisconsin.

You probably won't be able to keep that window open much longer, and probably shouldn't; cold drafts are bad. Your cham's basking site should be at or above eye level; that's where they're most comfortable.
https://chameleonacademy.com/chameleon-cage-placement/

I think it would be good to peruse the Husbandry Program on Chameleon Academy.com
and the Resources Section on this site.