What outdoor cage does everyone prefer

[BriAlme]

http://wadavidson.com

If you have a link to the 1/4 PVC coated wire I'd love to see it. I've had trouble finding any.

They sell a variety of sizes.

 

[HydroCarbon]

I use whatever living tree or plant Hydro wants to crawl around in

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

I use whatever living tree or plant Hydro wants to crawl around in

Are they plants that we know are safe for chameleons? If you look away for one second they could get swooped by a bird or eat the plant, some even are harmful just walking on them.

 

[CostaMesaChams]

DIY Outdoor Enclosure 2'x2'x4'

I found plans online on a now defunct website and built this large outdoor chameleon cage with hood, stand, heat lamp and bulb, UVA/UVB fixture and bulb, reptistat (thermostat), timer, dripper, min/max memory thermometer, and plants. Cage dimensions are 2' x 2 ' x 4', with stand it is another 16" or so tall. I live in southern California and keep my panther chameleons outdoors year round with only a heat lamp during colder months. Cage, hood, and stand are stained with weather-proof/water-proof espresso deck stain. Wire is vinyl pvc coated so is safe for chameleons and is rust proof.

Inside the removable canopy/hood is a 150 watt ceramic heat emitter and dome fixture, UVA/UVB fixture and fluorescent tube lamp, a ZooMed Repti-therm (thermostat) to control the heat lamp, day/night timer, and a dripper. In the cage are many perches and branches, weeping ficus (ficus benjamina), dwarf umbrella tree, croton plant, tillandsias (air plants), live spanish moss, a min/max memory thermometer, and feeding cups.

I only put the canopy on during cooler months. I also built a veretical succulent garden to cover the pots, and covered the front of the canopy with various mounted orchids, bromeliads, and tillandisias.

 

[Action Jackson]

That really cool! I sent you a PM.

I found plans online on a now defunct website and built this large outdoor chameleon cage with hood, stand, heat lamp and bulb, UVA/UVB fixture and bulb, reptistat (thermostat), timer, dripper, min/max memory thermometer, and plants. Cage dimensions are 2' x 2 ' x 4', with stand it is another 16" or so tall. I live in southern California and keep my panther chameleons outdoors year round with only a heat lamp during colder months. Cage, hood, and stand are stained with weather-proof/water-proof espresso deck stain. Wire is vinyl pvc coated so is safe for chameleons and is rust proof.

Inside the removable canopy/hood is a 150 watt ceramic heat emitter and dome fixture, UVA/UVB fixture and fluorescent tube lamp, a ZooMed Repti-therm (thermostat) to control the heat lamp, day/night timer, and a dripper. In the cage are many perches and branches, weeping ficus (ficus benjamina), dwarf umbrella tree, croton plant, tillandsias (air plants), live spanish moss, a min/max memory thermometer, and feeding cups.

I only put the canopy on during cooler months. I also built a veretical succulent garden to cover the pots, and covered the front of the canopy with various mounted orchids, bromeliads, and tillandisias.

 

[Montium]

http://wadavidson.com

They sell a variety of sizes.

And the prices seem to be pretty good. Nice find.

 

[twatts704]

I found plans online on a now defunct website and built this large outdoor chameleon cage with hood, stand, heat lamp and bulb, UVA/UVB fixture and bulb, reptistat (thermostat), timer, dripper, min/max memory thermometer, and plants. Cage dimensions are 2' x 2 ' x 4', with stand it is another 16" or so tall. I live in southern California and keep my panther chameleons outdoors year round with only a heat lamp during colder months. Cage, hood, and stand are stained with weather-proof/water-proof espresso deck stain. Wire is vinyl pvc coated so is safe for chameleons and is rust proof.

Inside the removable canopy/hood is a 150 watt ceramic heat emitter and dome fixture, UVA/UVB fixture and fluorescent tube lamp, a ZooMed Repti-therm (thermostat) to control the heat lamp, day/night timer, and a dripper. In the cage are many perches and branches, weeping ficus (ficus benjamina), dwarf umbrella tree, croton plant, tillandsias (air plants), live spanish moss, a min/max memory thermometer, and feeding cups.

I only put the canopy on during cooler months. I also built a veretical succulent garden to cover the pots, and covered the front of the canopy with various mounted orchids, bromeliads, and tillandisias.

That looks very impressive! Great job

 

[Rascal]

I found plans online on a now defunct website and built this large outdoor chameleon cage with hood, stand, heat lamp and bulb, UVA/UVB fixture and bulb, reptistat (thermostat), timer, dripper, min/max memory thermometer, and plants. Cage dimensions are 2' x 2 ' x 4', with stand it is another 16" or so tall. I live in southern California and keep my panther chameleons outdoors year round with only a heat lamp during colder months. Cage, hood, and stand are stained with weather-proof/water-proof espresso deck stain. Wire is vinyl pvc coated so is safe for chameleons and is rust proof.

Inside the removable canopy/hood is a 150 watt ceramic heat emitter and dome fixture, UVA/UVB fixture and fluorescent tube lamp, a ZooMed Repti-therm (thermostat) to control the heat lamp, day/night timer, and a dripper. In the cage are many perches and branches, weeping ficus (ficus benjamina), dwarf umbrella tree, croton plant, tillandsias (air plants), live spanish moss, a min/max memory thermometer, and feeding cups.

I only put the canopy on during cooler months. I also built a veretical succulent garden to cover the pots, and covered the front of the canopy with various mounted orchids, bromeliads, and tillandisias.

You are gifted as this is fantastic .

 

[Rascal]

If your coolest temps are 60 degrees you will have no problem keeping Jackson's outside year round as long as you have adequate means to cool them in summer.

My Jackson's regularly see temps into the low 50's with no problems.

Thanks, the day temps are hot more or less 7 months a year and I was thinking cage half shade half sun and several plants around it.

With twice daily mistings.

 

[Rascal]

I'm in Florida as well and mine are out year round. Fire ants tend to be your biggest concern as anything else will not make it through the 1/4" hardware cloth. On the really cold nights I put a heat source near the cages and if it gets close to freezing you can wrap them in plastic sheeting.

BTW Boric acid which is an inexpensive powder purchased at any chain pharmacy is the best for wiping out the fire ant colonies or any ants.

I can not use spray due to assorted cichlid ponds plus no way that I am going to kill harmless insects and do not want area frogs anoles ill . I also keep Peters writhing skinks outside and due to a few placed boric acid cotton balls around enclosure have eradicated every fire ant in yard and not one in yrs and only place the cotton balls out once every few months as precaution.

"Ants :
This homemade treatment has worked very well on both carpenter ants and pharaoh ants.
Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon of Boric Acid, 1 tsp of Sugar, 4 oz water, Cotton Balls.
Mix Boric Acid and Sugar in a bowl. This can be poured over a cotton wad in a small dish or bottle cap. Keep this from drying out for continued effectiveness. Place Cotton balls in path of Ants"

http://www.hytechsales.com/boricdirections.html

This is my skink enclosure. I started with 4 adults few yrs back had 12 babies early summer and gave the babies away. Had 13 babies last year. It is just a 32 inch long bin that is half way buried in ground with no bottom (thin screen replaced bottom so nothing including ants gets in nor they out).

Bigger pic http://imageshack.us/f/717/writhingskinks.png/