Which plants are good for a free range?

[KevinN1]

Hey everyone, I have an 8-month old male panther chameleon who I'd like to set up a free range for. He's pretty big, so I'd appreciate some suggestions as to which plants would be sturdy enough to easily support him? I've attached a pic of him in his enclosure, in which I have an umbrella plant, but some of the branches bend too easily when he climbs on them. Any recommendations would be a great help!

 

[ridgebax1]

As far as big plants ficus and schefflera are the popular choices. I don't know how big the one you have is so maybe a bigger one would be something you could do in a free range where your not limited by the enclosure size. There is a sticky under the enclosure thread section that lists safe plants and there are a couple websites to that you can google.

 

[nick barta]

I would look at dry branches for climbing, and Pathos to cover them. This will give you the horizontal pathways, and quickly and inexpensively give you the cover you want.

Nick

 

[melble68]

I would look at dry branches for climbing, and Pathos to cover them. This will give you the horizontal pathways, and quickly and inexpensively give you the cover you want.

Nick

That's exactly what came to mind mind when Kevin said his question. Or you can just lurk around Craig's List for a month and find a ficus like this.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/att...eal-chams-need-real-plants-big-ficus-tree.jpg

 

[KevinN1]

Your replies were a great help. Thanks guys!