chamelion tank?

[Brad Ramsey]

No heat mats.

I keep double tube fixtures over all of them with a 5.0 and a full spectrum plant tube.
The males each have a basking light in a designated area, I try not to let the basking spot go higher than 90 degrees f. I use regular household bulbs for this. 40 to 60 watts and position the perch several inches below to prevent thermal burns.
All of my lights are positioned outside of the enclosures.
The females only get the small amount of heat produced by the fluorescent fixtures. The top of their cages is at 80 to 83 degrees f.
I keep the girls cooler to try and control (reduce) egg cycles.

-Brad

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Thank You.
I spend a lot of time working with them and really enjoy this species.
I also keep Riepelleon brevicaudatus and Trioceros cristatus.

-Brad

 

[scorpio1]

I spend a lot of time working with them and really enjoy this species.
I also keep Riepelleon brevicaudatus and Trioceros cristatus.

-Brad

wow those are some specialised species, would it be possible at all to see pics of them and their setups? , i have been looking into chameleons for ages i really think they are amasing and i have held them so its not just that i think they are amasing to look at it is there whole way in which they opperate, also i know how there environment need to be i just like to do it the best way, like for example i was planning on using a compact uv bulb, and you suggested a tube(which i will be using by the way)they both work its just asking the people with the experience like your self, to get the best result............... oh also my basking bulb is going to be in the tank because my tank is wooden as you know, i am going to build cages to go around the bulbs (i have done this before for my carpet python enclosures, so they are safe dont worry), also would it be possible atall for you to give me a list of suitable plants to put in the tank as i want to use live ones, there are some that can be eaten arnt there?
again thankyou for all your help, how old are your chams?

 

[scorpio1]

ive preety much finished building the chameleon tank i just want to neaten it up a bit, i still need to get all the things i need to keep the chameleon in the tank though i no that, ........so what do you think of it so far??

 

[calum]

that's a pretty sweet tank man!

 

[scorpio1]

that's a pretty sweet tank man!

thanks a lot man relly aprechiate it

i am thinking about taking the fig tree out as the branches seem to small and bendy to support the chameleon, so to me it seems like wasted space, i will probably put other smaller plants, perhaps another fig tree just a bit smaller so i cn also put more sturdy plants in, that the cham will be able to climb on, any opinions anyone?

 

[moose35]

looks good...
didn't think it would come out that good for a drawer. :clap:


moose

 

[scorpio1]

looks good...
didn't think it would come out that good for a drawer. :clap:


moose

thanks man neither did i lol, but i guess its coz i took my time with this build and didnt rush it

 

[scorpio1]

i am thinking about taking the fig tree out as the branches seem to small and bendy to support the chameleon, so to me it seems like wasted space, i will probably put other smaller plants, perhaps another fig tree just a bit smaller so i cn also put more sturdy plants in, that the cham will be able to climb on, any opinions anyone?
also i am no longer going to be putting the bulbs in the tank they will rest ontop of the mesh

 

[scorpio1]

do any of you know what plants i would able to put in the tank? i am going to make a bromeliad tree, but any on else have any ides of other plants?

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Here are some of the ones I use:

http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/plants.html

Also bougainvilla, any palms except for Sago and snake plant.

-Brad

 

[scorpio1]

thankyou

will

 

[scorpio1]

so this is the chameleon tank so far it will need to be sprayed quite heavily twice a day will this be ok for a veiled chameleon, i still need to put in some more bendable vines, a waterfall, and get the uv bulb, the heat bulb with reflector, thermostat, and then of course the chameleon

 

[scorpio1]

i am actually thinking of getting a furcifer pardalis (panther chameleon) instead what you think?

 

[Loudog760]

Great thread!

 

[scorpio1]

Great thread!

thank you
anyone know if this setup will be ok for furcifer pardalis(panther chameleon)?

 

[scorpio1]

anyone have an idea?

 

[scorpio1]

hey guys i finally finished the tank(i just need an automatic spraying system), and im wondering will i be better off getting chameleo calyptratus or furcifer pardalis? as the tank needs to be sprayed VERY well atleast twice a day to keep the plants on the branch, roots wet, so wot you think?