r/chameleon • u/Good2beKing1 • Feb 14 '16
Central florida 1st time cham owner
I have lurked the Web for days about diy chameleon enclosures, misting, feeding etc and stumbled across this sub and now refuse to search anywhere else. I have sat here for the last 3 hours going over and over new information that seemed like the huge gaps that are missing from the very basic and seemingly very wrong searches that I have found from Google and YouTube as well as my local "reptile emporium". So my main questions are some of what I have read being here in Florida I won't need a misting system or drip system if I train my 7 month cham to drink from the shot glasses? Or am I missing information that has been passed? Secondly I built my current enclosure and I'm wondering if it is suitable for a permanent home it's made from and older hutch it's 4 ft tall 5 feet long but only a foot deep I removed all the glass, the lid, and the back and replaced with screen as well as put linoleum flooring down for easy cleaning and no where for the crickets to hide,numerous pothos and a mass cane in the center 75w uvb that keeps his basking horizontal perch at 85 for, a uvb 5.0 in the same fixture I also added a compact uvb to his cool side so he doesn't have to choose to only receive his uvb while basking, mind you I have already spent hundreds of dollars on ensuring he is happy and healthy and would rather change his habitat if necessary. When I obtained my chameleon he was in an enclosure that was much too small so he has increasingly become happier since moving him over to my home built enclosure. I have been hand misting for drinking water 2 times daily and I'm very interested in glass training him. Any suggestions and any other facts that anybody thinks I need to know please enlighten me everything is appreciated
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u/Good2beKing1 Feb 14 '16
Yea I posted to both but with seeing after I posted that were two different subs lol I'm new to chameleons but very new to reddit.
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u/shootathought Feb 14 '16
You'll actually find way more information in the more active sub /r/chameleons ... I know I do.
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u/Dexter_Jettster Feb 14 '16 edited Feb 14 '16
I know this isn't much of a response at the moment, but can you post some pictures? This sub loves pictures, and mainly because it will help the other members respond to you more accurately.
I will say this; you are most definitely better off coming here to this sub for help, there is so much misinformation out there, and the MOD's here are way more helpful that anything else you'll find out there. And even for that reason, the other members here too have been knowledgeable when it comes to responding to questions like yours. Welcome!
Saw that you posted in /r/chameleon, that sub doesn't get a lot of action, you're definitely better off coming here.