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New panther set up!

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Hey everyone I just Have a couple of questions about my panthers new cage! What do you guys think? Should I change anything? And do you guys think that there are to many leaves? And i'm sorry but I don't have him in a screen cage cause I live in Colorado and it's really dry!!!!!! Thanks everybody, and if you could help me out tha'd be great!

- Jon
 

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Man you are in FL why do you have him in a glass viv.:eek: you need a screen cage. he will burn up in that thing. Also get rid of the waterfall unless you like taking your cham to the vet. those things hold a lot of bacteria and it will make your cham sick. get a mister or dripper. what is your lighting like?
 
And get rid of the repti carpet your cage needs to be hand misted or auto misted at least 4 times a day and alowed to dry out in between mistings.
 
That's what misting is for. Or get a mistking. They don't need constent humidity. The cage must dry out between mistings and before bed time. Panther like spikes of humitiy. Not a soaked cage. This is easy to acheve.
 
Yep - lose the carpet, lose the waterfall, lose the glass. Chams are arboreal. They live in trees; they do need heavy misting & relatively high humidity, but they also need airflow to dry things out in between - just like in the wild. That tank looks like it is totally saturated - a perfect conduit for mold, fungus and bacteria. Chams like things really simple and really clean.

Kudos for seeking info to make sure your Panther has the best possible environment :)
 
check out chameleonforums.com for some more indepth info, but others leading u in the right direction

i would lose the waterfall (small possibility of drowning, speaking from personal experience :(...as well as increased bacteria buildup, especially in a glass tank).



screen cages all around for all chameleons except pygmy. gotta handmist often.


do you have a UVB bulb as well as a heat bulb?


lastly, just a side note, i would mount his feeding cup higher up or move the vines so that he can reach it but water does not drip into it. a small water level can drown crickets pretty quickly. it might not be a problem for you, but i can see it potentially being one

good luck!
 
also, keep an eye on him incase he eats the soil. some do and it can cause impaction...i find most keepers cover the soil with either river rocks or i personally use clumps of pillow moss. its not a common problem with panthers (moreso with veiled) but it can cause serious issues if it happens



and forgot to mention....do you have supplementation? schedule?

feel free to ask if u need help on that :)
 
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