vivarium

[chameleonare]

hey guys just want a few of your thoughts

its a plan for my enclosure its going to be built out of plywood, then treated with non-toxic wood treatment

its either going to have a mesh door or glass door havnt decided yet

its going to have a mesh top for a basking bulb to beem through and a uva bulb

its going to be 4ft by 2ft by 2ft and it is going to house an adult male yemen chameleon

thanks everyone

please tell me what you think

Luke,

[butwhosetoblame]

i pretty sure that with chameleons you may want more ventilation or vents

but that is coming from all that ive read about chameleons

[chameleonare]

Originally Posted by butwhosetoblame

i pretty sure that with chameleons you may want more ventilation or vents

but that is coming from all that ive read about chameleons

I can see what your saying but im unsure about that

i know they like ventilation but if i made a full mesh viv then it would freeze to death because it would be to hard to keep it heated. . . . .

[beckdg]

yes, definitely more ventilation! 3 sides open at the least. you might be able to get away with opening the bottom and putting a standpipe in EVERY corner, but i'm not so confident. to add to that i would also add an a/c vent on either side. you will probably want a small tree in there regardless. i believe the shrub of choice is a ficus pumilia (sp?) but by all means don't quote me on that.

[beckdg]

you can always add insulation and heaters. you can use g/s and insulation panels in your construction to form walls and floors to what you want them to look like and that would really help. the ventilation is VERY important though!