chameleon enclosure

[kingjohn1966]

hi everyone, been to the reptile shop today to find out a price to get a baby yemen chameleon and they said the best option is an exoterra enclosure made of a netting, is this really better than the glass one you can get? anyone own the same thing?

many thanks john

[Rou]

Originally Posted by kingjohn1966

hi everyone, been to the reptile shop today to find out a price to get a baby yemen chameleon and they said the best option is an exoterra enclosure made of a netting, is this really better than the glass one you can get? anyone own the same thing?

many thanks john

Ive not owned a cham befor myself however I have seen lots of cham enclosures which are just those Exo terra netting enclosures. the chams appear to be pretty happy in these.
You have to howevere take into consideration if keeping it in a net enclsoure that it will be very open therefor lots of hidy places should be available for it when you do set it all up.

[sushigeezer]

yep, best option is a screen enclosure. you could use flexarium by exo terra or aluminum custom build cage.

[bgfaith]

I have just moved all my chams into flexariums my babies love it they walk on the net and so do the crickets and she loves hunting them.

[Rou]

Thats a good point! the netting acts as a method of environmental enrichment too as the chams can climb all over it.

[Golgarth]

how easy is temperature control with them though?

[bgfaith]

its okay as the babies will climb up to the light if they need it and can get away from it if needed so i think it is okay.

[Slofe]

Personally I can't stand flexariums, I think they look naff and they don't even have a proper door, you have to unzip the net.

Having said that i'd still advise an all screen enclosure as chams need good air flow and glass enclosures lead to stagnant air which in turn lead to respiratory infection, this can be avoided if you at least provide one side with mesh.

I got my cage imported from America, this one in fact 24 x 24 x 48 inch Aluminum Screen Cage the pound was strong at the time and cost me £60, including p&p, the same price you'd pay for a flexarium. If you do a search for threads started by me there's a pic of it setup. Personally I think it looks the business as it's a perfect size and I can see him really well, I can barely see in the cage in all the pics i've seen of flexariums but each to their own I suppose.

[xemx]

Originally Posted by Slofe

Personally I can't stand flexariums, I think they look naff and they don't even have a proper door, you have to unzip the net.

Having said that i'd still advise an all screen enclosure as chams need good air flow and glass enclosures lead to stagnant air which in turn lead to respiratory infection, this can be avoided if you at least provide one side with mesh.

I got my cage imported from America, this one in fact 24 x 24 x 48 inch Aluminum Screen Cage the pound was strong at the time and cost me £60, including p&p, the same price you'd pay for a flexarium. If you do a search for threads started by me there's a pic of it setup. Personally I think it looks the business as it's a perfect size and I can see him really well, I can barely see in the cage in all the pics i've seen of flexariums but each to their own I suppose.

only £60 including p&p thats really good i have a baby cham for my mums xmas present and he will need a bigger viv in a few months think that would be perfect!!! How long was shipping time?

Thanks

[Slofe]

Originally Posted by xemx

only £60 including p&p thats really good i have a baby cham for my mums xmas present and he will need a bigger viv in a few months think that would be perfect!!! How long was shipping time?

Thanks

It may be £10-£15 more because the pound has weakened but it's still a good buy I think. Mine arrived within a week and they kindly marked it as a gift so no customs charges .