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Hi. Im hoping to get pygmy chams soon, but need a little help on setup. Anyway, here are my specs so far;

-20g high tank
-screen lid
-Steady (producing) fruit fly culture
-Eco-earth substrate, with leaf litter bottom. (which is also culturing springtails and other microfauna)
-Heat bulb w/ low wattage bulb
-pothos, snake plants, small twigs and branches, bamboo stalks glued to opposite sides of the viv.

-Temps: 75-80 Humidity: 80

Well, now to my questions.

I only have a regular florescent ontop the viv (ie- not a UV bulb). Will that work? (even if i supplement heavily?) Or should i go out and buy a real reptisun?

Whats the most common dwarf cham available? (ie- Brookesia, Rhampholeon)?

How much would fit comforably in a 20g high?

Any reliable breeders of dwarf chams?

Thats it for now. Also, any other info on them (breeding, etc) would be appreciated.

Thanks for the help.

Your set up sounds nice...a 20 gallon long might have been better (i.e. more ground area), but I think it will work fine. What are the dimensions of a 20 gallon high??

Yes, I'd say you need a UVA/UVB bulb...supplementation is not something that you can go heavy on as oversupplementation is just as bad as not supplementing enough. Also, as I understand it, the dusting/calcium is to help them absorb what they need to from the artificial light.

My advice is to try to find captive born animals...wild caught's tend to not be as hardy. Yes, they can do fine, but lots of times they don't.

Hopefully, someone else will chime in, but those are my thoughts.

Kristen
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>>-20g high tank
>>-screen lid
>>-Steady (producing) fruit fly culture
You will also find that termites and small crickets are welcomed.

>>-Eco-earth substrate, with leaf litter bottom. (which is also culturing springtails and other microfauna)
>>-Heat bulb w/ low wattage bulb
Use no more than a 40 watt regular bulb at one end

>>-pothos, snake plants, small twigs and branches, bamboo stalks glued to opposite sides of the viv.
We use small leafed ivys, and terrarium (tropical) plants. Check out your local gardening center for varieties. We use willow twigs and twisted wood roots. You can use driftwood or grapevine too. I wouldn't use bamboo - too slick. Pygmy feet are extremely tiny.

>>-Temps: 75-80 Humidity: 80
We would recommend 70 for the overall temp - with one end a bit warmer.

>>I only have a regular florescent ontop the viv (ie- not a UV bulb).
We recommend ReptiSun 2.0

>>Whats the most common dwarf cham available?
Rhampholeon

>>How many would fit comforably in a 20g high?
1.4 comfortably

>>Any reliable breeders of dwarf chams?
Kammerflage Kreations and First Choice - check the KS ads.

>>Also, any other info on them would be appreciated.
Send us an email (reptayls@yahoo.com) - we have care sheets for Rhampholeons spp. There is a couple of message forums that are specificly for the Brookesia/Rhampholeon keepers too. We can give you those url's.

We have enjoyed caring for stumptails for years - but they can be hard to keep. Prepare yourself for some loss.... it happens for little or no reason sometimes.
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