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Well after a couple of days of work my new cage is done. Its 2x2x4. Now I just need to redecorate it and move him in. I used kitchen flooring in the bottom and 2x2's and pvc coated hardware screen for the rest.

Here is a pic

Hey that looks grreat! What are the dimentions?

I hope you cup feed crickets or use worms, because it would be a nightmare having all those crickets escape.
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1.1 Bearded Dragons
1.2 Maroantsetra Panther Chameleons
1.0 Long Tailed Grass Lizard
500 Escaped Crickets

Hey thanks. The dimensions are 2ft by 2ft by 4ft. Yea I cup feed so im going to do my best to keep the crickets contained. The last thing I need is a bunch of escaped crickets running around.

Thanks again
Nez

Wouldn't fiber glass window screen work well for a cage like that... so that it would be non-escapable ?

How much do you think it costs you to make that?

It's gorgeous....something you could have in your house as a piece of furnature! Props....you could sell those for $200 I bet
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1.0 Baby Sunburst Veiled Chameleon -- Dexter

Hey thanks alot for the compliment. I think I have about 50-75 bucks in it. I read that the fiberglass window screen can rip out their nails. I agree though that I would make it escape proof.

Thanks again

Nez

What about if you just put like a foot of the "non-escapable" screening along the bottom of the cage? It would deter the crickets from escaping but since the chameleons generally stay near the top of a cage there'd be less of a chance of the screening harming them. Just a suggestion.
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2.1 veiled chams (Obi and Yoda, Annie)
0.1 mini-rex rabbit (Lefty)
0.3 rats (dumbo/rex- Dory, dumbo - Sneezer, standard - Polly)

The crickets climb the screening easil and would just escape near the top. Cup feeding work well.

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1.1 Bearded Dragons
1.2 Maroantsetra Panther Chameleons
1.0 Long Tailed Grass Lizard
500 Escaped Crickets

Oh yeah, duh....forgot about the climbing
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2.1 veiled chams (Obi and Yoda, Annie)
0.1 mini-rex rabbit (Lefty)
0.3 rats (dumbo/rex- Dory, dumbo - Sneezer, standard - Polly)

can you write details, such as what kind of wood and paint you used?

Also what plans you followed, etc ??
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1.0 Baby Sunburst Veiled Chameleon -- Dexter

Yea sure I will. Give me a little bit here and ill have them up.

Thanks
Nez

Hey,

They have cage plans similar to that on Chameleonparadise.com, under "care". You can use pressure treated pine. For the bottom of the cage, be sure to use some sort of plastic like high density poly styrene or polyetholene. Or, just PVC sheeting. (minimum of 1/8" thick). The best screening to use would probably be 1/8" hardware cloth. However, usually this has to be bought at your local hardware store by the foot. 1/8" will hold in the crickets, and won't harm their feet. Be careful when using 1/2" screening unless you are sure that hey are cup trained. Reading about cup feeding and actually cup feeding are 2 completely different things. Not all chams do it. While I don't use any sort of stain on the wood of my own cages, I believe that it must be a latex stain.(Not positive on that). By the way Nez02, great cage!!! Came out very nice. What type of cham are you going to put in it???

-Adam Weglarz.

I have my male veiled in it. Hes seems to be doing ok but not 100% used to his new cage yet. He is drinking, and eating the leaves of the ficus ok, but he hasn't ate any crickets since the move. Im sure he will start eating them here soon.

Thanks
Nez

He sounds happy. However, be careful if he is eating the ficus leaves for 2 reasons:

1.) Make sure that the plant was properly cleaned before it was added to his cage.

2.)Keep a close eye that he doesn't develope any eye problems. Ficus trees produce a milky white sap from the leaves and stems when broken or cut. If this gets into the chameleons eyes, it can cause problems. If you see him with one eye closed, take an eye dropper and softly squirt luke warm water into his eye, being very careful.

If he does not start eating crix in the next couple days, be sure to come back and post it.

Ank-Inc.
Adam.