Just looking for a veil caresheet

[Ciddian]

Hello guys :)

Just picked up a sweet little guy at the show and i want to make sure i got things right.

I've been trying to find a caresheet but eather links dont work or somthing of the sort.

Thanks to Meow for helping me with set up and cage! (and for lending me a few extra bucks when i ran short lol)
Meows....i am gunna get you to come over and help me set up the lights.

I currently have UV on the cage along with an incandecent that brings the temps to around 90. enough, not enough?

I cant seem to make a drip system...although i am very good at making a waterfall system lol. which only freaks out the cham.

He's got a 15 inch ...somthing plant. Umbrella perhaps? that he can explore around.
Today however i did find him at the bottom of the cage...sorta dark, thought he would be able to climb up the sides and back into the plant but he's still new to the set up.
If there is anything super wrong right now please let me know.

Also...do you guys use a red lamp at night? I was afraid it would get too chilly at night. Prolly around 75?

Thanks for any tips and links and of course for your time! :)

~*jess*~

[Ciddian]

bump ~_^

[peterm15]

well i cant point you towards good care sheets ( lost my links) i will tell you how to make a dripper..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/peterm15/dripper003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/peterm15/dripper001.jpg

heres a pic of the valves

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/peterm15/dripper002.jpg

heres a pic of the water commin out the tube and dripping into the cage..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/peterm15/dripper004.jpg

and if you can see it this may make it a little easier..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/peterm15/dripper006.jpg

go to walmart to the fish section and pick up a package of air pump tubing and T splitters and valves... for all it costs about 3 bucks ( there in one package ) and get a juice jug..

drill a small hole in the botton ( on one side ) of the jug and glue one splitter in the jug.. attach 1 small ( 3" ) lngth of tube to each sidee then attach valves and run the rest of the tube from each side.. then youll have a REALLY CHEAP "big dipper" that can be used for both your chameleons.. and you can controll water flow..

[Ciddian]

that is excellent! ty...i will head out to wall mart asap :)

[peterm15]

well get the tup at a dollar store.. 1 dollar compared to 3

[Ciddian]

lol will do :)

Is your cage homemade? what are the dimentions if i may ask?
how big is your viel?
i would love to make a more solid cage.. but i would love it to look more like furnature than just a screened block in the corner hehe.

i cant remeber who made it but there was one cage i saw that you caould take the screening off because it was velcro'd on.

i personally love to open up the front while i am there and be able to watch my new little guy. (will be naming him soon... )

Oohh and one question on the drip...you have two lines running off of it. just personal preference? or should i have the same as well? Also....smart to get a container with a lid? or does it really matter?

thanks again for your help :)

[peterm15]

a lid helps but not an air tight one.. it doesnt really matter.. but my dripper its just personal preference.. you can have 2 or one or 10.. doesnt matter.. i figured it would just give more choices

[Collide]

here are some links to care sheets and other veild related things

http://www.chameleonnews.com/year2003/mar2003/calyptratus/veiled_faq.html

http://www.chameleonjournals.com/icham/icham.php

http://www.adcham.com/html/taxonomy/species/chcalyptratus.html

http://www.chameleonsonline.com/species-results.php?sciname=Chamaeleo%20calyptratus

[Ciddian]

got the dripper all set up, working great!
Thank you very much Collide for the links... :)