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brittone05 · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:59 am Post subject: New chams :) :)

Got the little carpets off Rick - they are fab little things and really settling well Smile

the Hoehnelii's came form Rob Pilley and I also have a female hatchling form him but she won't be ready to leave until October some time Smile

Jan O · Key Member Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 360

AWWW !!! I cant wait to get mine now, their vivs sitting here all ready for them I am counting the days. They are just adorable. Well done you!
Love Jan

JStroud · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:28 pm Post subject:

Two fantastic species of chameleon, best of luck with both of them! Wink

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jenni270986 · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:21 pm Post subject:

is there any chance you could post a pic of your set up for ur hoehnelii?

my boyfriend may be getting one in the near future, if he can make his mind up between hoehnelii's, rudis and jacksons! always a good thing to see how others keep them succesfully i think.

also could you possibly pm the details of the breeder? we have sourced a male but would like a female too.

thanks
jenn
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brittone05 · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:43 pm Post subject:

Thansk all Smile

Jen - this is my set up for "Stumpy" - i couldnt' say if it was the best possible one though as I have only had him arrive today lol - although I have had lots of guidance form the breeder of him. I can of course PM you his details over Smile

Jan O · Key Member Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 360

AWW They are all adorable.I would love to keep a Hoehnelii's but after reading the care sheets I dont think I can. How on earth can I supply a humidity of 100% as recommended and a night time drop in temps of over 10 degrees.If anyone can suggest anything I 'd be grateful as I 'd love to have one of these, BUT if it means air con units etc then I cant and will just have to keep on wanting.
love Jan

jenni270986 · Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:05 am Post subject:

afraid so Jan, air con and humidifiers and plenty of spraying. Sad

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Jan O · Key Member Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 360

Thanks Jen I can do the humidifier and obviously the sprayings no prob but the air con is a no n. Oh well I'll keep wanting but theres no way I'd take them on if I cant give them the optimal conditions that they need- was a nice thought for a minute though.
Love Jan

Rickeezee · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:15 am Post subject:

Yes without doubt air con is the way to go if you have the room and can have a dedicated air con room then all the better. Or a mini humidifier and cooling system piped into the viv. Another idea may be to buy a fan that can be ducted into the viv base. Decorate inlet pipe with plants etc to hide it up. This could be controlled via a stat and can release cool air at the base of the viv without causing wind turbulence. Just an idea.

Attaching cork bark panels to all sides of the viv may help, not the cheapo ones but the sculpted multilayer ones. Increases surface area for the chams immensely as they can climb on the bark. Allows for plants to be stuck onto them such as Bromeliads ferns etc and can be planted with mosses etc. Can be sprayed liberally and will retain a level of humidity and moisture. Sealed but vented water containers in the base of the viv may help also with humidity or a moss box that is vented?

Australian tree fern slices are also good from a farmed resource of course but are way hard to get hold of now. But their are other similar materials available that do a great job.

These are all just off the cuff ideas, has got me motivated now to try some experimentation. Might be worth investing in a decent quality temp humidity digital gauge and setting a few vivs up to see what works best for species specific herps. I am sure some of the above ideas may be able to be applied to Madagascan humidity loving chams also. As well as the mountain specific African species etc.

Have included a few cork bark pics to bore you even further. hehehe Laughing

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Rickeezee · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:16 am Post subject:

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