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| Thats great then, I just got a slating on an american forum for keeping him in something too small. Its not too small is it? Since he is only tiny and would never find food in his bigger enclosure just yet. |
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| jamesj wrote: | | Thats great then, I just got a slating on an american forum for keeping him in something too small. Its not too small is it? Since he is only tiny and would never find food in his bigger enclosure just yet. |
Well I keep my baby chams in small exo terras or small faunariums to commence with, this is practical. You are spot on also in what you say about them finding food. Stick a baby cham in a large viv and it will get stressed out in my view due to feeling insecure, and may well have problems locating it's food.
When I have hatchling chams I put quite a few in a large faunarium, then after a couple of weeks I split them into smaller groups, then into individual faunariums or in larger exos by size.
Yemen's do however require a large amount of ventilation Cross airflow is required, this can be overcome in the faunariums by drilling small holes in the sides near the base. The top is already vented this will ensure then that there is a cross flow of air. Use a nice sharp drill bit and take it easy as the tanks have a tendency to split if your a bit rough with them.
As they grow put them into a more appropriate viv species specific.
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Thanks for all the help Rick, much appreciated!
So I will add some more ventilation, but decor wise, does his current set up seem ok? |
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| jamesj wrote: | Thanks for all the help Rick, much appreciated!
So I will add some more ventilation, but decor wise, does his current set up seem ok? |
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| jamesj wrote: | Thanks for all the help Rick, much appreciated!
So I will add some more ventilation, but decor wise, does his current set up seem ok? |
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hm forum is messing about what I tried to say is;
Your wellcome, thats what this foum is all about helping each other out.
Yes it seems as though there is enough cover. I tend to keep my baby cham vivs quite minimal, with enouhg places for them to take cover but not so overcrowded that I cant observe that they are feeding OK.
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Looks like I can stop worrying and enjoy him now 
Ive got another question about his adult mesh cage actually if you could help me with that. I was thinking of putting the UV inside as these dont get too hot, but I dont really want his heat lamp inside the enclosure. So how do people mount theirs outside on top of the mesh enclosure?
I was thinking of running two "L" shaped metal runners along it and sitting a dome fixture on top of this (not sure if you will get what I mean...). I was also abit worried about the mesh getting burnt from the lamp, any dangers of this happening?
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For my mesh enclosures (flexariums) I just place two planks of wood across and rest the lamp on the edges of the wood. Metal will be ok if it is not in contact with the mesh, else it will conduct heat and may damage the mesh. I am talking about exo flexariums here. For plain metal mesh tops I just shove the heat lamp and dome directly onto the mesh.
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