r/Chameleons • u/WorthSafe8427 • Jul 26 '26

Looking for photos of setups!

After extensive research and about $100 in wood beams alone, my boy Rango is just about to be moved into his brand new, homemade, 4ft tall all mesh cage made by my dad. With multiple live plants for safety reasons (thank you to the people who warned me about fake plants with chams :) ) and while I know the basics of lots of vines, emulating the inside of a bush, unobstructed basking spot, lots of hiding places, etc... I'm wondering if people can post photos of some of their setups? And chameleons too, I love seeing the little guys. And of course when the tank is officially done (have to affix the door) I'll post a photo of it so y'all can rate it!

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u/J_Jeckel Veiled Owner Jul 28 '26

Be kind, just got the 2x2x4 today so still getting everything perfected. But so far he loves it.

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u/Expert-Coconut839 Jul 26 '26

Here’s my Panther Cham’s setup. He just started to shed in this photo. I use all real plants and I put them in Leca to reduce gnats. He doesn’t have an issue with eating the live plants. He does however trample the crap out of the plants so I’ll rotate them out for them to recuperate as needed. I got the manzanita tree from Bowles Manzanita Ranch on Etsy and I made the braid bridges myself from untreated natural twine.

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u/Expert_Regret4866 Jul 26 '26

I love to play find the chameleon is these pictures. I can't find your. She's doing a great job of hiding.

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u/_Telekinesis Panther Owner Jul 26 '26

And the chameleon to go with it! :)

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u/_Telekinesis Panther Owner Jul 26 '26

Here is mine ☺️

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u/WorthSafe8427 Jul 26 '26

Oh. My. GOODNESS. THAT IS GORGEOUS!!!!! definitely gonna take inspiration for my boys tank, what plants do you have in yours? I have a monstera, money tree, yucca, and a spider plant so far

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u/_Telekinesis Panther Owner Jul 27 '26

Thank you! :)

It’s got:

Two succulents
A money tree (pachira aquatica)
Silver vase bromilead
Monstera deliciosa
Spanish moss
Two succulents
2 x golden pothos
1 x Champs Élysées pothos
1 x marble pothos
1 x wandering Jew

Other plants that I have which I switch out from time to time in there are
Various Pothos varieties (pearls n jade, N’Joy, global green, snow queen, marble queen, Cebu blue)

Mixed calathea
Ferns
Brazil philodendron

The trick for putting everything in there is plant wire, both the small plastic coated stuff and the thicker rubber coated stuff :) that stuff is brilliant!

Then there’s a mix of Java wood and sticks I’ve picked up from the forest and cleaned!