ahem...what do you think you're doing...???

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my bf is already working on building a more "kittenproof" cage for the chameleon...i am supervising her while she's out but well..if you look at the pic below you'll see why she was sent to her room this morning...






send vibes for him to be done with the darn tank this weekend!!!

i think we are going to put metal bars around the darn thing!!!
 

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Naughty kitty

But that is an awesome chameleon setup already.

How is he building a kitty-proof that still allows the airflow of the screen?
 

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That's a great enclosure. I wish I had a workshop to make things like that for my coldblooded critters. My most ingenious setup is my big iggy in a Ferret playpen.


I'm sure you will have one very happy chameleon (one the feline threat is eased)
 
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Originally Posted by Zane's Pal

How do you convince a cat that lizards are "friends, not food"?
haha..you don't ..you make a catproof cage like i'm in the process of
 

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I still want to know how you make cat proof with the same air flow as screen.

I know you said you guys are reptile savvy, but chameleons will die, rather quickly when kept enclosed without that free flow of air.
 
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Originally Posted by Arlyn

I still want to know how you make cat proof with the same air flow as screen.

I know you said you guys are reptile savvy, but chameleons will die, rather quickly when kept enclosed without that free flow of air.
oh, i'll show pics when it's done..it'll have a free flow of air...i don't feel like i have to explain myself to you to ease your assumptions about me and how much i know about animals...later!
 

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Wow, kinda rude considering I asked out of curiosity, and true concern for the animal.
I wanted to know because I've wanted chameleons again myself and cannot come up with a way to cat proof and keep air flow.
 
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Originally Posted by Arlyn

Wow, kinda rude considering I asked out of curiosity, and true concern for the animal.
I wanted to know because I've wanted chameleons again myself and cannot come up with a way to cat proof and keep air flow.
i'll give you advice after it's completed
 

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Originally Posted by Arlyn

I wanted to know because I've wanted chameleons again myself and cannot come up with a way to cat proof and keep air flow.
Reptile only room is the best bet. Chameleons tend to be one of the flightier reptiles that can easily become stressed, something as simple as being in a busier part of a room (or store) can do it. I'd imagine being constantly under cat surveillance would stress a chameleon too.
 

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That was pretty much my thought.
Sold my Jacksons male and Veiled female when I could no longer dedicate a room to them, but they were in reptariums.
I would so love to have a Jacksons again, but sill, no room to devote.
 
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