11Oct
10Oct
A Simple Gravity Drain For Dragon Strand Drainage Trays
What is a Gravity Drain?
The standard methods of draining your drainage tray include evaporation and using a wet/dry vac to suck out the water. But what if you would like to have it just drain into a bucket below the cage and then just empty the bucket every week or...
30Sep
Getting the Most From Your Dragon Strand Dragon Ledges
Introduction to Dragon Strand
The Dragon Strand Chameleon Caging Company was started to solve the problems we chameleon keepers have in keeping chameleons. One perennial problem was how to build up inside a cage with screen walls that can offer no support. There were, and still are, all sorts of hacks...
23Sep
Q&A: Chameleons Climbing the Cage Walls
Q. My chameleon constantly climbs the screens walls and I am worried about his nails getting pulled out. How can I ensure his safety? A: Your first question to answer is why he is climbing the walls of his cage. Chameleons generally will find horizontal perching spots and be content to...
23Sep
Drainage Solutions for Chameleon Cages
Introduction to Chameleon Cage Drainage Trays
An important consideration in every chameleon cage is your drainage strategy. You will want the water from your misting or drip system to flow out of the cage once it has done its job of hydrating your chameleon or watering your plants. Standing water at...
11Sep
Q&A: Concerns about solid, clear sides
Q: I hear about people using glass aquariums, but I keep reading how they will stress my chameleon by showing reflections and cause respiratory infections by the low ventilation. How does your Clearside material work? A: The material used by Dragon Strand to create the Clearside cage line is a clear,...
10Sep
Working with “Great Stuff” Expandable Foam
What is Expandable Foam and “Great Stuff”? Expandable foam is a hardware“Great Stuff” is a certain brand of expanding foam. This foam was designed to be used in home repairs to seal cracks. Reptile keepers have discovered that it works great to create vivarium landscapes. When using Dragon Ledges, we chameleon...
29Aug
Natural Feeders in the Dragon Strand Large Keeper Kit
Introduction: One of the advantages of purchasing a Dragon Strand cage is that it is rust proof and the screen cages can be used outdoors. The cages are designed to keep both chameleons and their feeders in the cage, but if you are using the cages outdoors it is a shame...
07Jul
Building up a Medium Atrium Chameleon Enclosure
Our goal as chameleon keepers is to create as natural of an environment within our unnatural houses as possible for our chameleons. This includes live plants, branches, and naturalistic hydration. In this guide I describe one way to incorporate these elements into a beautiful cage set-up.
06Jul
