Q: What is the minimum size cage for a female panther chameleon? A: The Bigger the Better The simple answer to this question is truly the old saying “bigger is better”. The person asking the question is usually sincere and wanting to give their chameleon a good home, but not waste money....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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.
Mounting Branches in the Compact Cage System Mounting branches in chameleon cages has been a classic challenge for years. The Dragon Strand Breeder series solved this by including Dragon Ledges standard with all models except for the Compact and Nursery Cage Systems. These exceptions are too small for the "DLedges". But...
