Ok so I'm confused (again). I don't want to start a glass vs screen debate but I was wondering- Why do pygmies do well in glass enclosures where other chams do not?
I've read the cons of glass, less ventilation, possible fugus or bacteria but if thier that horrible why do pygs do so well in them? I have an exo-terra rainforest terrerium thats glass but has "Unique front window ventilation" and a screen top. Im also getting sowbugs/springtails that I read the folowing about:
'The springtails seem very interested in rotting material and fecal matter. They are excellent at processing fecal matter that gets missed in the enclosure. They may also help control any fungus gnats that were hiding in the plant soil too. ' Ive neve had a problem with bacteria or fungus but I thought better to be safe than sorry.
Long blab short, is thier any other chams that would do well in here?
What makes pygmies so specail if not?

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0.1 yorkiepoo, 0.1 Carpet Cham

im not sure but i venture a guess as to size to enclosure comparisson, compare the size of a veiled to its 2x2x4 eclosure, and then compare a pygmy to its 18x18x24 or 20gal.

*But im just spitballin over here.

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2.1 veileds, 1.0 ball python

Pygmies live on the forest floor in dense vegetation close to the mulchy matter on the ground, where the air is mostly still and humidity is higher.
True old world chameleons such as panthers, veileds and the like, live high in the trees. The environment is drier, very fresh and breezy.
These animals have adapted to live in their specialized environments. In captivity we do our best to create a habitat that resembles the one they would naturally exist in.

-Brad

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Ya i was gonna say that.LOL

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2.1 veileds, 1.0 ball python

so a front vent and a screen top is still not enough ventilation for normal chammys?

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0.1 yorkiepoo, 0.1 Carpet Cham

Nope. . . .

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hmmm...Is that why pygmys are false chameleons?
I'm glad they do so well in them at least, guess its more pygmies for me until I can get a screen cage.....then who knows what!

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0.1 yorkiepoo, 0.1 Carpet Cham

??? not really a chameleon, why are they not really chameleons...is it because they're not mostly arboreal?

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Yeah, what Brad said

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Pygmies are in fact different from other Chams. They have simpler lungs, hearts, and digestive systems, but are still Chams.