He wont eat =[

[tkilgour]

What people dont understand is this:

There is NO ventilation in screen cages. There IS ventilation in glass terrariums. Sounds crazy?

Screen cages have no ventilation if you use the word correctly. There is no controlled airflow driven by thermic or any other directonal flow. Screen cages have a free airflow through the mesh, a random exchange of air.

A glass terrarium has strategically placed ventilaton. A all mesh top can work, but is not the best solution. Using spotlights etc. you get a nice slow circular airmovement in the terrarium, at the same time exchanging air through the ventilation. Heat definatly helps pushing air around.

I would go so far as to say that its far easier to get a STABLE environment in a traditional terrarium, as well as a desirable humidity.


Look at your average home. Where is the ventilation? How big is the opening? Airflow?

I understand the point you are trying to make. I certainly agree you can use glass w/ no problems. I have used glass in the past and I live in an area w/ a diverse and seasonal climate. In the summer it gets to 95 degrees F w/ high humidity. The winter it can get to -5 below O degrees F and dry. However, my chams are indoors and I have heat and A/C. With my chams. I like using all screen enclosures personally. However like you said with glass you can certainly create a nice "chimney" so to speak w/ conjunction of a mesh top or doors etc. to create ventilation. I see what your saying about screens having free airflow. Also, as mentioned above each enclosure has its own needs and necesities to function correctly. Therefore, IMHO you can safely say there is not a right or wrong way. Each way has challenges and you have to decide what works best for you.