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[mrcarabao]

idk if this is a question often asked..

what would be the best cover for an enclosure? both vivs i have got screen tops. good? bad? advice? ^__^

[lando]

It all depends on the inhabitants really. What are you keeping in the vivs? Humidity loving herps would require a nearly full or just partial glass top to keep RH levels to their specific needs. By contrast a herp from an arid region would need less humidity. A screen top or mostly screen would be more beneficial in that case.

Obviously it needs to be escape proof both for the "pet" and feeders. No need for a cricket or FF infestation!

Lighting should also be taken into consideration. Plexi tops will warp from the heat of your lighting. Then ventilation of stagnant air comes into play.

Hopefully this will help a little. The inhabitants well-being needs to be the first consideration. Reproducing something close to their natural habitat will make a happy and healthy pet

[mrcarabao]

that makes sense
thanks a bunch. I have a green anole in one viv and a gold dust in another. both with screen tops. i live in hawaii so its humid already >.< hah.

[beckdg]

you should have your location filled in in your info page so it shows up on your posts. that way we can all oust you from jealousy.

you should be good with screen tops...

[mrcarabao]

haha beck
ok will do..DONT HATE! LOL jk. its alright here..i guess its different from living here than just visiting or seeing a post card. ehh..i looove cold weather tho!

[B Jet]

sounds like your setup's already made, but it's generally better to have a side-door for arboreal species, that hinges like a cabinet or slides. They tend to stay at the top or sometimes on the lid, and their instinct when scared is to climb up... and out.

made that mistake once, was quarantining some new cresties in a large makeshift tupperware cage, and i wasn't careful and one of them got their tails caught when i removed or replaced the lid, and she lost it. That and they were always jumping out...