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AESara
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Don't worry about asking dumb questions, we all have to start somewhere 
Flexariums and reptariums seem to be very similar. Both are mesh and both are solidly constructed. If I were you, I'd worry more about price and size than which type to get. For a female veiled you'll want one at least 3 feet tall and 2 foot square.
The only things I would wonder about are 1) the way each opens and closes and 2) do both allow proper amounts of UVB through the top. I haven't owned either kind (I have an aluminum screen cage from LLLReptiles) so would anyone be able to chime in on those?
Flexariums and reptariums seem to be very similar. Both are mesh and both are solidly constructed. If I were you, I'd worry more about price and size than which type to get. For a female veiled you'll want one at least 3 feet tall and 2 foot square.
The only things I would wonder about are 1) the way each opens and closes and 2) do both allow proper amounts of UVB through the top. I haven't owned either kind (I have an aluminum screen cage from LLLReptiles) so would anyone be able to chime in on those?
tiga
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I have two exo terra flexariums, I used to house a male and a female veiled in each, they are quite flimsy. After not even a year the stitching near the zipper was catching every time i would close it up, and drainage is not really made for them, the mesh does not alow water to pass through very easily. I tried a dripper on top when i first got them and the water would just pool on the mesh. Also because of the tight mesh, i found i needed a lot of additional lighting to illuminate the cage to my liking (Which also contributes to less UV passing through the mesh, so if you do go that route i would suggest a 10.0 uvb light)
I have since switched to the LLL aluminum screen cages. And all round there a better enclosure in my opinion. Personally i think there better looking too. There sturdy. Easier to put together then the mesh ones!!! And the cages are made for setting up drainage, alot easier to drill a couple holes in the bottom then cut that mesh off and potentially ruin the cage.
I still have my flexariums which i use in the summer months when i take my chams outside. But that's about all I'd use them for now.
I have since switched to the LLL aluminum screen cages. And all round there a better enclosure in my opinion. Personally i think there better looking too. There sturdy. Easier to put together then the mesh ones!!! And the cages are made for setting up drainage, alot easier to drill a couple holes in the bottom then cut that mesh off and potentially ruin the cage.
I still have my flexariums which i use in the summer months when i take my chams outside. But that's about all I'd use them for now.
Goonie
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orrr you could spend way less thanyou would on the cage and get a buncha nice plants for her and let her freerange! check out mine, all three plants were 20 bucks each because i brought him to the plant store, and they thought he was so amazing they just had to give me a deal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7fYb9mX96A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7fYb9mX96A
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