I wish my house could be hot and humid but unfortunately new England sucks like that and its generally very dry. I actually have a humidifier in my room because its so dry. I know with the screen the air is free flowing, but I didn't want to keep her in a glass tank because I know its not good for them.Personally, I've learned to adapt to the life of a chameleon.....my house is hot, and humid. I also use full screen enclosures, and house babies, so I help them by misting them 4 times daily and I run a humidifier at night. The one I use is an extra large one by Vic's, and it works great. Every night before I sleep I refill it, and it will provide a sweet mist for the entire room all night long (close the door, this helps too!). Mine is kept in my room, so it's not exactly the most comfortable thing in the world but I've gotten used to it.
Nothing wrong with glass enclosures. Read up on it, it most likely suits your little guy's needs much better than screen in your climate.
In your situation, considering that your surroundings are dry, you may want to consider a partially glass enclosure. The glass will help retain humidity and temperature, which should be helpful to you. Try a set up that is mostly glass, but has a screen top (glass will filter out UV lights and therefore should not be placed under a lighting/heating system) and a small hatch at the front. Just be sure to be extra diligent when it comes to monitoring temperatures within the enclosure, and be sure to provide plenty of foliage to climb on!
The humidity actually stays up at about 60-70%. I run my humidifier all night just because its been super dry lately. My son has had a bunch of bloody noses lately. My nose has just been really dry in general. My husband literally just built her enclosure so I'm not really sure how I would go about turning it into a combo enclosure. Any suggestions? The top and four sides are screen. The bottom is wood with contact paper to prevent the wood from getting damaged with the drip and spraying the habitat.
Also the humidifier is on the opposite side of the room.
That's where I keep mine, across the room
It's more for me. New England winter is not good for my skin at all. I get dry and itchy. My hands crack too but that's more because I wear latex gloves at work and wash my hands a million times a day. I actually read about the shower curtain on another thread. I just wasn't sure how effective it was. Do you use a thicker shower curtain or a thinner one? I know most places sell them with a few variations on the thickness.
