Thoughts about mesh reptariums?
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Dankmeleon
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they will melt, as will almost any other, some of the metals don't melt but they certainly wear, you can cure this by getting a bigger light dome and or smaller bulb.
a lot of people think the mesh visibilitity is worse, they are correct. It however does help to preserve a bit of moisture if you have plants inside, although you'll want them to stay light weight because there is not much support on the botttom and you don't want to be knocking them over
my advice to you is when it warms up a bit, fill your mesh cage with plants and keep it outside, buy a nicer show style cage and keep it inside on display that way you won't murk up your nice cage outside
a lot of people think the mesh visibilitity is worse, they are correct. It however does help to preserve a bit of moisture if you have plants inside, although you'll want them to stay light weight because there is not much support on the botttom and you don't want to be knocking them over
my advice to you is when it warms up a bit, fill your mesh cage with plants and keep it outside, buy a nicer show style cage and keep it inside on display that way you won't murk up your nice cage outside
Dean Pulcini
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They have pros and cons. pros lots of room for the money,light weight for transporting in and out, easy to clean, and they hold humidity better then other screen enclosures. Cons are its hard to see in, crickets can and will eat through it, and you have to clamp the heat source away from the mesh. One advantage is that your keeping a montane species in it they do well in the mesh. you might have to mount your uv tubes inside the enclosure its more effective that way.
Brandy
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i like that i can through them in the washing machine if they get dirty!
every cage has its bad things i haven't found a perfect one yet.
what i like about them- light weight, easy to move around, for the most part keep bugs in very well, i find it gives a sense of safety to the chams, holds humidity a bit better, easy to clean in washer, keeping bugs in better then all other cages iv had.
what i don't like- they can potentially melt or crack from heat exposure, i cant take quick photos of my clan as it take a min to get in the cage(ie: the min to hide or stop what was causing me to want to take a picture), visibility is not great.
That said they are the most convenient cage i have used so far.
every cage has its bad things i haven't found a perfect one yet.
what i like about them- light weight, easy to move around, for the most part keep bugs in very well, i find it gives a sense of safety to the chams, holds humidity a bit better, easy to clean in washer, keeping bugs in better then all other cages iv had.
what i don't like- they can potentially melt or crack from heat exposure, i cant take quick photos of my clan as it take a min to get in the cage(ie: the min to hide or stop what was causing me to want to take a picture), visibility is not great.
That said they are the most convenient cage i have used so far.
RhettusMaximus
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good point, but
The only time i've had bugs chew through a mesh cage was when there was something for them to work against, i.e. a towel, a chair, or something leaning up against the mesh, it seemed to make it a much easier chore for the crickets to chew through. Also, if they can get in between the PVC and the mesh they can chew through the cages, they usually have to work in groups. if you do a pretty good job of making sure there's no crickets left in there overnight you shouldn't have problems with this. I like the mesh cages, although it's a little tough for the light to penetrate the mesh.
The only time i've had bugs chew through a mesh cage was when there was something for them to work against, i.e. a towel, a chair, or something leaning up against the mesh, it seemed to make it a much easier chore for the crickets to chew through. Also, if they can get in between the PVC and the mesh they can chew through the cages, they usually have to work in groups. if you do a pretty good job of making sure there's no crickets left in there overnight you shouldn't have problems with this. I like the mesh cages, although it's a little tough for the light to penetrate the mesh.
Brad Ramsey
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Reptariums .... BLECH!
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-Brad
Justin Carl
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i agree!
i think my chameleons would too.
i think my chameleons would too.
Dean Pulcini
Avid Member
I missed something dose that mean you like or don't like .
Justin Carl
Avid Member
dont like them!
casidonacid
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i do not like those cages either i was going to buy two but instead i just built them myself it was cheaper and the mesh on those screen make it hard for the uvb to come thru. if i was you i would just got to home depot and make your own me and my roomate(Nicodemayo) built two cages in two days.
PardalisGirl
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Two uses...........
They only have two uses in my house. A emergency temporary cage to use while an aluminum screen cage is being set up. Or as an outdoor sunning cage.
They only have two uses in my house. A emergency temporary cage to use while an aluminum screen cage is being set up. Or as an outdoor sunning cage.
Treetop Chameleons
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as far as overall health of the chams in the mesh cages anyone have any sick chams due to keeping them in one of the mesh cages? or do they seem to be as health as the ones kept in screen cages?
Treetop Chameleons
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i know the screen cages look nicer but as far as the overall health of the chams kept in the mesh cages is it any diferint then the ones kept in the screen cages.
Treetop Chameleons
Established Member
sorry i kind of repeted myself
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
I don't think there are issues concerning the overall health and well being of the chameleon when using a reptarium.
I believe the negative issues are largely aesthetic.
-Brad
I believe the negative issues are largely aesthetic.
-Brad
Julirs
New Member
My female Veiled has been in a Reptarium all of her life and she is as healthy as can be! I also raised my male Veiled in one until he was 4 months. I am still using 2 Reptariums with no issues and no difference in chameleon health. I would still strongly recommend using the Reptisun 10.0's due to the dark mesh, but raise them off of the top just a bit.
stevereecy
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I don't have much of anything to back it up, but I have anecdotal evidence of debris getting in chams eyes when new ones are used. Perhaps left over remnants from manufacturing. But washing them first will probably solve that, though I never checked that.
Julirs
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I will have to say that I had the same problem, or so I believe. Washing them thoroughly should make this a non-issue.
Seriously, they are a great price, and the fact is you will need another cage in the future for sunning, or for cleaning, or for another chameleon!
Here is a picture-bottom rack is Reptariums, top rack are screen cages.
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