habitats: plastic vs glass vs open air screens

[LadyByrd]

So, I was looking at habitats because I will have to upgrade for Phred when (s)he gets a bit bigger. I know about the pros and cons of plastic and glass (used a plastic container with my russian tortoise and glass terrarium with my bp, Matilda). My question is, have any of you every used an open air screen enclosure? Zilla and ZooMed both have these types of habitats and I am curious about them. How do they do with humidity? What about temperatures?

Thanks!

[Slim]

Simply put, unless you live outside, in Western Africa, you will never be able to properly maintain temps and humidity in a screen enclosure.

[Ripsaw642]

Simply put, unless you live outside, in Western Africa, you will never be able to properly maintain temps and humidity in a screen enclosure.

^^^LOL^^^ Kind of a silly question......unless you want your habitat to be the same as your BP's, what do you expect? How can screen mesh hold temps OR humidity? Those enclosures are for animals who need lots of ventilation, like chameleons.

[Kat_Dog]

An open Air environment is a terrible idea, you'd have to be fogging 24/7, and that would cause your house to be super nasty feeling.

Stick with plastic or glass

[Mr. Misha]

I love my Animal Plastic PVC enclosure and would highly recommend it. It holds great temps and humidity.

Having a glass enclosure is a pain. It's hard to keep both temps and humidity. I still have two glass enclosures and hopefully will be getting T8s or T12s. Still haven't decided yet.

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