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Glass Vivs V'S Mesh Vivs
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:42 pm    Post subject: Glass Vivs V'S Mesh Vivs Reply with quote

I was goin' to get a glass viv for some cresties and now I'm considering getting a mesh viv but I don't know which is best??? Can someone give me some "pro's" and "con's" for them both, please???

Also, I'm confused.... Won't substrate fall out of mesh vivs? Confused

Thanks for any help! Smile
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Personally, I would go with glass, as they hold humidity better, you can see the gecko better, and they are more readily available.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i would say glass for the same reasons pluss keeping the heat alot better , so cheaper on the electric bill
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Substrate won't fall out as long as you buy the approriate tray.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pro's Glass
readily available (exo terra vivs are perfect)
reasonably priced
easy to clean
good vision
Con's
Heavy
easy to break
poor air ventilation (unless using exo terra vivs)

Pro's Mesh screen Vivs
light weight
great ventilation
Con's
harder to clean without empting entire viv
easy to damage mesh


I personally would recommend the Exo Terra Vivs (go to www.eurorep.net, they can deliver) for anyone keeping just a few cresteds.

I actually use myself Screen Vivs, currently over 30 in use for my crested and other rhaco geckos.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for replies everyone Smile *hugs* I'll get an exo-terra one! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i keep my one crested male in the largest exo terra they are great i can hear my crested every night having a ball jumping into the plants etc he loves it ..
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm probably once again wrongly informed here.. but when we brought our wood and glass viv we were told that cresties can get freaked out in a all glass one as they don't have any privacy as such and can be viewed from a 360 angle... Confused Embarassed
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

*Red* wrote:
I'm probably once again wrongly informed here.. but when we brought our wood and glass viv we were told that cresties can get freaked out in a all glass one as they don't have any privacy as such and can be viewed from a 360 angle... Confused Embarassed



lol.....well yes that could be true but then ONLY if you leave the viv empty of any hides etc. Cresteds are not a 'shy/nervous' reptile, just nocturnal so that's the only reason they hide away. With reptiles it's not so much the actual cage but how you set it up.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah I guess so! Thanks Scott.
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