coding_duchess
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I am getting a cherryhead and I have a wooden eclosure. Should I get something else as I am worried if I put in humidifier wood would rot? Any advice on enclosure type for cherryhead hatchling?
Enclosure for cherryhead
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You need a closed chamber and do not use a humidifier.
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Yes. What @wellington said.
You need a closed chamber enclosure to hold in humidity and warmth.
Wood will not be suitable for an indoors enclosure with a high humidity needing species.
And with a closed chamber you won't need any sprayers or misters, etc.
For a hatchling you can make a closed chamber out of a very large aquarium. But the tort will soon outgrow it
You need a closed chamber enclosure to hold in humidity and warmth.
Wood will not be suitable for an indoors enclosure with a high humidity needing species.
And with a closed chamber you won't need any sprayers or misters, etc.
For a hatchling you can make a closed chamber out of a very large aquarium. But the tort will soon outgrow it
coding_duchess
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Thank you. Could you post an example of good clises chamber?
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A closed chamber enclosure works like a terrarium.
It's closed. Mostly or entirely. Usually you'd use a few inches of coco coir or orchid bark as substrate. You pour a little water into the corners of the enclosure and the bark obsorbs it. Giving off humidity as it evaporates.
A strip florescent t5 HO UVB lamp and a heat source such as a CHE on a thermostat are mounted INSIDE the chamber.
Some members have also used green house setups. It's the same idea. It holds in the warmth and the humidity
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coding_duchess
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Is it plastic or glass?New Stack of Animal Plastics CLosed Chambers
AKA: Tom's baby emporium. @GStars asked for a pic on my new baby raising enclosures the other day. I only had a partial, but I took a fuller one today. Each cage is 96x30 and divided in the middle into two 48x30 cages for starting babies. The colored tape on each upper right corner shows the...
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coding_duchess
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Thank you
