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Post by willj on Feb 22, 2006 19:13:39 GMT
has anyone had any experience with these? i have been thinking of getting one to house some Hyla arborea.
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Post by phil on Feb 22, 2006 19:32:39 GMT
will, i used to keep lacerta vivipara in a similar cage type setup as these very successfully. however, hyla are not really within my expertise, but i suppose if the right sizes are available, they should be fine. i do know that they are available up to at least 2 foot 6x 2 foot 6x 6 foot which should be ample.
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Post by Pollywog on Feb 22, 2006 21:56:02 GMT
they could be used with quite good effect for arborea - personally I would block off at least 1 side with a wooden board just to provide some shelter.
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Post by willj on Feb 23, 2006 13:53:06 GMT
thanks for the help guys. i'm planning on resting it against a wall anyway, and moving it into a frost free greenhouse in the winter, but i may board up the side facing the prevailing wind. waht aspect would you suggest for this species?
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Post by phil on Feb 23, 2006 16:30:45 GMT
will, why not build one yourself. it would cost less, and you would have the benefit of being able to design it to fit into whatever space you have available, and you would only need the most basic of hand tools
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Post by willj on Feb 24, 2006 16:04:45 GMT
i've also thought of that, i certainly have the means and material, it just might be a little harder to transport etc as the flexaria are flatpack
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Post by mark68 on Jun 3, 2007 7:56:40 GMT
I have tried around 6 of these for small lizards. At first I thought they were really good. They seemed to work well for Jacksons chameleons. Any wind seemed to tip them over when they were in the upright position. So I tied this one to bamboo canes. However a month or two later during very strong winds the structure again blew over. Unfortunately when I failed to find the chams I noticed a large hole in the bottom chewed through by rodents presumably. This is the main problem I have with them the material used for the sides is not that strong. Certainly animals of the size of a subadult green lizards is able with time to make a hole in them. This has happened several times, when I had them, luckily within a greenhouse structure. Also the mesh will reduce UV rays by around 30-40 %. Although this still means your animal will recieve more UV than the UV tubes currently on the market. There used to be another make on the market called apogee and they were much stronger.
I have not tried them with amphibians. Anybody else used them for this ? I hink that maybe where they are ideally suited.
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