I live in a cold and dry winter climate.The sides and back of my cage are glass (frosted) because I keep the cages in a row. I know how "everyone" says glass is a no-no because it stops air-flow....but then they proceed to cover the sides of the cages over with plastic or other material to keep the humidity in when they live in the cooler areas and/or to keep the chameleons from seeing each other....which also impedes air-flow. I have never had a problem with reflections in the glass bothering the chameleons either. I think it was on this forum recently that someone said that chameleons learned not to react to a mirror...well, they generally don't react to the glass either.



The glass also gives me extra surfaces to mist without spraying my walls or ending up with water on the floor of the room.



Now...for suspending the branch...I use those things that people use on the end of a dowel to put in the closet to hang clothes on to hang/suspend the branches. They can be bought with sticky tape on the back of them (and a hole for the nail, which I don't use, of course) which will stick to the glass. This way the branch can be placed far enough away from anything else in the cage that the chameleon can get to it but that a cricket cannot reach the branch (or the tail) of the sleeping chameleon...and it can also be placed in an area where the chameleon would like to sleep.



Like Eric(adrignola) said....with chameleon care, nothing is written in stone! I do what works for me (and the chameleons)!

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