I've kept chams in CO, so know how tough it can be to keep up humidity in a screen cage. It can be done, believe me. In Europe many cham keepers use solid sided enclosures, but they also tend to use more complicated air exchange systems along with them like mini fans. Screen cages offer more advantages generally. You can make them bigger for a lot less $, cultivate larger live plants more easily, and you avoid the whole issue of a male cham seeing his reflection in the glass which is a stressor. Also, some chams spend hours pawing at the invisible barrier and can stress out from that too.



Here's what I did in CO:



Hang plastic sheeting on the back and sides of the cage to help hold in spray. You can move them, cover more or less of the cage as needed. The idea is to give more surface for moisture but as the plastic is fairly loose it "leaks" air and allows some exchange. The cham can still climb on the screen and the mesh interrupts the view of a rival. Just stuff the cage with live bushy plants. They help hold a lot of humidity and the cham would prefer hiding anyway. Use an automatic misting system on several cycles a day. Use an ultrasonic room humidifier cycling on a lamp timer to fog the cage in between mistings. You don't need to maintain a constant high humidity, but do need to offer cycles of high moisture and gradual drying throughout the day and night. Does this make sense?

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