hey thats cool your from ABQ to! and thats for the offer of help i apreatiate that. i still dont know for sure if i will ever even get a chameleon or not, i have a large and growing list, but if i do i will be looking for the help for sure thanks



now lets see if i understand this correctly.



am i right in thinking that is not the chams themselves that NEED alot of ventilation, but the ventilation is provided to lessen the risk of having harmful molds and milldews growing in the cage? if this is the case would a solid wood cage with vents and a little fan of sorts be ok? or are there still more reasons, other than potential for mold, for a solid encloser to not work well



the reason im courious about this is im planning on getting Brizilan Rainbow Boas, and i plan on building melimine cages for them. now like chams, rainbow boas need high humidity. and as far as ive seen a good way of keeping high humidity is to limit ventilation. now i know chameleons arent snakes, but i also know that they are both tropical and require if not the SAME, then Simaliar environments.



i suspect there in one key factor about chams i dont know that makes it all different. and untill i know what that is it wont fully make sence to me. an example is understanding certin rules that apply, compared to understanding certin rules but not knowing why they apply.



soo sorry for rambling on like this, or if im asking the wrogn questions. sometime couriousity gets the best of me, im also a man of logic if i dont see logic it wont make sence till i do.
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-Stephen-



0.1 soon to be wifey (hopefully)

1.0 rotwiler/chow (Boomer-wifey's pooch)

1.0 norm corn (Jake aka grumpy old terdhead)

0.1 col redtail boa (Dixie-my baby girl)

0.1 ball python (Bella- wifey's baby girl)



hopeful for not to distant future:

--brazillian rainbow boas 1 female for sure

2 or 3? maybe a breeding pair?

-- bearded dragon for the wifey my list got to big...



more distant future hopefuls

1 or 2 of each maybe a breeding pair?

--anery boa (ooooh)

--jungle carpet python (love to have 1 or 2)

--dumeril boa (ahhhh)



slightly more wishful thinking

--hypo br rainbow boa (love em)

--anery br rainbow boa (oooh even better!!)

--motely boa (gorgeous!!)

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