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I currently have my baby GTP's in 10 gallon aquariums. Since the aquariums have screen tops, should I mist the cages? How often? Any replies will be greatly appreciated.

It would be best not to use screen top aquariums, I might cover of part of the top with some kind of tape. I spray in the afternoon and have it slowly dry out cause they should have a short dry period. Make sure it doesn't stay wet constantly, and also doesnt dry up in an instant. If your unhappy with the tank rubbermaids or sterilites work great for baby chondros.

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Glass aquariums with screen lids do NOT make very good enclosures for GTP's. The glass itself is poor for thermal regulation and the full screen lids are impossible to keep the humidity up to proper levels. You will be much better off housing them in rubbermaid tubs which will be a lot easier to control the environment than the glass cages until it grows up and is ready to move into adult housing.

i agree screen tops aren't the best choice for housing, however I kept my blue beauty in one of those when i first got her, and I decided the best way to keep the humidity up was this.

i took a piece of cardboard and cut it to about 3/4 length of the top. Then I covered the entire thing with tinfoil, and put duct tape all around the sides. The aluminum foil helped reflect the heat back into the tank, and the blockage kept a lot of the humidity in. Now granted a blue beauty doesnt need as much humidity as a GTP, but it did help a lot.

I would also suggest moving to a different form of enclosure though, asap.
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How are you heating this tank to begin with? Heat loss between glass and rubbermaid tubs is going to be about the same. I'd get a piece of plexi glass cut to fit the top of the tank. Drill a series of holes Around the perimeter, and a few rows on the cool end of the tank. I myself don't like tubs even though both of my gtps are housed in them. You just can't appreciate them as much as a glass front enclosure. If heat loss is an issue, what i've done in the past is buy cork tile from home depot. They come with sticky tabs so you can stick them on just about anything. I applied these to both sides as well as the back of the tank, looks great and will help in holding in the heat. When drilling out your hole in plexi use a piece of peg board and use it to space out the drill holes, makes everything nice and neat. Later Clint