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<blockquote data-quote="Tortoise Tom" data-source="post: 134471" data-attributes="member: 27883"><p>I have personally watched my large G. pulchra and G. pulchripes use their feet to tear apart the metal screen mesh. They were in relatively small enclosures and they could easily reach the top while their other feet were planted on their substrate. These were also both mature males housed next to females and they had an urgent need to get out of their enclosures. I don't think any species can use their mouth to "chew" through the wire, and I'd love to be corrected if I am wrong about this.</p><p></p><p>I'm currently housing several other species in screen topped enclosures and no problems so far. I think that sometimes screen tops <em>can</em> be a problem, but in <em>most</em> cases, screen tops work fine. My current strategy is to continue using my screened topped enclosures and if I see a problem, I'll make an adjustment. It takes hours or days for them to make a large enough hole to escape from. You will see damage occurring long before an escape is possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tortoise Tom, post: 134471, member: 27883"] I have personally watched my large G. pulchra and G. pulchripes use their feet to tear apart the metal screen mesh. They were in relatively small enclosures and they could easily reach the top while their other feet were planted on their substrate. These were also both mature males housed next to females and they had an urgent need to get out of their enclosures. I don't think any species can use their mouth to "chew" through the wire, and I'd love to be corrected if I am wrong about this. I'm currently housing several other species in screen topped enclosures and no problems so far. I think that sometimes screen tops [I]can[/I] be a problem, but in [I]most[/I] cases, screen tops work fine. My current strategy is to continue using my screened topped enclosures and if I see a problem, I'll make an adjustment. It takes hours or days for them to make a large enough hole to escape from. You will see damage occurring long before an escape is possible. [/QUOTE]
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