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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gizalba" data-source="post: 236702" data-attributes="member: 31253">You say 'high ventilation, high humidity' but I thought the high humidity was big NO NO in avic care now, after it killed so many early on in the hobby? I think in the wild they do have high humidity but my understanding was that we can't replicate those conditions, high up in the tree with wind etc, so the whole 'high cross ventilation, dry enclosure with a water dish' advice is the consensus care? I am also confused as I too had 2 c. versicolor slings die when I think I followed all the up to date advice <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> so I have never got another one until I figure out why. I will have to dig out pics of the set-up but I followed Tom Moran's advice and tried to build one exactly like his one for avic/versicolor slings. I did also dribble some water with a pipette on the web every now and again in case they wanted to drink that way, but was very wary of putting too much damp in. Their water dish was on the ground too though so maybe that is the problem? I also have a Ybyrapora diversipes I have raised from a baby exactly the same (now a sub-adult) and she has been fine for some reason, even though I read that they are even more fragile than avics.</blockquote>