I have my chameleon in a screen cage and i mist it three times a day once at seven in the morning once at 2 in the afternoon and once at five at night. even with all the misting and the high humidity immediately after the misting i dont think the humidity is staying high enough for long enough. He just had his first shed since i got him and he has little specks of old skin on his left eye and little rings around some of his toes. any suggestions on humidity or what to do about left over skin would be welcome, THANKS!!!!!!!!!!

Buy a good humidifier and place it near the cage. Don't place it inside, but next to the cage. That should help keep a consistant humidity level.

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how do those work? it seems like it would create an overwhelming amount of humidity. Is there a way to concentrate the humidity to the cage and a small area around it, what kind of humidifiers are best?

What kind of chameleon do you have?

… and what exactly are the humidity levels at after a misting and just prior to one? What species is it?

Keep an eye on the skin “rings” around its toes. These can be dangerous if they don’t come off and/or dry up. The dead skin can act as a tourniquet and cut off blood supply to the toes causing them to rot. This can also happen to the limbs and tail as well.

For stubborn pieces of shed that wont come off I dab on a tiny bit of mineral oil with a Q-tip which works every time.

-roo

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i have a panther chameleon. right after i mist the humidity jumps to about 89-97percent. when i come home in the afternoon its at like 20 percent.

At 20, I would go with the humidifier suggestion (I like ultrasonic types) and use a digital timer to have it come on when the humidity levels are low. You will need to experiment with the timer schedule but I do know that you wouldn’t want it to come on just after a misting since the humidity level should be fine then or just prior to misting since you are about to mist.

Just keep an eye on that skin that’s surrounding the toes, really try the mineral oil suggestion but if still wont come off soon then you should carefully remove it.

-roo

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Hey I have a similar question but I've narrowed it down to two options and need some help deciding.....

Cool Mist Humidifier

VS.

Warm Moist Humidifier

I went ahead and purchased the latter earlier today although I can still return it if it turns out the cool mist is better.....btw I have a 4month old m. veiled.

A warm mist humidifier will surely promote bacteria faster then a cool mist one and you will have to clean it at least once a week I would think. That and it probably pulls more power then a cool mist one for the heating element.

-roo

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"Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious: both are disappointed." -Oscar Wilde

Hmm....I'm debating on either returning it now or waiting for more input, thanks though Roo, I honestly thought the warm one would better simulate his natural environment.