Can I retire my ugly dripper?

[Alexander1]

I've had my male veiled chameleon for about 5 months, since then he's moved into his adult cage set up, I'm starting to go from just having the items he needs to be comfortable and healthy to items he needs and look nicer for my liking, one thing I have that makes his cage set up look crowded and a little bit of an eye sore is his big dripper, about a month or 2 after I bought his initial set up I bought a automatic "mister" more of a sprayer really which has worked out. I just bought some zoomed led lights and I'm running out of space for all the light fixtures. The LEDs do not produce enough light unfortunately so I have to keep my old dual dome fixture, would he be ok with just the mister going off every 3 hours for 1 minute? I want to retire the dripper if possible and safe.

I also spray down his cage before I leave to work to make sure he gets a warm shower..

 

[Carlton]

I've had my male veiled chameleon for about 5 months, since then he's moved into his adult cage set up, I'm starting to go from just having the items he needs to be comfortable and healthy to items he needs and look nicer for my liking, one thing I have that makes his cage set up look crowded and a little bit of an eye sore is his big dripper, about a month or 2 after I bought his initial set up I bought a automatic "mister" more of a sprayer really which has worked out. I just bought some zoomed led lights and I'm running out of space for all the light fixtures. The LEDs do not produce enough light unfortunately so I have to keep my old dual dome fixture, would he be ok with just the mister going off every 3 hours for 1 minute? I want to retire the dripper if possible and safe.

I also spray down his cage before I leave to work to make sure he gets a warm shower..

Does he use the dripper? Not all chams do. If there is good foliage in his cage that holds lots of droplets he can drink from after you spray he may be fine. I would watch to see if he is drinking from the foliage, monitor how hydrated he is for a while. Early signs of dehydration include decreased appetite, prey not sticking to his tongue, skin "tenting", excessive drooling while he does drink, and drinking longer. Personally, I hated fussing with drippers and stopped using them a long time ago.

 

[Alexander1]

Does he use the dripper? Not all chams do. If there is good foliage in his cage that holds lots of droplets he can drink from after you spray he may be fine. I would watch to see if he is drinking from the foliage, monitor how hydrated he is for a while. Early signs of dehydration include decreased appetite, prey not sticking to his tongue, skin "tenting", excessive drooling while he does drink, and drinking longer. Personally, I hated fussing with drippers and stopped using them a long time ago.

Thank you for the input, u hardly ever see him drink, once in a great while he takes shots with his tongue at the dew on the leaves, or when I spray him in the morning. Il def keep an eye on his poop, since he's home alone most of the day

 

[Alexander1]

For anyone wandering into this old post, I since put his dropper back up, his droppings started showing some signs of dehydration so I didn't want to risk it, I guess he did most of his drinking while I was at work