Jessainsworth1
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I do not want to drill holes in anything so I was curious how much water a drainage pan on the 24x24x48 reptibreeze will hold if I mist a few times a day.
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Depends on how long your misting for and the type of drainage pan. I wet vac my pans. I do this every other day. If your using a dragon strand pan then it holds quite a bit. But I would caution you on not emptying water frequently. It gets nasty in the pan if it just sits there.
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I would vacuum the water up everyday with a bucket vac but I just want to make sure it will hold the water while I’m at work.
Jessainsworth1
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It would be in the enclosure. I guess I’ll mist it for 30s? If y’all think that’s long enough
ERKleRose
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So that'll be inside of the cage. Ideally, it should be under the cage, but you can make it work. I suggest filling it with egg crate (the plastic stuff used as a lighting diffuser), then covering it with something that drains but keeps the water completely separated from where the chameleon can get to it. If it holds the water while you're at work depends on the amount of times misted and the length of each misting.
ERKleRose
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Each daytime misting should be a minimum of 2-5+ minutes long each time
Jessainsworth1
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Yeah your going to get overspray... Unless you have your misting heads pointed perfectly. And the problem with having the pan inside like that is that if the chameleon goes down to the bottom they are going to be walking through water. Clay pots for your plants that sit on the bottom can help with this they absorb some of the water but the plant has to be water tolerant. Or egg crate with a corner cut out so you can still wet vac it.
It looks to be about an inch deep. 30 seconds is not long enough for a chameleon though. You want at least 2 minutes per session.
I was running 3 sessions 2-4 minutes each with a pan that was about an inch deep and it still did not over flow. That was with a mistking. Your best bet is to do a test run when you are home.
It looks to be about an inch deep. 30 seconds is not long enough for a chameleon though. You want at least 2 minutes per session.
I was running 3 sessions 2-4 minutes each with a pan that was about an inch deep and it still did not over flow. That was with a mistking. Your best bet is to do a test run when you are home.
Jessainsworth1
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Ok thank you
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
That pan will likely hold a day's worth of water, but many of us install a drain in the side or bottom of the pan and let the water drain into a 5 gal. bucket.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/mistking.182380/#post-1663762
I mist 2 min. sessions, 6 times each 24 hrs. in a 48 x 24 x 48 enclosure.
Bucket needs emptying once per month (half full).
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/mistking.182380/#post-1663762
I mist 2 min. sessions, 6 times each 24 hrs. in a 48 x 24 x 48 enclosure.
Bucket needs emptying once per month (half full).
Jessainsworth1
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Cool thank u. Also I bought some of that diffusing grate stuff. Can I use that permeable black stuff that is use in gardens to cover the grate?
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
IDK. I have window screen over mine (same screen as the rest of the enclosure).
