Drinking from floor of enclosure - problem?

[RPCV]

Current Problem - Not sure if this is a problem, looking more for reassurance or early diagnosis if there is a concern - please let me know: MadEye has recently been going to the floor of the enclosure during the evening and appears to be drinking drops of water that fall off the plants. I'm not sure if he is actually drinking because I have not caught him licking drops but he is cruising around in a "sniffing the floor" pose. Other than that, no concerns. Healthy, active and eating. Just was curious if this is a concern or normal.

Tried taking pictures this evening but I took the camera out, he got pissed and ran to the top of the enclosure.

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male panther. 8 months. In my care for 5 months.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon - Never.
Feeding - 8-12 crickets/day. 2-3 supers/week; gutload using dandelion leaves, carrots and a mix Julie made up
Supplements - Mineral-all O 3x/week, rep-cal wD3 1x/week, herbtivite 2x/month
Watering - Hand mist 2-3x/day for at least 2 min. each, dripper all day (never seen him drink from the dripper) normally would drink from droplets formed on top of enclosure after misting
Fecal Description - Brown with bright white urate
Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Nope

Cage Info:
Cage Type - screen 30"l, 20"w, 48"h
Lighting - 60w incandescent, reptisun 5.0, 6500K bulb, timer 12 hour cycles
Temperature - 88-90 basking, 75 lower part of enclosure, measured with really cool/fancy toys from work
Humidity - 50-80%rh, supplemented with ultra-sonic humidifier. Measured with very accurate toys
Plants - Pothos & umbrella
Placement - Office, moderate traffic, no fans/cross drafts
At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor - 6.5'
Location - Where are you geographically located? Chicago area

 

[satch4684]

i read something a while ago about stress causing WC chams to get sick cause they would be so stressed from the cramped living conditions, etc. and they would drink from the floor. they don't keep things too sanitary so drinking the "floor water" made them ill.

so maybe something's just stressing your cham? the only time i've seen mine on the ground was he was stressed because i didn't have his plant for a bit, and he would wander all over, including the bottom, looking for it.

 

[kinyonga]

Some of mine drink from the floor whenever I mist the cage. I don't see a problem with it as long as the floor is kept clean and the water doesn't sit there.