Fogger for panther okay??

[luvbug237]

So my Mojo has a mister that goes off several times a day - I have a dripper I used some days to be sure he is getting enough water since I never really see him by the mister. The last couple poops has had some orange so he obviously needs more water. I gave him a bath yesterday that he didn't really like but it made me feel better. He drank a bunch.

Is it okay to also give him a fogger? My Jacksons has a fogger and it keeps his leaves moist and dripping - he has no dehydration issues.

I don't want to harm my little guy by giving him too much moister/humidity.

Thoughts?

 

[Carlton]

So my Mojo has a mister that goes off several times a day - I have a dripper I used some days to be sure he is getting enough water since I never really see him by the mister. The last couple poops has had some orange so he obviously needs more water. I gave him a bath yesterday that he didn't really like but it made me feel better. He drank a bunch.

Is it okay to also give him a fogger? My Jacksons has a fogger and it keeps his leaves moist and dripping - he has no dehydration issues.

I don't want to harm my little guy by giving him too much moister/humidity.

Thoughts?

How do you track cage humidity? It could be that the cage air humidity drops a lot between mistings...maybe more than you realize especially now that you are using central heat at this season. I'm sure you probably described your setup and cage at some point but refresh our memories. The humidity gauge could be inaccurate or not working.

Chams can dehydrate pretty quickly in dry air simply through respiration even if they have chances to drink and rehydrate themselves during the day. He may be slowly losing ground over time. They are not the most efficient at conserving body moisture (didn't need to be as they adapted to very humid habitats). The average house is much drier than their native habitat would be. Panthers do need humidity just not constantly dripping conditions. Foggers can create this without drowning him.

In very dry conditions I've used a combination of heavy foliage, plastic around the cage sides, misters, foggers, and hand spraying to keep my cages more stable. The mister goes off at least twice a day for several minutes to provide heavy droplets for direct drinking. In between mistings when the cage humidity drops too much I can sort of "recharge" the humidity level by cycling a fogger. It bridges the gap until the next misting session.

 

[luvbug237]

Thank you very much for your thoughts and you are probably so right! The season has changed and it is very dry here right now!! I just have a simple humditiy gauge but I think it may be time to upgrade to digital! Thank you again!