Fogging

[pasquel2012]

hi. I’m a new Chameleon mom and have been trying to learn all I can. I’ve searched this forum and have found some very helpful information. I’ve also used chameleon academy, chameleon info and Neptune. I’m not very tech savvy and this is my first post. I did a call with Neptune the chameleon and she was very helpful and delightful to talk with. However, since that call, I’ve added more space and the humidity in my area has changed. We went from 70 percent room humidity down to 50 percent. I am now finding it difficult to keep humidity up at night.

Currently, I’m able to get humidity up to 70percent at night. This is measured from a digital hygrometer near the top of the enclosure, as it is not waterproof. After lights off, I have mist king set to mist three short mists during the night and a wacool Fogger set to run if humidity drops below 75 percent. It basically had been running all night. Pasquale’s poops looked good to me? (photo attached). However, he drank a lot when I dripped him in the morning. So I started a cool mist humidifier to run outside the enclosure. Is that ok? Other suggestions/thoughts?

 

[nightanole]

Uhhhh

You fog at night, so they dont have to drink during the day. its how you "naturally hydrate them".
You dont fog during the day, infact you want(and most struggle) to lower the humidity during the day so you dont get mold growth etc. 35-45% is perfectly fine during the day.
If you are fogging for hydration, generally you dont also have to mist.

Im sure some other filthy foggers can reply. I will end by saying i do not recommend running the cool mist humidifier outside the cage "to keep the humidity up". Especially not during the day. Again, day time humidity adjustments are not needed.

You could adjust the mister to give him a good drink in the morning after lights on, and then again right before lights out. Again you are shooting to "dry out" during the day.

 

[pasquel2012]

Uhhhh

You fog at night, so they dont have to drink during the day. its how you "naturally hydrate them".
You dont fog during the day, infact you want(and most struggle) to lower the humidity during the day so you dont get mold growth etc. 35-45% is perfectly fine during the day.
If you are fogging for hydration, generally you dont also have to mist.

Im sure some other filthy foggers can reply. I will

Uhhhh

You fog at night, so they dont have to drink during the day. its how you "naturally hydrate them".
You dont fog during the day, infact you want(and most struggle) to lower the humidity during the day so you dont get mold growth etc. 35-45% is perfectly fine during the day.
If you are fogging for hydration, generally you dont also have to mist.

Im sure some other filthy foggers can reply. I will end by saying i do not recommend running the cool mist humidifier outside the cage "to keep the humidity up". Especially not during the day. Again, day time humidity adjustments are not needed.

You could adjust the mister to give him a good drink in the morning after lights on, and then again right before lights out. Again you are shooting to "dry out" during the day.

end by saying i do not recommend running the cool mist humidifier outside the cage "to keep the humidity up". Especially not during the day. Again, day time humidity adjustments are not needed.

You could adjust the mister to give him a good drink in the morning after lights on, and then again right before lights out. Again you are shooting to "dry out" during the day.

I’m sorry if I wasn’t clear. I am fogging after lights off, which is at night. Temps are in the 60’s. Humidity is getting to 70%, at night. During the day the humidity ranges 40-50%. I was listening to Peter necas and Bill strand discussion. They said if you see a chameleon drinking in the morning, it means they did not get enough hydration from fog at night.

 

[pasquel2012]

I’m sorry if I wasn’t clear. I am fogging after lights off, which is at night. Temps are in the 60’s. Humidity is getting to 70%, at night. During the day the humidity ranges 40-50%. I was listening to Peter necas and Bill strand discussion. They said if you see a chameleon drinking in the morning, it means they did not get enough hydration from fog at night.

Also, I started the cool mist at NIGHT, because I saw him drinking in the mornings. But I will stop that.

 

[Sticktongue]

The bottom access door where you have your fan. Do you cover that at night? If not, cover it and you’ll get another 15-25% humidity jump.

 

[ehdee6]

The bottom access door where you have your fan. Do you cover that at night? If not, cover it and you’ll get another 15-25% humidity jump.

It looks like the bottom is actually bioactive. If it is; the fans not really doing anything, you'd want the fan on the top of the screen pulling the air out...

Welcome to the forum! I like the little glass balls with the pothos, that's a neat idea!

I love that you had a call with Neptune and have been following Bill, great resources! To help us better help you with your husbandry, if you can copy and paste these questions with the answers, we can give you more through feedback.

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