Rosie42892
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I am soon to have a MistKing. What do you reccomend for how many mistings a day, also how long to mist for each time? Thankyou!
How much misting?
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shadowcon39
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well I mist every three hours from 7am to 7pm for 20 seconds of spray time. My panther seems to be doing fine with that schedule
summoner12
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It is a good idea to give a nice long shower in the morning and again later in the day. having some misting in the middle of the day for a short burst to kinda get things wet for the cham and keep humidity up is also a good idea.
when I say long shower I mean at least 10 minutes maybe even 20.
when I say long shower I mean at least 10 minutes maybe even 20.
That sounds great, but would seem to require some kind of drainage system? Are these misting durations realistic for most people?
summoner12
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I think so. If you are gonna keep chams you need to be ready
Do a search for a thread I started called LLL drain pan drainage. You can buy them at ChamEO and help support a non-profit chameleon rescue, she also has a bit of a better deal on them
dodolah
Retired Moderator
This is just my husbandry method, but I tend to limit the total misting time combined for the whole day to be no more than 20 - 30 minutes. More than that, the chameleon cage easily become breeding ground for mold in my area.
I mist 4 - 5 times, 5 minutes per misting.. I do have drainage system.
And, i do not use dripper. All my chameleons get their water from lapping the dew form on the leaves.
The idea is to let your chameleon have ample enough time to drink and stay hydrated thru the day without having molds starting to grow from being overly humid.. find your balance.. usually though most people tend to agree that the minimum misting frequency is twice a day (+ a dripper)..
As far as drainage system, if you don't want the hassle to make your own, you can just buy the lll drain pan..
I just drill holes on the middle of the PVC bottom. Put the plant on the middle, so the PVC bottom naturallly bowled in the middle and water go thru the hole. I have a metal rack like this (you can buy it in Lowes/ home depot/ wal mart)
and on the bottom shelve I just put a container to contain the water drips.
I mist 4 - 5 times, 5 minutes per misting.. I do have drainage system.
And, i do not use dripper. All my chameleons get their water from lapping the dew form on the leaves.
The idea is to let your chameleon have ample enough time to drink and stay hydrated thru the day without having molds starting to grow from being overly humid.. find your balance.. usually though most people tend to agree that the minimum misting frequency is twice a day (+ a dripper)..
As far as drainage system, if you don't want the hassle to make your own, you can just buy the lll drain pan..
I just drill holes on the middle of the PVC bottom. Put the plant on the middle, so the PVC bottom naturallly bowled in the middle and water go thru the hole. I have a metal rack like this (you can buy it in Lowes/ home depot/ wal mart)
and on the bottom shelve I just put a container to contain the water drips.
Yea, I've got a perpetual dripping system for drinking water, so misting is purely for maintaining humidity in my situation. I really like the plastic drawer system that GoFast has setup:
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