humidifier
- Thread starter Melvin
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warpdrive
Avid Member
hi Melvin,
we realy need more info in order to anser your question.
could you please tell us about your room humidity, what chameleon do you have, and what type of cage you are using.
in general, you might have to leave the humidifier on all day and night if the room's humidity is normaly low.
Harry
we realy need more info in order to anser your question.
could you please tell us about your room humidity, what chameleon do you have, and what type of cage you are using.
in general, you might have to leave the humidifier on all day and night if the room's humidity is normaly low.
Harry
But i have a warm air humidifier, can he burn him self on the steam?
jojackson
New Member
Ive taken to creating humidity too. Airconditioners and fans dry the air.
Im currently using a tray/tub of water beneath (not in) Homers enclosure with a small aquaruim submersable filter to keep the water moving, switched on/off by a timer.
It's boosted the background humidity to 65% and working brilliantly. Ive noticed an improvement in Homers shedding too.
Note: this will NOT be used in the cooler months.
Im currently using a tray/tub of water beneath (not in) Homers enclosure with a small aquaruim submersable filter to keep the water moving, switched on/off by a timer.
It's boosted the background humidity to 65% and working brilliantly. Ive noticed an improvement in Homers shedding too.
Note: this will NOT be used in the cooler months.
Carlton
Chameleon Enthusiast
It will be hard for us to predict as we don't know your particular room conditions. Here's how to figure out how often and how long a humidifier will need to run to maintain some humidity between your normal mistings. This way you can spray for drinking and not have the cage get too dry during the day.
1. Put a good quality humidity gauge in a middle area of the cage (not at the basking spot or the coldest spot).
2. Spray the cage down well as you normally would.
3. Watch the gauge and record the level of moisture it reaches right after spraying. If it is OK, stop spraying.
4. Watch the gauge as the cage dries out and record how long it takes the humidity level to drop too low.
5. Turn on the humidifier and run it until the humidity gauge in the cage reaches the level you want to maintain. Record how long this took.
6. Turn off the humidifier.
This way you now know:
1. How long the humidifier will need to run to reach the level of humidity you want in the cham's cage.
2. How fast the cage dries out. This will tell you how many times during the day the humidifier will need to run to maintain the proper humidity level.
Get a multiple setting lamp or appliance timer so you can program as many humidifier cycles as you need and how long the each cycle will need to be.
1. Put a good quality humidity gauge in a middle area of the cage (not at the basking spot or the coldest spot).
2. Spray the cage down well as you normally would.
3. Watch the gauge and record the level of moisture it reaches right after spraying. If it is OK, stop spraying.
4. Watch the gauge as the cage dries out and record how long it takes the humidity level to drop too low.
5. Turn on the humidifier and run it until the humidity gauge in the cage reaches the level you want to maintain. Record how long this took.
6. Turn off the humidifier.
This way you now know:
1. How long the humidifier will need to run to reach the level of humidity you want in the cham's cage.
2. How fast the cage dries out. This will tell you how many times during the day the humidifier will need to run to maintain the proper humidity level.
Get a multiple setting lamp or appliance timer so you can program as many humidifier cycles as you need and how long the each cycle will need to be.
