humidity

[mr and mrs]

hi sorry for all the questions but i want to get this right, how do you keep your humidity up ? i set up my viv today and the temps seem good 82 in basking 78 mid 74 coldest point i found, but my humidity is rubbish 50% my monitor said so i sprayed the viv and it went to 88% for about 30mins now back down to 50% ! shouldnt it be 60% or more ???? i have a live plant in there but still i think it should be higher??? any help please/.....thank you....

 

[gngorman]

hi sorry for all the questions but i want to get this right, how do you keep your humidity up ? i set up my viv today and the temps seem good 82 in basking 78 mid 74 coldest point i found, but my humidity is rubbish 50% my monitor said so i sprayed the viv and it went to 88% for about 30mins now back down to 50% ! shouldnt it be 60% or more ???? i have a live plant in there but still i think it should be higher??? any help please/.....thank you....

What kind of chameleon do you have they all require different ranges...

 

[mr and mrs]

dont have one yet getting a veiled (4months old) want the set up correct for him 1st !! hence the testing

 

[gngorman]

dont have one yet getting a veiled (4months old) want the set up correct for him 1st !! hence the testing

Then 50 is perfect. panthers require higher humidity above 60's

 

[mr and mrs]

thank you very much for your help i can now say my set up and temps / humidity is complete need to get some more things for the little chammy to climb on then im away !! thank you very much indeed...

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[gngorman]

thank you very much for your help i can now say my set up and temps / humidity is complete need to get some more things for the little chammy to climb on then im away !! thank you very much indeed...

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One more thing i would like to see some pics if you can?

 

[chams1]

See this recent thread. https://www.chameleonforums.com/humidity-39045/

 

[gngorman]

See this recent thread. https://www.chameleonforums.com/humidity-39045/

that is for a panther not a veiled

 

[chams1]

I know. I was talking about a panther, too. Where I live, they can actually be raised the same and I have done so with great success, including humidity levels. If they are well-hydrated, you can fudge with the humidity levels a bit.