Motherlode Chameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
It gets hot here in the Sierra Nevada foothills and even with a green house and swamp coolers I have only been able to keep warm to hot weather chameleons. The family only had swamp coolers on the ranch house (new house has AC) and when the temperatures were between 95 to 100 degrees the house would be between 80 to 85 and when the temperatures were between 100 and up the house was 90 to 95 (bring in portable swamp coolers and AC to cope). This was similar situation with the greenhouse.
I installed a misting system in the greenhouse and started using the misting system as a supplement with the swamp cooler to keep the green house cool and has been quite effective this summer. When the temperature is 100 and up I keep the mister on for the day and the green house stays cool between 78 to 82 degrees. When the temperature is between 95 and 100 I set the mister to go off every 10 minutes for a period of time and keeps the green house between 78 to 82 and similar scenario for out side temperature between 85 and 95. This seems to be working and in the future may allow me to work with montane/ cooler weather species.
I installed a misting system in the greenhouse and started using the misting system as a supplement with the swamp cooler to keep the green house cool and has been quite effective this summer. When the temperature is 100 and up I keep the mister on for the day and the green house stays cool between 78 to 82 degrees. When the temperature is between 95 and 100 I set the mister to go off every 10 minutes for a period of time and keeps the green house between 78 to 82 and similar scenario for out side temperature between 85 and 95. This seems to be working and in the future may allow me to work with montane/ cooler weather species.