Lengths of misting Jacksons to get him to drink

[GrimsbyPatchwork]

Hey, I have a 10 month old Jacksons JJ. I mist 3 - 4 times daily for a length of about 3min each session sometimes with warm water,use a dripper, and sometimes a fogger. I have only seen him drink once on the first day I got hi
3 months ago..my location has good humidity circa 60-70 and goes up 70-90 with mistings.occasionally he opens his mouth when misting..just wondering that maybe he gets his hydration from the gutloaded feeders? I have heard that the pads on their head are an indication of how hydrated they are..the more puffed..the more hydrated.
I just read on here that most people's chams are so eager to to drink, mine although montane, not so much!

 

[Carlton]

Hey, I have a 10 month old Jacksons JJ. I mist 3 - 4 times daily for a length of about 3min each session sometimes with warm water,use a dripper, and sometimes a fogger. I have only seen him drink once on the first day I got hi
3 months ago..my location has good humidity circa 60-70 and goes up 70-90 with mistings.occasionally he opens his mouth when misting..just wondering that maybe he gets his hydration from the gutloaded feeders? I have heard that the pads on their head are an indication of how hydrated they are..the more puffed..the more hydrated.
I just read on here that most people's chams are so eager to to drink, mine although montane, not so much!

If a cham is thirsty it will drink more often. This is very dependent on your overall cage humidity and how dry it gets between misting or fogging cycles, not just how often you offer water. If I have a montane cham who drinks a lot chances are it is dehydrated. A stable, acclimated, hydrated montane cham doesn't always drink a lot each day. Chams are not all that efficient in conserving body moisture because they evolved in more humid conditions and didn't need to be. They lose a lot of body moisture through respiration. In a dry situation they will lose ground and get dehydrated a lot faster just breathing. Yes, the casque pads are one indication that they are OK. You can also take a fold of body skin between thumb and fingers and release it again. If the skin flattens out quickly that's good. If the skin fold stays "tented" for a few seconds it is another sign of dehydration. Sunken eyes, difficulty shedding, lack of appetite, infrequent defecation, and harder orange tinted urates are also signs of dehydration.

 

[Chachachameleon]

I dont check humidity to much but i do run my fogger 2 or 3 times day anywhere from 10 min to an hour and i always use a dripper, for some reason when they see the water dripping they want to drink it and it usually gets them more water. good luck!