Manual Misting or Misting System?

[ChamQuestions]

Hello, everyone. I am hoping to purchase a young, captive-bred male veiled chameleon sometime in November or potentially later (depending on when local breeders have chameleons available) and was wondering if it would be okay to manually mist using a spray bottle instead of using a misting system. This is because three days of the week, there won't be anyone in the house to do the misting until about three to four thirty in the afternoon as a result of school and my parents' work schedule. Two days, there would be someone at home but they are generally busy and may go on out-of-house errands regularly. Two more days (the weekend) should be pretty doable by hand as I have a lot of time then. I don't have a massive budget, by I also don't intend to breed or do anything too extreme with the chameleon so I should be able to get the necessary equipment. Nevertheless, it is still a greater price. So: mister, humidifier, dripper, spray bottle... What combination do you guys think would be best?

 

[ERKleRose]

All of the above

 

[ChamQuestions]

All of the above

So, none of them could operate sufficiently on their own?

 

[mae_day]

Given your schedule constraints, the more automated you can make the enclosure the better. Save up and get a Mistking-- your chameleon (and your own peace of mind) will thank you for it.

 

[ERKleRose]

A hand mister will suffice, but an automated mister with a humidifier at night and a 2-5 minute hand misting in the morning and at night and a dripper for a couple hours during the day is optimal.

 

[ChamQuestions]

Given your schedule constraints, the more automated you can make the enclosure the better. Save up and get a Mistking-- your chameleon (and your own peace of mind) will thank you for it.

What benefits do mistkings have at such a price?

 

[ERKleRose]

Complete customization. But with all of your questions about misting, I would start with an Exo Terra Monsoon Multi

 

[mae_day]

Imo, The Mistking system is the most

Complete customization. But with all of your questions about misting, I would start with an Exo Terra Monsoon Multi

Agreed. Plus, providing mist while no one is home is a good idea. Keeps the humidity up and give the cham a chance to drink throughout the day.

 

[ChamQuestions]

So, I would get an Exo Terra Monsoon Multi, mist the enclosure when I can, and use a dripper for drinking water?

 

[ERKleRose]

Yes, but only hand mist once in the morning and once at night for 2-5 minutes to give your cham a chance to drink more.

 

[ChamQuestions]

Okay, that sounds good. An automatic mister seems to be best, but I was wondering if there were other options? The price is very high! I wasn't expecting that.

 

[mae_day]

Okay, that sounds good. An automatic mister seems to be best, but I was wondering if there were other options? The price is very high! I wasn't expecting that.

Welcome to chameleon keeping!

No but seriously, the initial set up costs are rather high, even with as conservative a budget as good husbandry allows.

 

[ChamQuestions]

Welcome to chameleon keeping!

No but seriously, the initial set up costs are rather high, even with as conservative a budget as good husbandry allows.

Okay. I will manage.

 

[ERKleRose]

You don’t even want to know how much I’m in the hole

 

[ERKleRose]

You don’t even want to know how much I’m in the hole

But my chams are worth every penny!

 

[ChamQuestions]

But my chams are worth every penny!

I'm glad to hear!

 

[ChamQuestions]

What's the best website for purchasing that equipment?

 

[ERKleRose]

What's the best website for purchasing that equipment?

Petsmart will price match. Walmart online is actually fairly cheap. Any reptile products website is great

 

[ChamQuestions]

Would a starter misting system by MistKing also work?

 

[mae_day]

Would a starter misting system by MistKing also work?

Absolutely!