Misting/ dripper
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SageZA
New Member
Thanks for this info.
I place Ice Cubes on top of his cage.
Looks like i need to get 5 liters of bottles water and use that to spray him down.
He is two months old now and i did notice that when i sprayed him down the one time a drop went over and into his eye his i wiggled a bit and he kept it closed for a lil while.?
I place Ice Cubes on top of his cage.
Looks like i need to get 5 liters of bottles water and use that to spray him down.
He is two months old now and i did notice that when i sprayed him down the one time a drop went over and into his eye his i wiggled a bit and he kept it closed for a lil while.?
carol5208
Chameleon Enthusiast
I have been using tap water(no treatment) for 6 months since I have had my chameleon. He is doing great so far! I suppose it depends on the condition of your water too and where you live. Many people use spring water bottled, or reverse osmosis. This is a great thing don't get me wrong but I am just giving you my scenerio also and telling you it is possible to not have to do anything to the water. When I bought him from the breeder, the care sheet mentioned nothing about special water. It is really a personal preference I think.
carol5208
Chameleon Enthusiast
He is probably just cleaning his eye when you do that, it doesn't mean that the water was necessarily irritating it.
summoner12
Avid Member
The issue with straight tap water in a misting or driper system is the hard water and the chemicals in tap water. Tap water, in some areas is 'hard' and has lots of minerals. The minerals are an issue because they build up where the water comes out of the dripper or mist nozzle, causing a misting nozzle to spray weird, or not at all. On drippers the calcium can build up and block the dripper orifice and stop the flow of water. Other issues with tap water is the chemicals we add to municipal water systems to help keep maintain clean distribution systems and water. Don't forget the chemicals that aren't monitored by your local municipal water provider or leached into the system.
You can use distilled or reverse osmosis water to prevent the issues I mentioned above. Reverse osmosis is pretty easy to operate in the home and eliminate the harmful chemicals from your water supply. It also keeps misting and dripping systems clear from mineral build up.
Other simple, cheaper options are filtering the water through carbon filters to remove hard metals and chemicals. You won't remove minerals... but at least you won't have chlorine, chloramine, lead, cysts, rust..... in the water.
You can use distilled or reverse osmosis water to prevent the issues I mentioned above. Reverse osmosis is pretty easy to operate in the home and eliminate the harmful chemicals from your water supply. It also keeps misting and dripping systems clear from mineral build up.
Other simple, cheaper options are filtering the water through carbon filters to remove hard metals and chemicals. You won't remove minerals... but at least you won't have chlorine, chloramine, lead, cysts, rust..... in the water.
