Misting.....

[Ellron]

Hi! My 2 month old veiled chameleon doesn't seem to like being misted. I am currently using a fertilizer pump sprayer bought empty from home depot. The only thing thats ever been in there is water. Anyways, when I spray the cage, I get it pretty wet and I do it for a couple of minutes. He doesn't seem to like it and often runs and hides.

 

[jamncristian]

its probably too powerful after all he is just a baby and its normal for them to run when being sprayed

 

[gpmo]

My adult Veiled doesn't care for being misted either. So we mist the entire enclosure and try not to direct the spray directly at him. After about one minute or so he will come round and start drinking. I have read about folks using warm water to lessen shock, but i find that not directly spraying him works.


Gpmo (Him)

 

[Rastaman]

Are You spraying with cold water? you should try adding hot water. I usually mist with hot water thats aalmost too hot to touch. You need to understand that after it atomizes out of the nozzle it actaully cools down, but not to the point where its too cold for them. You try taking a shower with cold water. lol

 

[renzo0684]

I agree with making the water warmer. My veiled loves getting misted and I just use a hand spray bottle. Just dont make it too hot because what is warm to us is HOT to them! =]

 

[Warrix642]

Are You spraying with cold water? you should try adding hot water. I usually mist with hot water thats aalmost too hot to touch. You need to understand that after it atomizes out of the nozzle it actaully cools down, but not to the point where its too cold for them. You try taking a shower with cold water. lol

You should not use hot water from your sink because hot water heaters are full of nasty elements/metals and other bad things. You should heat up water form the cold tap or heat up distilled water.

 

[Rastaman]

I use the hot water from my water dispenser. I have hot and cold water. So that's what I have been using for a long time now.

 

[element1998]

I've been caring for a a juvenile male for three months it was around two months old when i adopted it from someone who couldn't provide propper care. It was kinda of dumped on me so i researched and researched to adapt to its care, asides from this my only herp expierence has been with boids,coulbrids, and one bearded dragon all of them i still own today (around 6 years), I mostly like invertebrates but started with herps, anyway back to the OP topic since i have noticed my veiled running from mistings of clean distilled water, i got on here and read about trying hotter water temps so i started microwaving water at 30 sec, he ran, 45 sec, he ran, 1 minute (to the point where it was to hot to comfortably touch, that time he did seem to be less timid and didnt fully run away. BUT the drawback is it softens the gaskets on pump, and hand misters i have gone through 3 of them so far, so i need an idea on a safe waterproof sealent to use as a patch on o-rings and the tubes in misters. I was thinking maybe some sort of non toxic pond adhesive ive used it for molding back grounds on very humid terriums and it doesnt degrade, i doont want to go through a water bottle every month.

 

[kpritch17]

The warm water should help. When I first started spraying my cham(using a fertilizer sprayer) he did not like it at all. I think it was mostly because the sprayer is a big scary black thing. He is starting to get used to it now and even drinks off of the leaves while it is next to him. I think your cham will get used to it after a while. Just try not to move quickly with the sprayer.

 

[summoner12]

Misting with HOT water will come out 'warm' and stimulate drinking. If they cham just sits in the mist I usually assume this is good and continue. Mist for about 5 minutes min.

If you see the cham lift it's head stop misting. This is generally a sign they have inhaled water or had enough...

 

[Rastaman]

I agree sometimes cham comes right up to the sprayer nozzle and begins to drink right out of it as the water comes out. But I know already when to spray and when not to. He will usually open his mouth moves his tongue towards it and when he's done done he will move away.
Its pretty cool.

 

[scorpilon]

Who makes the best misting system?

Does anybody have some input on who makes the best misting system out there ? The major ones I have heard of is Mist King and Pro Mist .. does anybody have ether and what are the differences on the kits? I also saw a repti mist and there are so many... HELP!!!

 

[Kevy Baby]

I feel stupid: I never thought about the water temp. Although I usually try not to mist directly on them (hitting everything in the cage but the chams). Plus we use drippers in addition to misting.

You should not use hot water from your sink because hot water heaters are full of nasty elements/metals and other bad things. You should heat up water from the cold tap or heat up distilled water.

How does a water heater have anything more than the rest of the pipes in a home? If one had hard-water deposits, etc. they would be everywhere.

Besides, we have a fairly new (installed about 1-1/2 years ago) water heater - it should be fairly clean.

 

[summoner12]

Besides, we have a fairly new (installed about 1-1/2 years ago) water heater - it should be fairly clean.

Your prolly fine... but when water is heated the pipes ionize I beleive? Basically the heating of the water and metal pipes causes corrosion.

There is a higher TDS on the hot water line at my place... but it isn't harmful...

 

[Texas Panther Man]

Sommoner its not the pipes. Its the sediment in the bottom of hot water heaters. There have been reports of dogs having problems with kidney stones as the result of owners using warm water over theie dry kibble. The calcium deposits in the water heater form kidney stones in the dog/animal.

 

[summoner12]

Sommoner its not the pipes. Its the sediment in the bottom of hot water heaters. There have been reports of dogs having problems with kidney stones as the result of owners using warm water over theie dry kibble. The calcium deposits in the water heater form kidney stones in the dog/animal.

"To this day we do not know why some dogs form bladder and kidney stones while others do not. Dehydration increases the concentration of minerals within the urine and can increase stone formation. Female animals of all species are more susceptible to urinary tract infections and subsequent stones due to their shorter urethra. Other dogs and cats are born with mucosal immunity defects that leave them more susceptible to urinary tract infection."

The stuff usually found in water heaters is Calcium Carbonate. If you flush your hot water heater once or twice a year, you shouldn't have much issue. The calcium carbonate precipitates out of the water due to the heating of the water. Calcium carbonate tends to settle to the bottom. This causes more problems with your water heater than can be proven to cause health issues.

 

[Vegas Chad]

Oh schnap.

 

[renzo0684]

"To this day we do not know why some dogs form bladder and kidney stones while others do not. Dehydration increases the concentration of minerals within the urine and can increase stone formation. Female animals of all species are more susceptible to urinary tract infections and subsequent stones due to their shorter urethra. Other dogs and cats are born with mucosal immunity defects that leave them more susceptible to urinary tract infection."

The stuff usually found in water heaters is Calcium Carbonate. If you flush your hot water heater once or twice a year, you shouldn't have much issue. The calcium carbonate precipitates out of the water due to the heating of the water. Calcium carbonate tends to settle to the bottom. This causes more problems with your water heater than can be proven to cause health issues.

What if you don't have a water heater and you have a boiler? Is that worse or better?

 

[summoner12]

What if you don't have a water heater and you have a boiler? Is that worse or better?

They are pretty similar.... a tank of water with a heat source. The Calcium Carbonate is an issue for electric, gas, oil or wood water heaters.