KatotheChameleon
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Does anyone else have a chameleon who hates water? Like running and dripping? The reason I say hate is because he runs away from the water in his terrarium and will not go anywhere towards it!
I have a mister in his enclosure, a dripper and I fog every night. I run the mister every morning and evening before and after the lights, I have the fogger running all night, and the dripper runs all day. The dropped hits the multiple leaves and I can see it dripping and accumulating on them. The thing is - I put the fogger on during the day for my tortoise and water will be spurting and running in the tubs. I was sitting enjoying the day and I see him going to the side of the cage, almost like he wants the water in the enclosure next to him? then he goes to the dripper and as it’s dripping, he’s staring at it but I don’t think he wants to be hit by the water. Then I decided to spray just to see if he was thirsty and he didn’t drink anything. I’m not sure if this is just a sign of a very curious chameleon or one who doesn’t know how to drink water lol. Someone please tell me he’s not the only one!
Side note - I have been feeding him Hornworms every couple of days because I noticed he will drink sometimes, and I don’t want him to get dehydrated. Tbh, I don’t know how much water chameleons actually have to drink, so just being on the safe side.
I have also learned he hates my camera so excuse his puffy self
**NOTE - I know about the vines, the new ones are coming tomorrow and it will be replaced. Don’t come at me for them please
Update - I think it might just be he doesn’t like the fogger. I was sitting in front of the tortoise feeding him and look up and see Kato flashing his fighting colors at the fogger it seems he may not like the water or noise? It’s on all night like I said but I guess it doesn’t bother him at night! Photo added lol
I have a mister in his enclosure, a dripper and I fog every night. I run the mister every morning and evening before and after the lights, I have the fogger running all night, and the dripper runs all day. The dropped hits the multiple leaves and I can see it dripping and accumulating on them. The thing is - I put the fogger on during the day for my tortoise and water will be spurting and running in the tubs. I was sitting enjoying the day and I see him going to the side of the cage, almost like he wants the water in the enclosure next to him? then he goes to the dripper and as it’s dripping, he’s staring at it but I don’t think he wants to be hit by the water. Then I decided to spray just to see if he was thirsty and he didn’t drink anything. I’m not sure if this is just a sign of a very curious chameleon or one who doesn’t know how to drink water lol. Someone please tell me he’s not the only one!
Side note - I have been feeding him Hornworms every couple of days because I noticed he will drink sometimes, and I don’t want him to get dehydrated. Tbh, I don’t know how much water chameleons actually have to drink, so just being on the safe side.
I have also learned he hates my camera so excuse his puffy self
**NOTE - I know about the vines, the new ones are coming tomorrow and it will be replaced. Don’t come at me for them please
Update - I think it might just be he doesn’t like the fogger. I was sitting in front of the tortoise feeding him and look up and see Kato flashing his fighting colors at the fogger it seems he may not like the water or noise? It’s on all night like I said but I guess it doesn’t bother him at night! Photo added lol
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