Need high humidity

Chameleonmaster

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Ok I can get my room up to 60% humidity but only for a short period of time. I need the humidity up to 60% for a long time or even higher.
I keep my door closed so the air isn't just sitting still in my room. i don't want my chams getting a RI. Is there anything you guys can think of that can get my humidity up and staying their? Maybe a humidifier?
 
Maybe a humidifier, but I think those might make it a little too humid. :(

Do you have mainly fake plants in your enclosure? LOTS of real plants helps. I got a ficus and my humidity went up like 10% for much longer too. I'm planning on getting my mom's old pothos too.

Plants really help.

If you already have plant(s) then I would just recommend misting more frequently or buying a mist system.

Or just watch your cham drink.
 
Get an adjustable mist humidifier. One that has a dial that you can turn down the output. You can get a really nice one at Costco for $99. I got one this year because our apartment was getting so dry and it really helped. I keep it turned to about 33% of the max that it can output. It allows the resevour to last for 4.5 days without a refill as well.
 
I'm using a glass tank so I have a dish to collect dripper water and a heat mat under to evapourates what misses the dish.I've found from using this set up if you leave the dish on the heat mat it causes great humidity mine stays at 65% constant
 
The mats don't get near hot enough to do anything like that the glass just gets slightly warmer to the touch.I have it underneath the tank and the whole thing sits up on an insulation board to stop it marking the table.I've had no problems with this and I've been using it since November
 
Chameleonmaster said:
Ok I can get my room up to 60% humidity but only for a short period of time. I need the humidity up to 60% for a long time or even higher.
I keep my door closed so the air isn't just sitting still in my room. i don't want my chams getting a RI. Is there anything you guys can think of that can get my humidity up and staying their? Maybe a humidifier?
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Actually I don't think you want the entire room to be at a high humidity! Your clothes and bedding will mildew, carpets will smell, molds may start growing darker corners, your furniture could warp, and you could even damage the walls (this happened to me in my first attempt to free range three Meller's chams in a bedroom. Wasn't pretty!

What you need to to is increase the humidity in your cages, not the room itself. And, you don't want to create a constant high humidity either...rather a cycle of drier and wetter periods throughout the day. As you are trying to confine the moisture to the cage it will take a lot less time and water to do it. First, as suggested, get live plants in the cage and do some misting trials to figure out how much spraying and fogging you really need to do.
 
I've misted and misted it stays at a solid 20-25% and my elliots needs 3 times as much or higher. The vet said the third eye lid was irritated which was most likely caused by not enough humidity.
The only thing I haven't tried is a humidifier or a fogger which I think is my what I'm going to have to get next.
 
I used a cool mist humidifier hooked up to PCV pipes that directed the mist straight into the cage and then covered 3 sides of the cage with clear shower curtain liner. I had it on a timer to go off for 30 minutes every few hours during the day and less often at night. That definitely brought humidity up significantly.
 
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