Need to raise Humidity

[CamoChameleon1]

Hello,
I am new here and I have a few questions. I have just gotten a baby veiled chameleon. One is, how do I raise the humidity? It seems that when I raise the temp., the humidity goes down, and vise-versa. Also, he will not stop eating. How do I know when to stop as he ate 30 crickets yesterday. If you could get back, that would be great. Thank you.

 

[Vito the Veiled]

Buy a humidifier, and place it near the cage.

 

[nick barta]

Welcome to the Forum, a good place for you to learn!

Veiled's don't need extra humidity. Hand spraying, or automatic water systems will spike the humidity up, but only for a short time. If you had a Montane species, then you would want to raise it throughout the day/night.

That being said, you can raise humidity by having 2 or 3 large potted plants in the cage, the moist soil will give you concentrated humidity in the cage where you want it.

You say you have a baby Veiled, so if the crickets are 1/8-1/4 inch, that is not abnormal. You should be offering several feeders, not just crickets, even if you are gut loading the crickets correctly, variety is important. Try small super worms, horn worms, silk worms, and butter worms.

On the food limit, typically younger chams under 5-6 months should be limited to what they eat in 10 minutes. As they get older, look at the plumpness, and limit food when plumpness begins to grow...

Nick

 

[CamoChameleon1]

Welcome to the Forum, a good place for you to learn!

Veiled's don't need extra humidity. Hand spraying, or automatic water systems will spike the humidity up, but only for a short time. If you had a Montane species, then you would want to raise it throughout the day/night.

That being said, you can raise humidity by having 2 or 3 large potted plants in the cage, the moist soil will give you concentrated humidity in the cage where you want it.

You say you have a baby Veiled, so if the crickets are 1/8-1/4 inch, that is not abnormal. You should be offering several feeders, not just crickets, even if you are gut loading the crickets correctly, variety is important. Try small super worms, horn worms, silk worms, and butter worms.

On the food limit, typically younger chams under 5-6 months should be limited to what they eat in 10 minutes. As they get older, look at the plumpness, and limit food when plumpness begins to grow...

Nick

Thank you. I also give him meal worms, as he eats those only when he wants. I have three live plants along with three fake ones and spray the terrarium 5+ times a day, but it seems to do nothing. Any thing else I can try?

 

[shmeenakoz]

I was having the same issue but since I moved my enclosure to a cooler downstairs location all has been right (except the other day when the meter got wet). I didnt see a steady RH until all the pieces were put together, i.e. I use plastic wrap along 3 sides, mistking 4x a day, 5 potted live plants and a regular 100w incandescent basking bulb (100w halogen was just too drying). Good Luck! It is a pain in the a..

 

[juice28]

you said you were have problems with your humidity but you didnt list any specs, what is your humidity at and how far does it drop? and the temps that your cages is at? Im sure some more people will chime in and want some details to go off of so you may want to fill this out.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

 

[CamoChameleon1]

you said you were have problems with your humidity but you didnt list any specs, what is your humidity at and how far does it drop? and the temps that your cages is at? Im sure some more people will chime in and want some details to go off of so you may want to fill this out.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

My cage is glass with a screen top. It is a Zilla, and I use zoo med day blue bulb, a zilla topical 25 series uvb bulb, and a zilla night black bulb. I put on the blue and uvb bulb from light to dark, then put the night bulb on at dark. I create a range of temps from 70-80 and the RH is from 10 to 55%. I measure the temps and humidity with a circular zilla gauge. I create this humidity by misting regularly, and leaving live plants. The cage is located near the dinner table, getting direct sunlight through the window, and the cage is about 2 to 3 feet off of the floor. I am located in Connecticut

 

[Williams7165]

Unrelated to your original question but you should not usea night bulb with chameleons. They have a light sensitive scale on their heads and it will keep them up at night.they also see infrared light.