Not Drinking Water
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PantherEnvy
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I recommend placing your cham in a shower on a plant for around 30-45 minutes. Make sure it is lukewarm and let the soft spray land on 75-85% of your plant. That way your cham has a little spot to temporarily hang out. Try to keep your cham in the H20 most of the time. This is just step 1 to hydrate quickly. You should also fill out our form to let us know about your husbandry.
carol5208
Chameleon Enthusiast
try dripping the dripper on his nose to stimulate him to drink. What I do is center the spicket over their head and drip the water straight on their nose. I do this right through the screen of the cage. It usually works every time! Also, you can try using an eye dropper and drip on the nose that way if your chameleon will let you hold him.
Tiny
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HE IS SOOOOO SHY when it comes to drinking water!! However, we did the drip threw the cage right above him and he drank today!! I am not sure why, but when I go near him and the water, he is terrified! Yet when my bf "waters" him, he drinks no problem!!!
Thanks everyone! We will continue to water him by dropping water droplets on his nose until I know he is drinking on his own. And I am researching for a timed automatic mister for him. Any suggestion on brands would be great!
Thanks everyone! We will continue to water him by dropping water droplets on his nose until I know he is drinking on his own. And I am researching for a timed automatic mister for him. Any suggestion on brands would be great!
ReptileLove18
Established Member
ive been looking into misting systems, posted a thread about it a couple days ago and most people swear by Mistking systems. i went to their site and their starter kit wasnt too badly priced and perfect for my veileds needs! im not sure on what jacksons need as for water, but the Mistking seems to be very popular here on the forum 
Lovereps
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Glad he is drinking more!
The MistKing and Aquazamp systems are excellent.
A few forum sponsors sell the Mistking starter system.
As far as being more afraid of you, sometimes it is the color of your clothing that scares them.
To chameleons, colors and patterns indicate moods, such as aggression, so it may not be you--just what you wear.
The MistKing and Aquazamp systems are excellent.
A few forum sponsors sell the Mistking starter system.
As far as being more afraid of you, sometimes it is the color of your clothing that scares them.
To chameleons, colors and patterns indicate moods, such as aggression, so it may not be you--just what you wear.
Tiny
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What is a good color to wear around him?
joeandsoph
Established Member
I do the dropping water on the nose trick and it's the only way we can see Tilly drinking. Saying that she does drink when we're not there. I could never wear red around Tilly she used to freak out but she seems better with it now.
Echoezra
Established Member
Also watch the temperature of the water you use to spray. Many will prefer to stick around and be misted if the water is warmer. It cools a bit as it comes out of the nozzle, so if you start with warmer water then its not as "shocking" when it hits them. For a little while my one guy preferred if I sprayed "up" so that the water fell gently on him rather than misting directly "at" him.
And do long thorough mistings , really soak the leaves down til they're drippy. That will not only create moving water action on the leaves, but also raise the humidity which will help with dehydration.
Also make sure you're gutloading your bugs extra special well with fresh fruit & veg, and try feeding some hornworms and silkworms to get extra moisture in him.
And do long thorough mistings , really soak the leaves down til they're drippy. That will not only create moving water action on the leaves, but also raise the humidity which will help with dehydration.
Also make sure you're gutloading your bugs extra special well with fresh fruit & veg, and try feeding some hornworms and silkworms to get extra moisture in him.
Oh, wow. Of COURSE this is so, but I'd never thought of it in connection with MY clothing! I will keep this in mind when we get our cham!
Another great thread for learning--thanks for saying this explicitly, as I wouldn't ever have thought of it by myself. Such important information!
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