Timer for humidifier

[tianniccari]

Hey all, I have 2 Pygmy bearded chams and Ive been using a cool most humidifier as well as spraying 2x a day to keep the humidiity up. The only problem is if the humidifier runs too long the cage fills up with a fog and the humidity stays up around 98% which is too high. I've seen many timers but most are programmable in hours or 30 mins. That is much too long. I really need it to be on for about a minute, and off for 5, all day long. Does anybody have any suggestions on good timers that will suit my needs? Also, I will be purchasing my first Panther Cham soon and will also be purchasing a mist king so it shouldn't be a problem for him but the little guys are getting too much humidity. Any thoughts are appreciated!

 

[happy]

i believe the mist king timers are 1 second increments, and are programmable cycle timers... im not sure about cycling that much or that often. have you tried putting moss substrate in? they do good with a substrate don't they? I never had a pygmy.... been looking at them recently though... really neat looking..

Edit:
it appears that the MistKing is only 8 or 10 times a day.
I found a humidistat on ebay for 25 click here. it will cycle the humidifier on and off based on humidity you set. not a timer, but keeps the humidity in the ranges you want.

 

[djorgensen3]

I leave my cool mist humidifier on all day but adjust the settings so it puts out only a little mist. That way the humidity stays fairly even all day and the habitat isn't full of fog all the time. The only time humidity falls off is if the ceiling fan is on medium or high. But I do mist several times a day as well. Usually at night when the house cools off, the fog will condense on the plants for their morning drink. Does your humidifier have a dial setting or is it just on/off?