alternatives to drip systems?

[Whammo72]

I am thinking of an alternative for a drip system for drinking only - not for replacing regular sprays for humidity.

Would an air pump and airline (with or without airstone) in an elevated bowl trigger a drinking reaction do you think? Im trying to find a way to keep the chams happy without making a swamp of the bottom of the habitat - primarily for cleanliness reasons. I've considered just some sort of drain setup in the bottom but in my location and situation i dont know if i could do that effectivly

Anyone ever tried this method? Successes? Failures?

Thanks all!

 

[Hoj]

if you mean a bowl of bubbling water i dont think it would be a great solution, waterfalls are kind of similar with moving water and cham rarley drink from them, with pumping air bacteria may not be a problem, but i would still prob, find a way to use a dripper. i am currently trying a rodent style water bottle for one of my chams who always wants to drink from the shiny tip or my hand mister, just waiting to see if she will use it..
jmo , best of luck

hoj

 

[Ozzie2011]

Yeah and you would think that someone would have already came up with a fake leaf that attches somewhere in the habitat that will hold a bit of water from the dripper? Just saying sometimes I feel like it is so hard for Ozzie to get a drink of dripping water when it doesn't land perfect in a leaf

 

[Carlton]

I am thinking of an alternative for a drip system for drinking only - not for replacing regular sprays for humidity.

Would an air pump and airline (with or without airstone) in an elevated bowl trigger a drinking reaction do you think? Im trying to find a way to keep the chams happy without making a swamp of the bottom of the habitat - primarily for cleanliness reasons. I've considered just some sort of drain setup in the bottom but in my location and situation i dont know if i could do that effectivly

Anyone ever tried this method? Successes? Failures?

Thanks all!

I stopped using drippers years ago. Misting, offering water by hand with a syringe or sprayer, plus a humidifier when needed is all I do. I've tried an air stone in a water bowl for several different herps over the years and found the vibration and noise from the pump drove me nuts. A shallow bowl was always going dry too.

 

[jpm995]

my veiled free ranges over a pond, and i stopped useing a dripper as i never saw him use it. i have seen him shoot his tongue at the moss growing on the waterfall and eat it with water dripping off it. I rarely spray him as he runs, so he gets all his water from the pond somehow.

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

Yeah and you would think that someone would have already came up with a fake leaf that attches somewhere in the habitat that will hold a bit of water from the dripper? Just saying sometimes I feel like it is so hard for Ozzie to get a drink of dripping water when it doesn't land perfect in a leaf

That's what I did. Get a big fake leaf with wire down the middle from a craft store (wash it really well) and attach it wherever you want in a scoop shape. My jacksons loves it.

 

[fluxlizard]

I use misters now, but way back when I used to use drip cups, I would always arrange things so the drips would hit a leaf and then drip into a catch bowl at the bottom of the cage. Sometimes the chameleons would learn to drink directly from the bowl during or even after the drip stopped. You just have to make sure the chameleon can climb out of the bowl in case it wanders in and you have to make sure you dump the water out of the bowl every day and clean the bowl when needed.

Bubbler bowls invite bacterial growth especially when the chameleon poops in the bowl several hours before you are home to clean it. Meanwhile the bubbler keeps going, attracting the lizard for a drink. Not a great idea...

 

[allencg101]

Would an air pump and airline (with or without airstone) in an elevated bowl trigger a drinking reaction do you think? Im trying to find a way to keep the chams happy without making a swamp of the bottom of the habitat - primarily for cleanliness reasons. I've considered just some sort of drain setup in the bottom but in my location and situation i dont know if i could do that effectivly

Anyone ever tried this method? Successes? Failures?

Thanks all!

use ice cubes thats what i do!!!!

 

[Leroux2008]

lol allen do you just throw a crap load of ice cubes on top the cage? Does it work well?

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

use ice cubes thats what i do!!!!

Tried it once. Mine hated the cold water so much that they wouldn't drink it. It really ticked them off if it dripped on them...

 

[Leroux2008]

hmmmm Ima have to try in the morning and see how they react.

 

[Elizadolots]

A "bubbler bowl" would probably attract a chameleon, but I wonder if the better answer is to work on drainage for the cage so you can just let water drip through. Any water in a self contained system like a bubbler is going to present cleanliness issues.

 

[Whammo72]

excellent points about the bubble bowl issues.

Thanks guys!

 

[allencg101]

lol allen do you just throw a crap load of ice cubes on top the cage? Does it work well?

i use two big cubes at a time i place them on top of the plants that they drink off of. they love it. plus it's cheaper then going out and buying a dripper system the water isn't that cold after it drips to the plants. el grumpo will actually run to my mister and drink from the nozzle my oustalate is alot like my fischer he prefers cubes over the sprayer. my panthers a chill and go with the flow. but the ice cubes do leave a little stain on top of the cage were i put them but you can easily wash it off with a water and wash clothe

 

[Ozzie2011]

Headed to the craft store again today...Thanks!

That's what I did. Get a big fake leaf with wire down the middle from a craft store (wash it really well) and attach it wherever you want in a scoop shape. My jacksons loves it.

 

[AZJ0SH]

I am doing a combo of misting and a humidifier. I have the humidifier on a shelf next to his enclosure, I ran a 1" clear hose out of the top of the humidifier to the top of his enclosure down in a few inches, this lets the "fog" go over his plant and if I run it long enough a small amount of fog builds up in his cage. This bumps my humidity up to about 80% and then lets it slowly drop down as it dries out.

 

[Whammo72]

thought i would post an update

I went ahead and installed a drain. Drilled a hole a bit smaller then the diameter of air line hose and forced a length into it and cut it flush on the inside of the cage, that is now running into a container outside of the tank and lower. Works very well. I have to admit, that seems like the best route in the end.

 

[Dali]

drip

no sub.. drip system is essential.. do not try to substitute. it will only add unneeded stress to both you and you cham.

 

[Elizadolots]

I went ahead and installed a drain. Drilled a hole a bit smaller then the diameter of air line hose and forced a length into it and cut it flush on the inside of the cage, that is now running into a container outside of the tank and lower. Works very well. I have to admit, that seems like the best route in the end.

Drainage is the best. Indeed, I think the moment you get that working is one of the happiest of the "getting the enclosure right" moments....