Drip System question

[Sirny]

About how long should i let my drip system run a day? and how far spread out should the drips be? dont wanna soak him but also dont want to not have enough water for him to drink

 

[chameleonman57]

Just a coulpe of minutes, I have my dripper at 10-15 seconds between drips.

 

[sandrachameleon]

Mine are set to drip quickly, 1-3 drips a second, in the early morning, until about a litre has run through (less than 15 minutes). This is when they prefer to do most of their drinking. Late morning i refill slow the drip rate to about 1 drip every few seconds or so, and that lasts longer. In the mid afternoon i fill the drippers again.

How often you run your drippers will depend on the type of chameleon, its age, how hot/humid it is there, how much you mist, the type of prey you offer and what you feed that prey.

 

[jake01]

My chameleon hates being misted so I rely mostly on the dripper since he loves it, and his urates look better when I use the dripper as the main water supply. They tend to deteriorate when I rely mostly on misting via a hand pump sprayer since my cham tends to run from the water, even going so far as to retreat to the bottom of the cage searching for a dry area (?) This panicky behavior isn't displayed with the dripper.

I also drip at a similar rate to what sandra does. About 1 drip/second for around 15-30 minutes 2-3 times a day.

 

[Bradkc]

I leave my dripper on all day at a rate of about one drip per second.

 

[chaMELeon012409]

My new thing I'm trying is to take an ice cube tray full of ice and just flip it over on the cage. It takes a few hours to melt so there's a constant water flow. Then I'll just spray the cage in the afternoon.

 

[Sirny]

to sandras comment, panther chameleon, 5 months old, usually about 60% humidity, 80 degress mid cage and a tad hotter in the upper basking area, mist him once in morning, a little mid afternoon and once about an hour and a half b4 bed, mainly crickets atm, suggestions?