First time cham owner: one problem

[willow2415]

Hey all, I recently purchased my first chameleon at a reptile expo. (Nosy Be Panther). He's doin great!
Im just having one problem. The mister I have for his enclosure sprays all over the walls and is ruining the stand he is on. I don't know how to fix it, I tried moving the nozzle to different areas but it happens everywhere.....
Thanks
Chrystal

 

[little leaf]

I have a clear shower curtain around the back and sides of my cages to keep all the water in then it just runs down in the drain pan

 

[Tanuki]

Same here, a clear/gray shower curtain covering the sides of the cage. This will help keep the mist in the cage, and in turn keep a stable humidity.Was the show in Atlanta? They had many Nosy be chameleons there.

Edit:Nevermind saw your location,good luck with the cham!

 

[willow2415]

Thanks, i guess I have some shopping to do lol.
No, the show i went to was in New Hampshire. They had lots of baby chams there. I got mine from the LLLreptile booth.

 

[Video Master]

How big of a cage is it?

 

[willow2415]

16x16x20
He's just a baby. I already have a bigger enclosure for him for when he gets bigger.

 

[pigglett79]

I converted my nozzles over to rain set ups like in the video below. I used 1/4 inch tubing from Lowes and used two nozzles per cages and basically did the exact thing they show in the video. I do notice my boys drinking more with rain drops than when I had it as a mister. And there isn't any over spray.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpnS6hCU1v0

 

[Saldarya]

I converted my nozzles over to rain set ups like in the video below. I used 1/4 inch tubing from Lowes and used two nozzles per cages and basically did the exact thing they show in the video. I do notice my boys drinking more with rain drops than when I had it as a mister. And there isn't any over spray.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpnS6hCU1v0

Hey there Pigglett, any chance you can take a quick pic of how you did yours. Would like to see if it is something I can throw together quickly or just drop the $17 on their set up.

Thanks.

 

[pigglett79]

I can take a pic tomorrow. I already had the mist king nozzles, so that is what I used. I just bought a roll of the tubing and some T elbows. I will take some pics and post tomorrow. I did figure out that due to the pressure you want to use the thicker (more sturdy) black tubing vs the clear. It was super cheap and easy.

I also found a place not far away that sells the mist king nozzles and supplies if needed.

http://www.mistingdepot.com/

 

[pigglett79]

Here are the pics I promised of my DIY mistking rain set up. I tried to get decent pics, but didnt want to move stuff around too much.

First cage


Second cage.

 

[Saldarya]

Thanks Pigglett,

Couple of questions.

1. Are all of those pieces, T's and such standard at Lowes. Is that part of the misting/mini sprinkler systems?

2. Do the standard MK nozzles fit into that T at the top? Looks like it.

3. Overspray? Any issues.

Thanks for the help!

 

[pigglett79]

Yeah the Ts and everything are standard for 1/4 inch tubing in the misting/ mini sprinkler area. You can see in the second pic I used a white connector, that was a standard one as I ran out of mist king connectors. Be sure to use the stiffer black tubing as when I used the clear it wasn't as sturdy and would pop open, making a huge mess. Haven't had any issues after switching to the black 1/4 inch tubing.

There is not an over spray issue it pretty much stays in the circle with minimal light mist just to the outside of the circle.,

Oh and I used 2 nozzles per cage rather than one as I felt it produced a better rain flow.

 

[willow2415]

Is your lighting fixtures hanging above the misting system?

 

[pigglett79]

the basking lights hamg from the ceiling just to the rear of where the misters are and the UV lights are up on a sort of DIY stand just to the front of where the misters are.