Heaters for mistking

[betzjen]

I saw a set up where the guy had a heater in the bottom of his water bucket. Anyone know where to get one and what is best.

 

[Turningdoc]

Aquarium heater, any pet store.

 

[camimom]

I use a fish tank heater. does just fine.

 

[coldbloodedAL]

Imo a fish tank heater is possibly a bad idea... I used one for about a month in my reservoir, and algae repeatedly grew inside it... I never had an issue with any of my chams but I see the possibility for an issue to arise. Rain is not heated in the wild so I dont see a reason to do so anyway. Chams seem to get over the water temp pretty quickly..

 

[camimom]

I dont have the algae issue, but i have 5 cages to spray.

 

[pigglett79]

I use an aquarium heater and I haven't had any problems,

 

[torquasprings]

I saw a set up where the guy had a heater in the bottom of his water bucket. Anyone know where to get one and what is best.

An aquarium heater, for sure. Please do yourself a favor, though, and buy yourself a metal-encased heater (not one of the glass-encased ones). If for some reason you forget (or a caregiver forgets) to fill the reservoir and the glass heater isn't totally submerged, it will crack. Also, if your reservoir is low and warm, yet you add cold water, it could also crack the glass. There are a few different makers for these metal aquarium heaters, and they're commonly known as Titanium aquarium heaters. I used them when I bred Sea-horses, and I loved the peace of mind. Good luck.
*As far as algae is concerned, you won't have that problem if you have the reservoir in a place away from sunlight. If you're THAT worried about it, cover the reservoir up.
*as for warming the water, nature actually does warm the water (unless we're only talking about montane species, and even that water gets warmed to some degree). Most of the Chameleon species come from tropical areas, and the ambient temperature of the warm air warms the drops. If ambient temperature had no affect on rain, we'd never have snow.

 

[betzjen]

I have a large fish tank and was considering a fish tank heater. However I was concerned they hang on the top of the canister as the water gets low then the heater is not in the water. The set up I saw the heater was at the bottom of the container completely submerged? I can't remember the YouTube video I saw or I would ask that person. Any ideas?
My chameleons absolutely hate the cold water as I live in Oregon and at night the water temperature gets pretty darn cold. There is a huge difference when the water is warm in the way the chameleons react. I disagree that they will get used to it. It should be heated.

 

[deadhd5]

Just go to Petsmart and pick up a submersible aquarium heater.

It looks like this

 

[torquasprings]

I have a large fish tank and was considering a fish tank heater. However I was concerned they hang on the top of the canister as the water gets low then the heater is not in the water. The set up I saw the heater was at the bottom of the container completely submerged? I can't remember the YouTube video I saw or I would ask that person. Any ideas?
My chameleons absolutely hate the cold water as I live in Oregon and at night the water temperature gets pretty darn cold. There is a huge difference when the water is warm in the way the chameleons react. I disagree that they will get used to it. It should be heated.

Yes. There are both metal and glass heaters that are fully submersible. They should be placed on the bottom of your reservoir (or bucket). A tiny circulating pump, such as a small desk sized waterfall pump would work even better as far as heat distribution is concerned but is probably not totally necessary.

 

[biffle]

I use a glass aquarium heater running at 84 degrees with no issues. I have the heater suction cupped to the bottom and the intake hose positioned to where it leaves 2" of water.

 

[anaconda jiu jitsu]

Cant you use a heat mat under the bucket?

 

[coldbloodedAL]

My reservoir is a orange bucket w/ a black lid(home depot bucket) and was stored inside a cabinet where NO light gets to... And still had algae.

And of course rain will warm and cool, but not likely to 85+ degrees...

Regardless, Its just unnecessary imo... As well as something else that can possibly go wrong...

Im not knocking it, what works for some doesnt always work for others.

An aquarium heater, for sure. Please do yourself a favor, though, and buy yourself a metal-encased heater (not one of the glass-encased ones). If for some reason you forget (or a caregiver forgets) to fill the reservoir and the glass heater isn't totally submerged, it will crack. Also, if your reservoir is low and warm, yet you add cold water, it could also crack the glass. There are a few different makers for these metal aquarium heaters, and they're commonly known as Titanium aquarium heaters. I used them when I bred Sea-horses, and I loved the peace of mind. Good luck.
*As far as algae is concerned, you won't have that problem if you have the reservoir in a place away from sunlight. If you're THAT worried about it, cover the reservoir up.
*as for warming the water, nature actually does warm the water (unless we're only talking about montane species, and even that water gets warmed to some degree). Most of the Chameleon species come from tropical areas, and the ambient temperature of the warm air warms the drops. If ambient temperature had no affect on rain, we'd never have snow.