Kenidi
New Member
Hey everyone I just thought I would share with you! I recently joined the forums, and don't yet have a chameleon, but I do have my enclosure set up for when I get one, hopefully in about 8 eight days. I looked for a thread on how to build your own mister, but couldn't find one, so I figured I'd try my hand at making one. I have read a ton of great reviews on Mist King, and I may end up getting one in the future if I get more chameleons, however right now, I only have one enclosure.
I wanted to try to make a misting system myself, to see if I could do it successfully for a low cost, and I did! I wanted to share with those people on a smaller budget, or those who just enjoy building things for their chams!
The system uses a fountain pump for the garden section of Lowes for around $25, as well as a Length of micro irrigation tubing for $2, and a micro irrigation sprinkler type head that has an adjustable range of spray up to a 3 ft radius for $2 a pack.
After hooking everything up and and testing it out, I was very pleased. The sprinkler type head that I chose will it the entire enclosure without spraying through the screen,and it leaves the water in droplets, instead of a super fine mist. It is also high pressure enough to get everywhere, but does not at all seem like a power washer that could scare a chameleon. The best pert to me is that after reading these forums, I got the feeling that some chameleons know to drink from getting sprayed, and some know to drink from drops of water, or a dripper, and because the head on my system, it's almost the best of both worlds. The cam will be getting sprayed, but in droplets that mimic a dripper, or rain.
I have only had this set up a few days, so I don't know how long it will last, but all of the materials used are for permanent underground irrigation systems and generally used with tap water, with that in mind, coupled with the fact that I will be using purified water, I can't see this deteriorating very quickly. Also I do not have a chameleon yet, so I have no way of knowing if he will like the system, but I don''t see why one wouldn't. I will keep the thread updated about how it ends up working for my chameleon and plants, and how it holds up over time. Please keep in mind that as of yet, this has only been tested for a short time, and there is no guarantee it will work long enough to be worth the money. If you decide to build one also, please keep that in mind
I wanted to try to make a misting system myself, to see if I could do it successfully for a low cost, and I did! I wanted to share with those people on a smaller budget, or those who just enjoy building things for their chams!
The system uses a fountain pump for the garden section of Lowes for around $25, as well as a Length of micro irrigation tubing for $2, and a micro irrigation sprinkler type head that has an adjustable range of spray up to a 3 ft radius for $2 a pack.
After hooking everything up and and testing it out, I was very pleased. The sprinkler type head that I chose will it the entire enclosure without spraying through the screen,and it leaves the water in droplets, instead of a super fine mist. It is also high pressure enough to get everywhere, but does not at all seem like a power washer that could scare a chameleon. The best pert to me is that after reading these forums, I got the feeling that some chameleons know to drink from getting sprayed, and some know to drink from drops of water, or a dripper, and because the head on my system, it's almost the best of both worlds. The cam will be getting sprayed, but in droplets that mimic a dripper, or rain.
I have only had this set up a few days, so I don't know how long it will last, but all of the materials used are for permanent underground irrigation systems and generally used with tap water, with that in mind, coupled with the fact that I will be using purified water, I can't see this deteriorating very quickly. Also I do not have a chameleon yet, so I have no way of knowing if he will like the system, but I don''t see why one wouldn't. I will keep the thread updated about how it ends up working for my chameleon and plants, and how it holds up over time. Please keep in mind that as of yet, this has only been tested for a short time, and there is no guarantee it will work long enough to be worth the money. If you decide to build one also, please keep that in mind