Hot water but cool mist?? Help/Ideas how to keep it up?

[yokazooma]

so i can't afford i full on "mist king" mister or something of that calibur so i've been using a spray bottle periodically throughout the day it's been working just fine, the only problem is that no matter how hot i get the water when i put it into the bottle, by the time it gts forced into mist and hits the air it gets cold and i'm sure Skrink doesnt enjoy getting spritzed with cold water. i know scientifically it makes sense for this to happen because of more surface area being exposed with mist so it cools down faster and all that stuff but i was wondering what anyone else who doesnt have a mister does? i plan to get one i just can't afford one at the moment is all

 

[yokazooma]

oh yeah i was also wondering if misters present the same problem with the cooling of the water when it hits the air. i've never had one before

 

[Sang]

when ever you spray a fine mist, the second it makes air contact its going to cool considerably.

i have used cool and warm water both. tried hot water..

it was frustrating to get consitantly warm mist. i had to get the water really hot from the shower. and mist immediatly from a pump sprayer.

even then the temperature would drop quiet a bit.

 

[jojackson]

Unless the mister heats the water aswell, then assume the same problem.
Maybe just dont mist her directly, or too close. Try misting from the top so it falls on the animal like soft rain.
Unless your animal is tiny, I dont think cool mist will bother it at all.

 

[yokazooma]

yeah i've gotten the water to the point where i can't even leave my hand under the faucet for too long cuz of the heat. when i spray it's a liiiiiittle warm even with that but the temp ends up dropping too. he's smart and goes under the heating lamp after the mistings but what did you end up doing about your misting temp problem??

 

[yokazooma]

Unless the mister heats the water aswell, then assume the same problem.
Maybe just dont mist her directly, or too close. Try misting from the top so it falls on the animal like soft rain.
Unless your animal is tiny, I dont think cool mist will bother it at all.

well i've got alot of big leaves in tank so i aim more for the leaves to retain moister and the mist in the air curls around them to make it more gentle when the mist hits him. he hisses though i'm not sure if its cuz he doesnt like misting period or because it's cold.

 

[jojackson]

he's smart and goes under the heating lamp after the mistings

Exactly.

 

[Malicious]

Use hot water and call it a day mate.

The fine mist will not be warm no matter what you do. The drops simply aren't large enough to hold the heat.

I don't heat my resivoir, I fill it up with hot water every Wednesday, and allow it to flucuate with the room temperature. I saw no point in adding heaters to the resivoir, as it would just make stagnant water warm, and increase the likelyhood of bacteria growth.

God doesn't heat the rain, why should we?

-Jay

 

[philanddeb818]

Funny how we learn something on this forum every day. It never occured to me that spraying could or should be done with hot water.

The ambient temperature in our Cham rooms is 81 degrees. They have their own UVB, Daylights as well. At times, we've actually had summer weather which raised the ambient temperature of the room enough to where we had to turn off the daylight heat bulb. Chams will go to the bottom of their cages to seek relief from the heat. Thanks to LanceCham, he helped us figure out the obvious when we asked him about the bottom dwelling we suddenly noticed DUE TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. The problem was corrected in 10 minutes after the bulb was turned off!

We mist by hand all day long and only use room temp filtered water. We don't spray directly on anyone unless they come to drink from the bottle and then, the spray is minimal and directed into the mouth so we don't drown them.

We also use a cool humidifier in Cham rooms. The rooms stay at perfect humidity levels at 70.

Our chams are thriving. Hope this helps.

 

[yokazooma]

alright guys thanks. i... guess i'll just stick with the old fashioned spray bottle then

 

[laurie]

To start with I baby all my chams. I put the filtered water into my hand sprayer get it way hot in the microwave, put the top on and spray my chams. I can only spray 4 chams at a time as the water cools. I have put my hand in front of the spray and it is hot trust me. If it is properly hot the chams will sit and enjoy the misting, if it is not hot they head for cover. I use a 32 oz plactic spray bottle.

 

[Dave Weldon]

Howdy Liam,

As was already mentioned, the temperature of the water reaching your chameleon largely depends on the temp of the water in the mister bottle. It also depends on the ambient humidity and especially the size of the water droplets. I have found that a water bottle temp of between 100F-120F, a >50% ambient humidity level combined with a "splattery" droplet size (much larger than mist droplets) will deliver a comfortable temp of around ~85F-90F at the chameleon's skin. The goal is to deliver a fairly constant misty-rainy-splattery water source such that the chameleon is not overly distracted by the water temperature while being enticed to drink. Many have found that it takes 5-10-15 minutes to trigger a chameleon's drinking process. You may have to sort of sneak-up on your chameleon starting with a little bit of water on the tail then back-off and then working your way around the planted area and back onto the chameleon. At some point you'll know that you have either pissed him off or he likes it and you continue with the misting. Experiment to find what misting process works best.

Try adjusting the mist nozzle setting to create large droplets. Use a pump-up mist bottle that lets you to regulate the force of the spray depending on the trigger lever's position.

I like ones like these that are found at places like Home Depot for about $7: