How freaked out should I be about humidity?

[Ceycham]

Please bear with me while I worry about every little thing....Is this a newbie phase or is part of good chameleon keeping the inevitable paranoia that any little environmental factor could bring death?

There's no shortage of posts here worrying about how to bring up humidity in these screened enclosures. Mine is hovering anywhere from 45% to 55%. 55 is closer to the bottom where the live plants are rooted and moist soil is. So long as the dripper and the mister are providing drinking water that he is using, and his urates are white, is this really a problem? I try to mist more during a shed, but I don't want to drown the plants either, or have mold .

 

[kinyonga]

It helps if you say what species.
Assuming it's a veiled...just make sure you provide the appropriate amount of water through the dripper and a mister and it should be OK.

 

[Ceycham]

It helps if you say what species.
Assuming it's a veiled...just make sure you provide the appropriate amount of water through the dripper and a mister and it should be OK.

Yes, Sorry, its a veiled! Thanks for replying!

 

[jannb]

Veileds do not require that high of humidity. Is should spike when you mist and then drop back down. You should have plenty of live plants and that helps to keep up the humidity. Pothos plants really help to keep the humidity up. May sure the enclosure dries out between mistings. My blog for new keepers of veileds. https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-with-young-veiled-or-panther-chameleons.325/

 

[Ceycham]

Thank you I currently have pothos growing in there. Sounds like it'll be ok. I appreciate the reassurance!