Humidity help

[StonewallJackson]

Well I was having problems keeping my humidity up ever since I got a screen cage. Last night I left my reptifogger on and woke up to it no longer working (haven't had it for more than two weeks) any suggestions on how I can keep humidity up until I get another? Im already misting like crazy, and no local nurseries have ficus or hibiscus in...

 

[qdude46]

All I can say is get as many plants in there as possible big or small but check to make sure it's safe go on fl chams they have a safe plant list and return the fogged and don't get a new one many people buy them and after awhile they just break but try getting plants and see where that goes

 

[Djturna4thakidz]

Dont get another reptifogger, just go to walgreens and get their stock cool mist ultrasonic humidifier. Much better quality and you can modify it to pump mist into the cage

 

[pigglett79]

Dont get another reptifogger, just go to walgreens and get their stock cool mist ultrasonic humidifier. Much better quality and you can modify it to pump mist into the cage

I agree, I use the walgreens cool mist humidifier and it works great. It runs about 12 hrs a day.

 

[RPCV]

I just have the Walgreens humidifier Djturna mentioned. Simply on a shelf near the enclosure positioned so the mist falls into the top of the screen (see below). Have it set on a timer to run for 12 hours then off for 12 hours to allow things to dry out. Have had this set up for years and it works great.

 

[pigglett79]

I used 1/2 inch tubing and PVC pipe to turn mine in to a fogger.

 

[Decadancin]

Try leaving a few moist sheets of paper towel at the bottom of the enclosure. This could help maintain a higher humidity and is easy to change out to avoid mold and mildew growth.

 

[StonewallJackson]

OK so walgreens cool mist humidifier... Well Petsmart was cool enough to let me return the fogger w/o a receipt so im gonna keep using it for the moment, but i'm going to invest in another humidifier asap as i'm having problems keeping the humidity where I need it.

Thanks for all the input

 

[Carlton]

During dry times of year (indoors, such as during winter heating or summer AC use) hang clear plastic sheeting on the back/sides of your cage. Helps hold more water droplets that raise humidity as they evaporate too. As long as there are some open areas of screen there will be enough air exchange especially if you do use a fogger or humidifier. Pouring fog does push the air around.

 

[RPCV]

Pouring fog does push the air around.

Just trying to understand and learn - what do you mean by pouring fog pushing the air around?

 

[Carlton]

Just trying to understand and learn - what do you mean by pouring fog pushing the air around?

I just meant that as the mist from a fogger pours into the cage it pushes the drier air out through the cage screen. It doesn't create a draft like a fan would, but does create some airflow. What you want to avoid is a cage that has NO air exchange (such as in a glass terrarium with no vents).

 

[Action Jackson]

I'm curious what humidity levels people are experiencing. I never worry about humidity with my Jackson's. I mist once a day or every other day one time for 20-30 minutes. Sometimes I drip instead of mist. I have zero health issues. I do live by the beach but it gets dry this time of year. I just checked my humidity gauge and it reads 41%.

 

[RPCV]

The climate you're in will be the variable with the most influence over humidity -the temperature gradient between indoors and outdoors will have a huge affect. The appropriate humidity range will depend on the genus of chameleon.

I'm in Chicago and during the winter indoor relative humidity can be as low as 20% so I try to bump it up to about 40 to 45%% rh. During the summer my indoor humidity can range from 40 to 65% (depending on outdoor levels and if I have the AC on). This range is fine with me so I don't add supplemental humidification during the summer.

 

[Rush2112]

I too HAD a humidity problem once I had to start using my heater on colder nights. I have two cool mist humidifiers. One produces visible fog and one does not. On dryer days or nights I run them simultaneously with the non-visible behind the visible. this way it blows the humidity into my cage and provides air movement. On days where its not such a problem I just run the invisible mist unit as it provides that air movement plus humidity. See pic.