i just got a panther cham

[ToastyCham]

Fogging would be the best way to get nighttime humidity up. But if you fog make sure your nighttime temps are below 68 Fahrenheit. I’m not sure about daytime humidity but I’m sure someone else will pop in and help you with it.

 

[isaiah33]

Fogging would be the best way to get nighttime humidity up. But if you fog make sure your nighttime temps are below 68 Fahrenheit. I’m not sure about daytime humidity but I’m sure someone else will pop in and help you with it.

Thank you!

 

[elizaann2]

Thank you!

Are you keeping your boy in a screen enclosure or hybrid? What are your current humidity levels?

 

[isaiah33]

Are you keeping your boy in a screen enclosure or hybrid? What are your current humidity levels?

screen, in the day its like 40-50 and at night its about the same which is not good

 

[elizaann2]

screen, in the day its like 40-50 and at night its about the same which is not good

You could wrap some of your enclosure with corrugated plastic and that will help hold humidity in. What are your night temps?

 

[isaiah33]

You could wrap some of your enclosure with corrugated plastic and that will help hold humidity in. What are your night temps?

77F

 

[dy 209]

77F

Id suggest wrapping the sides in plastic wrap and if that doesnt work then do the back as well.

 

[elizaann2]

77F

You do want a temp drop if at al possible at night. Reptiles need it cooler so they can get a better nights sleep. At 77 degrees, I would not advise fogging. Do you have an automatic mister by chance?

I also think you look into ways to adjust your enclosure as a hybrid set up to help with humidity levels at night.

 

[isaiah33]

You do want a temp drop if at al possible at night. Reptiles need it cooler so they can get a better nights sleep. At 77 degrees, I would not advise fogging. Do you have an automatic mister by chance?

I also think you look into ways to adjust your enclosure as a hybrid set up to help with humidity levels at night.

yes i do

 

[isaiah33]

anyone know the bump on his eye???

 

[isaiah33]

i will try to get better pics later

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

It looks like there might be something stuck under his eye… maybe stuck shed. @MissSkittles do you know?

 

[elizaann2]

Give him some linger mist sessions so he can clean out his eyes

 

[elizaann2]

yes i do

Cool beans! You could do a few short mist sessions at night to boost humidity levels.

 

[isaiah33]

Thank you!

 

[MissSkittles]

I hate those eye bumps, because it could be a piece of shed or something stuck deeply in the eye, or it could be infection or who knows. Try some longer misting sessions and if no improvement, make an appointment with a good vet. What multivitamin are you using?

 

[isaiah33]

I hate those eye bumps, because it could be a piece of shed or something stuck deeply in the eye, or it could be infection or who knows. Try some longer misting sessions and if no improvement, make an appointment with a good vet. What multivitamin are you using?

zoo med with D3

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

How is your Boy doing? Is his eye looking any better?

 

[isaiah33]

How is your Boy doing? Is his eye looking any better?

So far it has not helped I will post pics of it tomorrow

 

[Steve A]

i had a quick question how could i get my humidity up during both day and night?

Having live plants helps! If you are struggling with keeping humidity higher, you may want to consider adding more live plants (or possibly bigger). You also want a gradient. You don't just want the humidity to be as high as night as it is during the day at the top of the enclosure.

I set mine up so all my plants pots are located around the middle of the enclosure. What this does is raises the humidity for the entire enclosure, but with that gradient. The higher (closer to heat+lights) it goes, the less humidity there is. My setup has the humidity around 40-60% usually. Sometimes during the day it has been as low as 35% in some situations.

If my chameleon wants higher humidity, he can simply retreat to the middle of the enclosure where all the plants are (all pothos for me). Not only does this allow him to cool off, but it also has increased humidity because of the plants being located there. During the day that humidity is typically around 70-80% depending on the season and what not.

Some people seem to mist during the day to make their humidity higher if needed. But again, if you set your enclosure up a certain way, depending on the environment inside your home, you may not need to do this. It really depends. Some people also wrap their enclosure, covering 3 sides to help trap humidity more. I personally leave all sides of my mesh enclosure open because I am able to achieve good, constant humidity with my setup.

You don't need the top of the enclosure to be really high in humidity. You just want your chameleon to be able to retreat to get that humidity + cool down if need be. Propper hydration at night will usually negate any need for higher humidity during the day as well for the most part. As well as certain bugs that provide good hydration.

But I personally only mist (and fog) during night/morning hours before my chameleon wakes up.

Make sure you are checking various locations in your enclosure for humidity. If you're just measuring it at the top, you don't want to add humidity if it is not needed (if you're getting it as you go lower in the enclosure).