Is automatic misting every two hours for two minutes too much?

[Benclark]

I have the monsoon solo which is great, but the options that make the most sense are every four hours or every two hours. Four hours doesn't seem enough considering I don't have a dripper and would prefer not to get one. I have live plants to the mister helps water them as well. I would like to do it every two hours but I'm not sure if it is overkill or not.

 

[janjan20]

I would say it may be more than you need to mist...is the enclosure dry when it’s misted two hrs later? My concern would be it’s constantly wet. If you get a dripper you don’t have to run it all day. Do you fog at night?

 

[AmandaS]

It is most certainly overkill. You only want your daytime humidity to be between 30-50% and ideally you will mist 2 minutes before lights on, maybe 2 minutes midday after you turn off your heat bulb for a while, and then 2 minutes after lights off. So in this scenario you will likely have it set for 2 minutes every 6 hours.

I dont like misting during the day. So after my monsoon mists for 2 minutes in the am I click it off and back on, that way I get a 4 minute misting before lights on. And then 12 hours later I get a 2 minute misting...then I fog during the coolest hours of the night, from 12-4am.

You are aiming for cool, humid nights and warm, dry days

 

[Benclark]

I would say it may be more than you need to mist...is the enclosure dry when it’s misted two hrs later? My concern would be it’s constantly wet. If you get a dripper you don’t have to run it all day. Do you fog at night?

could the dripper run all day?

 

[AmandaS]

could the dripper run all day?

The dripper CAN run all day, but that is a lot of extra water running to the bottom of the enclosure. A lot of people run their dripper for awhile during midday.

 

[AmandaS]

Chameleons get their hydration through the moist air they breath in. Misting becomes less important if you have a fogger for night. Just my 2 cents.

 

[janjan20]

Agree with @AmandaS...you can add hydrating feeders like silkworms and hornworms too. Looking at his urates will also give you an idea about how well his hydration is.