Just wondering Humidifiers
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jshaffer740
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My recommendation would be to use it as a general way to humidify the room the cham is in, but to not directly aim it into the enclosure. You'll want to rely on misting and dripping for the actual condensation - as that is necessary for the cham to drink. It will not stay properly hydrated with just the humidifier in the room.
I should also ask, what type of humidifier is it. Cool Mist? Ultrasonic? Warm Mist?
Thanks,
Jason
jshaffer740
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Also, see this thread for some more info.
jshaffer740
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Lol one more thing, since you're new to the forum, just as a general note I would like to recommend you check out the new care guide. See the link in my signature above. It has lots of great info!
Hakai
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Hello, it's me from the thread jshaffer was referring to. After my 3 day experience with a humidifier I would recommend it to those who have trouble keeping their enclosures humid. Some things you should know:
1) You need to get a cool air/mist humidifier. The warm ones don't actually raise the humidity level of the room. And don't worry, they don't make your room any colder (at least that I've noticed).
2) It is ok to use tap water in your humidifier. In fact many of the manuals instruct you to do so.
3) Some make more noise than others so idk what room your planning on putting it in but if you can't sleep with a somewhat obnoxious noise, you may want to try a few different ones out.
This is the one I use, It's quite noisy but I just decided to get used to it for the sake of my cham. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Vicks-Filter-Free-Humidifier/16914672 On the highest setting, my room raised from 42 to 61%. I also have a an auto mister and with that the humidity in the enclosure is now fluctuating between 65-78% humidity between cycles. So it is working for me and if you struggle with humidity, I defiantly suggest getting one.
1) You need to get a cool air/mist humidifier. The warm ones don't actually raise the humidity level of the room. And don't worry, they don't make your room any colder (at least that I've noticed).
2) It is ok to use tap water in your humidifier. In fact many of the manuals instruct you to do so.
3) Some make more noise than others so idk what room your planning on putting it in but if you can't sleep with a somewhat obnoxious noise, you may want to try a few different ones out.
This is the one I use, It's quite noisy but I just decided to get used to it for the sake of my cham. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Vicks-Filter-Free-Humidifier/16914672 On the highest setting, my room raised from 42 to 61%. I also have a an auto mister and with that the humidity in the enclosure is now fluctuating between 65-78% humidity between cycles. So it is working for me and if you struggle with humidity, I defiantly suggest getting one.
jshaffer740
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Right on the money - using one to increase general humidity levels is the perfect use, and what I do at night to combat the furnace.
jshaffer740
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A little OT, but it's a funny coincidence that we got three cool-mist humidifier questions within about 12 hours of each other 
jshaffer740
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Ha good point!
ISA my Veiled
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I honestly wouldn't even use a humidifier.. Just use a misting system if humidity if your problem. If you mean something that will give the affect of a fogger I believe that can lead to an upper respiratory infection. Which obviously you don't want. I would recommend putting the investment to get a mist king or aquazamp. They will work with you if money is a problem and they are very nice.
Carlton
Chameleon Enthusiast
Humidifiers have their place and if used correctly DO NOT lead to respiratory infections! I have used them on just about every cham I've kept and only had one respiratory infection that I can remember.
In several places I've lived the climate was so dry that a misting system would end up causing water damage around my cham cages if it ran frequently enough to maintain humidity. Not everyone wants a auto misting system if they have one relatively small cage to mist. I know the systems are a real advantage for many of us and I'm not knocking them at all, but they aren't for every situation just as foggers aren't. They are just another option to try.
Basic humidifier use involves:
Keeping the reservoir and nebulizer disk clean. To do this you can use distilled or RO filtered water, clean the unit with a bleach solution ( bacteria) and vinegar (hard water deposits) regularly.
Don't run it 24/7...allow the cham's cage to dry out for a while each day so perches and plants don't develop molds and fungi.
Don't use "warm mist" or vaporizer types...they heat water to BOILING to create steam and will cook your cham and its plants.
Cool mist humidifiers are not cold, they are about room temp. Won't bother your cham much at all.
Ultrasonic humidifiers are better than evaporative humidifiers. Evaporative types need large wicks that need to be replaced and are great bacteria breeders.
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Hakai
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Idk if scout was having the same problem as me, but in the winter it's really dry for where I live. Despite the fact that I have an automatic mister, the humidity in the enclosure was not getting above 44%. I added in more live plants and covered 3 of the sides with trash bags and that didn't even work. So I got the humidifier to actually increase the humidity level of my room. It has worked well so far. It is not supposed to replace a fogger entirely.
