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[ReysLizards]

I thought that might be too much. I’ll switch it to 3 minutes every 3 hours

 

[AmandaS]

I thought that might be too much. I’ll switch it to 3 minutes every 3 hours

Thisthat is still to much. You only need your humidity to be 30% during the day (50% MAX). If you mist continuously then you're risking a respiratory infection.
I mist for 3 minutes at lights on (7am) and 3 minutes at lights off (7pm) and then at night (only at night) you can fog during the coolest hours (I do it from 12-4am) to get your humidity close to 100%.
High heat (like our basking temps are) plus high humidity is a recipe for respiratory infection.
Your chameleon doesn't need constant water.
I think @Beman has the link to naturalistic hydration.

 

[Beman]

@ReysLizards I agree with the above feedback ^^^^
https://www.chameleonbreeder.com/podcast/ep-89-naturalistic-hydration-for-chameleons/
https://chameleonacademy.com/basics-hydration-for-chameleons/

I highly recommend going to this link that I gave you before and reading everything you can... You will literally get all the information you need to properly care for your guy. Then if you have questions we are happy to help. But we can not teach you every aspect the way you will learn it by reading all the information on this website. Click the husbandry tab and work your way through each module.
https://chameleonacademy.com/

 

[NashansCamos]

I only mist 2-3 times a day for a minute each time and my humidity levels in my veileds cage is still around 40%

 

[AmandaS]

I only mist 2-3 times a day for a minute each time and my humidity levels in my veileds cage is still around 40%

Do you fog at night?

 

[NashansCamos]

Do you fog at night?

yup

 

[ReysLizards]

Thisthat is still to much. You only need your humidity to be 30% during the day (50% MAX). If you mist continuously then you're risking a respiratory infection.
I mist for 3 minutes at lights on (7am) and 3 minutes at lights off (7pm) and then at night (only at night) you can fog during the coolest hours (I do it from 12-4am) to get your humidity close to 100%.
High heat (like our basking temps are) plus high humidity is a recipe for respiratory infection.
Your chameleon doesn't need constant water.
I think @Beman has the link to naturalistic hydration.

Okay thank you! I’m going to review the links and reprogram my mister

 

[ReysLizards]

So the linear one you got is a T8 fixture and bulb. You need a T5HO instead with a 5.0 bulb for it. Then you would place the highest basking branch about 9 inches below the fixture sitting on the top of the cage to ensure the correct UVI level for UVB.

The other bulb you got is a Mercury vapor bulb and should not be used on a cage. These bulbs are only used on free range set ups or very large enclosures with the use of a Solarmeter 6.5 to ensure the cham is not over exposed to a UVI level that is dangerous. They produce high UVI levels and heat. Too hot and it will kill the cham too much UVI and you can have multiple issues including skin cancer. For the bulb you use for heat you only want a regular incandescent household bulb like 60 watts. Make sure it is not an LED bulb as they produce very little heat.

I switched to these, from reading they seem right I just want to double check

 

[Beman]

I switched to these, from reading they seem right I just want to double check

These are halogen bulbs. Similar to incandescent... They can not be dimmed though if you have a basking dome with dimmer switch.