Mist 24/7?

[Citizen Snips]

O.K to leave mister on 24/7 @ 1 minute mists every 3 hours? Or should the mister be completely off at night? Yesterday my humidity was from 65-80 with a dripper and mister. But, today I noticed it's not going above 55. I cleaned my terrerium and vines this morning and set everything up exactly how it was before. Maybe I need to give it more time. Humidity gauge does work because I put a digital one in the cage and both readings were near exact same. It's also located in the dead center and not attached to the walls.

 

[fluxlizard]

Get a cool-air humidifier and run it in the same room if you want to raise the humidity. Panthers will do fine at that humidity level though (I think you have a panther).
Humidity is fine, constant dampness is not. So if you are misting around the clock make sure things dry out completely between mistings...

 

[Texas Panther Man]

As Flux stated those humidity levels are fine for a panther. I keep mine at around 60% most of the time. My cages spike up to 70-75% after a heavy misting but then drop back to the high 50's low 60's. My crew is fine, shed perfectly at those levels also. You def dont want a wet cage 24/7 your asking for skin issues or a Uri.

 

[cantgetagoodsn]

As Flux stated those humidity levels are fine for a panther. I keep mine at around 60% most of the time. My cages spike up to 70-75% after a heavy misting but then drop back to the high 50's low 60's. My crew is fine, shed perfectly at those levels also. You def dont want a wet cage 24/7 your asking for skin issues or a Uri.

How many times a day do you mist? I know Jacksons need more but I may have over done it when he was here, what would you recommend as a misting schedule for a panthers?

 

[Citizen Snips]

Panther, yup.


here's two humidifiers I've been looking at (can't decide).

ONE


TWO

Also, going to get this shop vac wet/dry and maybe this air purifier

and my instructions are to mist every 3 hours for 30 seconds 12 hours a day. I think a minute is worthy as the cage dries out quickly.

 

[daveo]

I posted this in another thread, this one has a big reservoir and can easily be modified to accept a hose.
http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/wa...ing&CAID=c4e9562f-96f6-4c3a-8a60-1aa19f7758e1

 

[Citizen Snips]

That looks nice! Thanks there's a walgreens down the block

 

[Texas Panther Man]

How many times a day do you mist? I know Jacksons need more but I may have over done it when he was here, what would you recommend as a misting schedule for a panthers?

I mist heavily three times a day. When i say I mist heavy, I mean the plants and everything is dripping wet adn the cham has been misted also until he/she starts drinking. Morning at 9 am , 1 pm , & 5pm. My lights go off at 8pm. So it gives my cages a good 3 hrs to dry out before lights off.

In my climate that results in rel humidity in my cages at or near 60%. It spikes of course right after a misting session but the avg rh is about 60.