Misting logic

[spartybassoon]

So after searching and reading old and new threads, I have come to a few conclusions, and a question.

We mist because they tend to drink the "dew" that forms - this mimics what they do in nature.

We mist for 2-10 minutes at a time in order to stimulate the drinking response.

Therefore, if the drinking response has been triggered and there is sufficient water covering the plants that the cham is drinking, we do not need to keep misting anymore during that session, right?

I ask because my cham usually starts drinking within the first 30 seconds of being misted. I have one of those pesticide sprayers so I coat everything in the tank and watch him drink. If he's drinking after 30 seconds and there is plenty of "dew" in there after a minute, why should I keep spraying? Not to mention this is a daily procedure and wild chams get between 4 and 80 inches of annual rainfall in the first place. I'm just wondering aloud here...

 

[Kevin1873]

Besides drinking the misting sessions helps regulate and keep the humidity up in the cage, granted live plants also held aide this process.

 

[Justin Carl]

How old is you Veiled?
Babies tend to drink sooner then adults.
As they get older they tend to need longer water sessions.
It takes water running down my adult males casque for him to start drinking.
Each chameleon is different, but the rest of my chams lap from wet leaves.
When the dripper is running they will catch water with their tounge.

 

[spartybassoon]

He is five months and about 9 inches. I didn't realize they slowed down after they got older.

@Kevin - you are correct, but a couple minutes of misting is all a large cage needs for raising humidity, and like you said, plants help A LOT!