Misting while away
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If this is the case, I'd invest in a misting system. If you cant afford a MistKing, go with a Climist (same thing but a bit cheaper). Then just set it on a timer for twice a day, and fill a 5 gallon bucket, or maybe even a larger bucket/container if you'll be gone for an extended period.
The alternative, if you don't have anyone to look after the chameleon while you are gone, is that you'd have to find an exotic pet boarding facility (if they even have these), but this will stress your chameleon out, be a pain in the rear to move his to, and will probably cost more than the $120 Climist. And on a positive note, you now have a mister for every day use as opposed to always being bound to hand misting.
The alternative, if you don't have anyone to look after the chameleon while you are gone, is that you'd have to find an exotic pet boarding facility (if they even have these), but this will stress your chameleon out, be a pain in the rear to move his to, and will probably cost more than the $120 Climist. And on a positive note, you now have a mister for every day use as opposed to always being bound to hand misting.
jajeanpierre
Chameleon Enthusiast
Chameleons need more misting than people can give them by hand. They just do. Humidity levels in most homes are nowhere near as high as they are where they originate from. Invest in an automatic misting system.
@Poveglia I can't imagine misting only two times a day in most people's set up. They really need more.
werecat
Established Member
Unfortunately if you can't find anyone to do the misting while you're away and can't find a vet to board your chameleon, then you only have two options: 1. Buy an automated misting system (pricey but you won't regret it) or 2. Don't go on vacation. That's the bottom line when you have a pet. If there's no one else who can take care of him then it comes down to you.
jajeanpierre-----I completely agree, they do need more, but if he is gone for a few days, worried about misting while away, I would set my mister to 2-3 times a day while away, so the reservoir doesn't run out while he's away.
Plus, don't mind me....I have a Veiled, and live in FL. There are wild Veiled Chameleons living here, so my house remains at proper humidity levels...
Plus, don't mind me....I have a Veiled, and live in FL. There are wild Veiled Chameleons living here, so my house remains at proper humidity levels...
Theveiled
Avid Member
You are just going to have to find someone to mist him throughout the day or get a misting system. I left my cham for 4 days with a monsoon mister (its not good at all in my opinion) but now I have a mistking and feel a lot better leaving him for a few days. Even though a good misting system is expensive it is a great and necessary investment when you have a chameleon.
broderp
Avid Member
Misting and misting properly is a part of taking care of your pet. I sure hope you didn't get into this expecting to be able to walk away from it like you can with some other pets.
Invest or just don't go on vacation, as suggested above. Best of luck. There are a few alternatives available for Misters.
Invest or just don't go on vacation, as suggested above. Best of luck. There are a few alternatives available for Misters.
jajeanpierre
Chameleon Enthusiast
Just get a bigger reservoir. Or connect two reservoirs together.
I doubt your house humidity levels are anywhere near the humidity levels they are along the Western Escarpment of the Arabian Peninsula. Having lived there for many years, I can assure you that although it looks like a desert--and it is because there is so little actual rainfall--it is still very humid. Water would condense on my bare skin when I walked out of the house. That's humid.
The prevailing winds come off the very warm Red Sea. The Red Sea is an extension of the Rift Valley, where two tectonic plates, the Arabian and the African Plates, are moving away from each other. There is a lot of volcanic activity under the Red Sea which is why it is such a warm sea. Hot air coming off of the Horn of Africa crossing a very hot sea picks up a lot of water vapor, hence a lot of humidity in a desert.
Also, veiled chameleons developed in the Arabian Peninsula at a time when the area was quite lush. Only 20,000 years ago there were lakes in the middle what is now the Empty Quarter, the largest sand desert in the world. Look at the climate when they evolved, not the climate that is there today.
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/herit...ands-helped-early-man-make-leap-out-of-africa
broderp
Avid Member
This is actually very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I can't imagine living in an area that was as humid as you described.
I prefer dryer, cooler environments. Thinking about going around all day perpetually all sticky from humidly and heat.....well makes me feel a it little ill actually.
jajeanpierre
Chameleon Enthusiast
This is actually very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I can't imagine living in an area that was as humid as you described.
High humidity can be oppressive but you get used to it. Few North Americans know what really humid feels like. They think visiting the Caribbean or Florida in the spring equates to humid when that is the dry season. I moved from Saudi Arabia to the Caribbean....
