New guy is a misting hater, Will he adjust?

[UnchosenOne]

Just got a 1 1/2 year old Jackson's yesterday and so far he absolutely hates when ever I open up the cage and mist. I don't spray near him but he just go into a bit of a panic mode when ever I start to mist. Is that just from the new cage jitters and will get used to it or think it's something that will keep stressing him out.
Ordered a mistking yesterday too so that will be here in the next couple of weeks. Think that more scheduled mistings that don't open the door will help also once that gets set up?
The last one for tonight he didn't seem as stressed but he was half asleep in the corner.

 

[Ahyriah]

Sounds more like new cage jitters to me since he has only been in there for 24hrs

 

[SaintJimmy]

Try turning on the hot water in the sink, filling up sprayer with the hot water. Now test it on your hand (a few sprays might come out cold because the tube leading to the sprayer is still full of cold water) and it should be warm-ish.

Also you can make the sprayer not only warmer, but FINER and GENTLER instead of bigger water drops coming out. Just twist the nozzle that sprays in the right or left direction and test which one makes it harder to spray. Usually the harder it is to spray, you can tell the more fine mist it gives out.

Violent spray/cold water is usually what freaks them out.

My baby jacksons just sits and absorbs the mist and drinks from my sprayer tip. It's so cute.

 

[teejayteej]

I think that the schedule time will help ... mine sometimes run from it when it goes off others they run to it. You have to give them time, put yourself in their place this big monster looking thing keeps opening up the cage door, (we smile because we are happy at them...sometimes showing teeth) then we want to hold them or bring our big paws toward them. That would seriously freak me out. lol

 

[UnchosenOne]

I do use warm water and have it set as fine as it will go. Just glad the umbrella plant gathers some of it up on the end of many of the leaves so they stay wet for awhile.
Ya that would be pretty bad. But I would have had a heart attack the first time

 

[Lathis]

My Jax actually prefers larger drops at lower pressure of warm water. He is not a fan of strong, fine sprays. I usually spray all around him, then move up from tail to head. It seems to give him some time to adjust to the thought of getting wet.

Do you have one of those pump sprayers? If not they are worth the 10$, no question! Its easy to control the pressure and droplet size.


Just something you might try



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