Standing Water

[Hollyanne]

Hello All,

I am a proud new owner of a 4 month old Yemen Chameleon and I mist his enclosure 2/3 times a day. The problem I am having is with standing water at the bottom of the enclosure. Does anyone have any recommendation with dealing with this?

Thank you so much

 

[Semiv6]

I made a tray to pull out and dump water out whenever there's to much also have tool box liner cut to for with a paper towel to absorb some water

 

[xcrystalx]

a great way to deal with standing water is to make your own drainage system.below is a link to a thread to give you some great ideas
its still a good idea to mop up any excess water if any before lights out too.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/drainage-systems-cages-get-creative-102038/

i hope this helps x

 

[Dave Joel]

What enclosure are you using

 

[Hollyanne]

Thanks guys I have a Reptibreeze x

 

[Dave Joel]

Reptibreeze are great enclosures and there are plenty of ideas on the forum, use the search option to find old threads I'm sure something will catch your eye. Be sure to upload some pics of the finished product.

 

[Psychobunny]

There are tons of drainage methods, for reptibreeze cages.
You can drill several holes in the plastic floor, get a oversize dura tray (for rabbit cages) or a washing machine drain tray. Put the cage in the tray, place spacers under each edge of the cage to lift it off the drain tray to provide proper flow under it, drill a hole in the corner of the tray where you want the drain hose, place shim wedges under the tray and cage to funnel the water to the drain hole, glue or attach a hose to the drain hole, and the other end in a large drain container (make sure it's not too heavy when full).

Just have to remember to empty the drain container when it gets full

If you have a hole in your wall left over from cable tv or phone line that is no longer in use, you can route the drain hose outside your house.