That is fantastic news and fantastic hatch rate. Wish you the very best with them.
Curiousity question. With adult parsonii needing so much water and longer misting durations, are the neonates the same? Or what's the Schedule you've had them on?
Misting has been a bit of an ordeal. I had a new Monsoon on hand that I was able to install for eight of the cages right away, and they mist for 12 seconds once per hour of daylight. Why 12 seconds? Because it's a pre-set level on the dial, and it pretty much soaks everything. Longer than 12 seconds and everything just starts puddling on the floor.
I could write a short book on the frustrating ordeal it's been trying to get two more Monsoon units for the remaining cages. They're en route, finally.
So, in the meantime, I hand-mist 4-5 times per day. Enough to get water droplets on almost all the leaves, on the walls, and on a small section of the screen ceiling.
Near the end of the day, my routine with them is:
1. I do a final thorough hand-misting.
2. A few minutes later I fill a small condiment drip cup for each cage, which drips onto the foliage for 10 minutes or so.
3. After 30 minutes or so I clean and dry all the cage floors.
4. I then add 50 or so melanogaster/hydei fruit flies to each enclosure.
There's plenty of white in their poop, so they
seem to be getting decent hydration. Regardless, I'll be happier once the additional monsoon units arrive, since things will be more automated and regular. Although, I've noticed no noticeable advantage the chameleons with the Monsoon are experiencing. They look and act identical to the rest.
Some of them actively drink, and others seem a little disinterested--certainly no sense of urgency. So, to answer your question, no, the babies don't seem to need really long water-drip sessions. I can't speak for anyone else, this has just been my experience over 15 days with them.
Sam
Also what size cage the male in? He look like a big boy..
