Walking on the bottom after misting

I sincerely apologize for all I am doing wrong and how I need to prioritize, again. My question is, if I lower humidity to like 40 percent in the day, will a fogger be needed, or can I make do with a mistking misting before lights on, and after. On this schedule, and bc of where we live, humidity at night still goes up pretty high at night, soooooo...
 
Pearl Fields said:
I sincerely apologize for all I am doing wrong and how I need to prioritize, again. My question is, if I lower humidity to like 40 percent in the day, will a fogger be needed, or can I make do with a mistking misting before lights on, and after. On this schedule, and bc of where we live, humidity at night still goes up pretty high at night, soooooo...
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40% humidity is good for during the day. At night 80-100%.
 
Pearl Fields said:
I sincerely apologize for all I am doing wrong and how I need to prioritize, again. My question is, if I lower humidity to like 40 percent in the day, will a fogger be needed, or can I make do with a mistking misting before lights on, and after. On this schedule, and bc of where we live, humidity at night still goes up pretty high at night, soooooo...
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I don't have a fogger... I just spray lots of fine mist at night.
 
Beman said:
Mist late in the day or in the morning before lights are on. It is ok. honey what is your ambient humidity level in the day?
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Lately it’s way too high, 60-70 percent. Because it’s been really foggy and rainy, otherwise it is like 50-60 which is still to high, I know.
 
Pearl Fields said:
Lately it’s way too high, 60-70 percent. Because it’s been really foggy and rainy, otherwise it is like 50-60 which is still to high, I know.
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So not everyone runs dehumidifiers. I have talked about this so much because I am a worrier over humidity during the day and run one. I can not get mine down below 45% and that is a good day with sun. If it is rainy I am lucky to get it to 55% during the day. People in florida have really high humidity as well. They are not buying dehumidifiers left and right.

So if you have a higher humidity you can do things to help without getting a dehumidifier. Your basking lamp should be on reduced hours anyways. A few hours during the day is plenty for him to bask and digest. So lets just say 10-1pm for example and no hotter then 80ish max. So then your misting in the morning prior to the T5 coming on. Then in the evening when your cage temps have dropped further.

So his lights are off and you have opened your windows to get some cooler humid air in the room mist then.

I want to add due to all the different home environments we deal with in the USA everyone is going to have different things to deal with. I happen to have extremely high humidity like you. 80% at night without doing anything. I have stopped fogging because of this and have not seen a difference at all in urates for hydration.

It is really hard because there is not a one size fits all approach but there very much is a right way and a wrong way to do things. It is taking info that people like Petr put out there and fitting it to the best of your ability to your environment.
 
Beman said:
So not everyone runs dehumidifiers. I have talked about this so much because I am a worrier over humidity during the day and run one. I can not get mine down below 45% and that is a good day with sun. If it is rainy I am lucky to get it to 55% during the day. People in florida have really high humidity as well. They are not buying dehumidifiers left and right.

So if you have a higher humidity you can do things to help without getting a dehumidifier. Your basking lamp should be on reduced hours anyways. A few hours during the day is plenty for him to bask and digest. So lets just say 10-1pm for example and no hotter then 80ish max. So then your misting in the morning prior to the T5 coming on. Then in the evening when your cage temps have dropped further.

So his lights are off and you have opened your windows to get some cooler humid air in the room mist then.

I want to add due to all the different home environments we deal with in the USA everyone is going to have different things to deal with. I happen to have extremely high humidity like you. 80% at night without doing anything. I have stopped fogging because of this and have not seen a difference at all in urates for hydration.

It is really hard because there is not a one size fits all approach but there very much is a right way and a wrong way to do things. It is taking info that people like Petr put out there and fitting it to the best of your ability to your environment.
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I just don’t know which way is best for me. And then I get all confused and think I’m doing it the wrong way when someone else says to do it differently. ?
 
Pearl Fields said:
I just don’t know which way is best for me. And then I get all confused and think I’m doing it the wrong way when someone else says to do it differently. ?
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I would be happy to mentor you if you like. I have been impressed by your eagerness to learn. Some of our young keepers here have mentors and I think it really can help. We can go over everything and you can then have someone to lean on if you get confused. Just let me know hun.
 
Beman said:
I would be happy to mentor you if you like. I have been impressed by your eagerness to learn. Some of our young keepers here have mentors and I think it really can help. We can go over everything and you can then have someone to lean on if you get confused. Just let me know hun.
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Ok! Cool, I will, and thanks for all your help. I just want him to be healthy and have a good life.
 
Haley Hendrix said:
Its okay. @PetNcs likes to start fights in threads.
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It is not my intention at all
Please
Save your energy on such comments
The most times I explain things and do not finght
This thread I started with the following text:

There is nothing bad intended, no offense, no hurt. Just truth and responsibility.
If yiu accept this, pleas read further otherwise skip it.

So, why do you provoke
Me
With auch comments?

I hate fights btw
And ai do not like starting them
Please do not speak for me
 
Pearl Fields said:
I feel so conflicted here because I could get a fogger, a 200 dollar dehumidifier, and a Mistking and something to cover the cage with while I fogged in the night, but then it would be so humid in my room and... bleh!! I almost feel like it wouldn’t make sense, just because he is perfectly hydrated and seems to be perfectly healthy, so why change that? I would have to change the whole environment from how it is, troubleshoot a bunch of new problems, and spend a bunch of money (that IMO might be better spent on something else for him) just for the same results? The only benefit being it’s in a supposedly more naturalistic way? I might just not understand and in that case, please inform me WHY I’m wrong, other than the fact that “it’s only a matter of time.” I just have many other things I would like to spend my money on for him, and I need to prioritize. I don’t have an unlimited supply of money.
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A fogger if used just for a covered cGe will not increase the humidity in your room...
Naturaliatic hydration lrolongs the life
It looks good now
But without fogging, it will have problems later
It is about how
Much you want the chameleon to thrive
 
PetNcs said:
It is not my intention at all
Please
Save your energy on such comments
The most times I explain things and do not finght
This thread I started with the following text:

There is nothing bad intended, no offense, no hurt. Just truth and responsibility.
If yiu accept this, pleas read further otherwise skip it.

So, why do you provoke
Me
With auch comments?

I hate fights btw
And ai do not like starting them
Please do not speak for me
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My apologies. In previous threads you’ve been a bit aggressive with others which later turned into an argument. In this particular thread you did use your words wisely.
 
PabloTheCham said:
I clearly recall him saying that your cham will die if you continue this, not that it is not "naturalistic" enough in his opinion... I personally would see a live cham as quite a big benefit.
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Do you speak about
Me or someone else?
I did not comment on that case the way you cite
 
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