Water spray on the walls

[SycoSquirl]

So with my first cham I bought a shower curtain to cover the 3 sides of my cage to keep the spray off my walls and furniture, but it made it complicated to drain with my drainage tray. How do others deal with the spray problem? Also think that the curtain helped with the death of my boy because I sdid see bumbs on his nose which I thought were a respiratory infection but the vet said it wasnt. How do I get around this for my next cham? Im pre-paring everything to be perfect before I get another one, and plan on setting up a drainage system because I plan on buying an aquazamp rain dome for the new cham to see if that helps with water.
So basically how do you guys keep the water off the walls without having a humidity problem? ( I do have to keep it next to a wall and my computer because my room is really small)

 

[Photosbymiguel]

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Hi SycoSquirl.

I also was having a small issue with water hitting the wall. I bought a mist king and then water was over spraying the cage. I used Cora plastic sheet and then put a triopical backdrop on it and It fixed the issue with water hit wall. Then I bought a water tray from lll reptile and have the table at a small angle where the water will flow to the front of the tray and I drilled a hole with tubing and it drains into a 5 gallon bucket.

Heres a photo that I had. It's hard to see it. I will take another phOto tomorrow and then I will post another photo.

 

[SycoSquirl]

thanks for the info, Ill have to look into it =) do you wrap all 3 sides or just have it on the back?

 

[Carlton]

Also think that the curtain helped with the death of my boy because I sdid see bumbs on his nose which I thought were a respiratory infection but the vet said it wasnt.

I doubt very much that using shower curtains to hold in humidity caused your cham's problems. If the humidity was too high all the time its more likely that he would have shown very different symptoms. Symptoms of an active respiratory infection include swollen or blocked nostrils, foamy saliva, gulping air constantly, lethargy, not eating or drinking, crouching under the basking light most of the time, sitting with his head tipped straight up and gaping (even when not basking). Bumps on the nose could have been small abscesses or cysts instead.

One way you could protect a wall or furniture that are too close to the cage is to hang the plastic on the wall or furniture itself, and leave enough at the bottom to drape on the floor.

 

[DeremensisBlue]

I built the Dragon Strand Breeder Cage Series product line around cages closed on three sides to protect furniture and walls. It works great to keep the mist in. It will not create an environment that will increase URIs, though. Enclosing three sides will not significantly raise your humidity levels as there is no area in the cage that is far from screen. You can more easily create pockets for humidity micro-environments (such as a plant in the corner), but three closed sides will not be enough to trap air in the overall cage area.
Bill