When to mist
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Texas Panther Man
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Just be sure your last misting session is at least a cpl of hrs before lights out. That way the cage can dry out before you turn off his lights. Check his urates in his poo if they are white and stay that way on this schedule of misting then he should be fine. If they are yellow or orange in color up the number of sessions and add a minute. 
bigcappa
Avid Member
Just be sure your last misting session is at least a cpl of hrs before lights out. That way the cage can dry out before you turn off his lights. Check his urates in his poo if they are white and stay that way on this schedule of misting then he should be fine. If they are yellow or orange in color up the number of sessions and add a minute.
Good call on the last session, and poo!
summoner12
Avid Member
As always, depends on type of animal. I mist 20 minutes three times a day for my melleri. 10 minutes twice and another 5 minute for my panthers and veileds. When it gets warmer and more dry I am going to add in supplemental misting here and there throughout the day.
If you have white urates, you are misting enough. If the urate is yellow or orange, consistently, you have an issue, most likely not enough water intake.
If you have white urates, you are misting enough. If the urate is yellow or orange, consistently, you have an issue, most likely not enough water intake.
Monzon
Established Member
I mist for 2 reasons: mainly to provide water for drinking and eye cleaning, but also to increase enclosure humidity in my dry climate. I run all of the programs on my mistking timer (I think 8), but some for only 10 seconds. I do not heat the water so I run my long misting sessions early in the morning. I think it is the "delta t" that bothers my animals most so I give them an early soaking before they have started warming up for the day. I also give my animals an occasional all night shower (2 or 3 times a month). Jax definitely benefit from misting that mimics the heavy rainfall that occurs in its natural habitat. Try to make sure that their enclosure has some time to dry out completely in between heavy waterings.
Olimpia
Biologist & Ecologist
This is basically what I do. Anything less than this amount of water and my Jackson's was always thirsty. At the very least, if you can get one long (10-20 min) shower first thing in the morning he will do better than with a couple very short ones.
Leroux2008
Member
I may be late on the post... I see other people posted also XD well here it goes...
I mist as OFTEN as I can when I am at home during the day. I also have a mister that is timed. If your cage is looking noticeably dry in between mistings of ur mistking you should hand mist with a spray bottle. You want to make sure you humidity stays up! During the night... Ive been told its BEST to let the cage dry so dont run the mist king at night if you are.... You should be fine as long as your humidity is 50+, noticing your chameleon drinking and if the urate is white with no tinges of orange.
I mist as OFTEN as I can when I am at home during the day. I also have a mister that is timed. If your cage is looking noticeably dry in between mistings of ur mistking you should hand mist with a spray bottle. You want to make sure you humidity stays up! During the night... Ive been told its BEST to let the cage dry so dont run the mist king at night if you are.... You should be fine as long as your humidity is 50+, noticing your chameleon drinking and if the urate is white with no tinges of orange.
daveo
Established Member
Thanks for all of the advice. I set up a cool mist humidifier that keeps the humidity at about 65%. I just want to make sure there is enough water for him to drink. Along those same lines, I know that I am supposed to give him a 12 hour photo period. I have my UV light, grow light and basking light on a timer for 12 hours, but right now the days are much longer than 12 hours. Do i just have the lights still come on for 12 hours or do I follow the length of the day light?
Olimpia
Biologist & Ecologist
I like following what the day does. If it's a 14 hour day, then the lights are on that long. If the day is only 8 hours, then that's how long the lights are on. The days also get longer and shorter in Madagascar and they do fine without/with more than 12 hours of light, so I just try to mimic as much of what's natural as it possible.
Monzon
Established Member
I do a 12 hr. because Jax and Hoenelii are equatorial, but I agree with Olimpia that it is fine to follow natural day length. I think what is important is that you timer all your lights. If you have very consistent photoperiods, then you will see your animals "preparing for bed time" towards the end of the photoperiod (which is very consistent with nature).
