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Carlton
at Wed Feb 28 12:18:53 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Carlton ]
Some people like Habba misters and others hate them. I've heard comments that they are noisy, need refilling a lot with the amount of misting a cham cage needs, and that they aren't all that efficient at raising humidity in larger enclosures. I haven't used them so I can't judge. The fountain won't raise humidity much and chams don't tend to drink from them. Once in a while a cham will, but rarely. The fountain will end up being a visual thing for you, not the cham. So, if you really want to clean the thing out every day or so that's up to you. If you use it you should not free range any feeders as they will constantly fall in and create a bacteria soup. Many keepers use a combination of ultrasonic fogging (using a room humidifier), hand spraying, and/or a dripper. The fogging helps maintain relative humidity between hand spraying, hand spraying or a dripper provides heavier droplets for direct drinking. Depending on the climate where you live and season (hot summers with house AC, cold winters with forced air heat, etc) the cage may dry out faster than you realize, so fogging or spraying alone may not be enough. Get a decent electronic humidity gauge to help you set up how often your spraying and fogging cycles need to run. Does this help?
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RE: UV Sterilizer - Carlton, Wed Feb 28 12:18:53 2007