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i just bought a carpet chameleon, and i set up his water so that it drips from the top. If i fill it up all the way, it drips extremely fast, but once it starts to get lower, it eventually stops dripping even though there is more water left inside. my setup goes like this, i have a water cup with a tiny hole in it, then it is standing on a tube like structure about 3-4 inches off the top. (when i had it laying directly on top, the water never went through the cage, it just gathered at the top) how do you guys have ur drinking water setup

The weight of the full container will make it drip faster. As the water weight gets lighter, the drip rate will naturally slow down. There are dripper units on the market that use a tube and valve (sort of like an IV drip) that you can aim right onto a leaf that the cham can reach to drink from. If you have lots of live foliage in the cage you can spray this down heavily once or twice a day to provide drips for drinking for a longer time. A new cham will most likely want to be hidden while drinking, and being forced to be in full view while going to the dripper may stress it. You will need to humidify the cage as well, and the combination of dripper and spraying (or using a fogger on a timed cycle) will be a better guarantee that your cham is staying hydrated. Spray with warm water not cold.