Hey, I was wondering, will chameleons drink from standing water, in a dish, at all? I dont have one, I ask because at all petstores I go in only offer chameleons water in a dish.. (not that this surprises me.. *cough*)
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Water question
jananicole66
Feb 24, 2004 06:24 PM
Replies (3)
Cham_Man
Feb 24, 2004 07:01 PM
No! They will never drink from standing water. To get them to drink you have to use a dripper and mist the cage 2-3 times a day
Ian
BigChappy
Feb 24, 2004 07:46 PM
To say that they "never" drink from standing water isn't entirely true. I've seen chameleons that have been somewhat trained to drink from a water dish. The owners used a dripper or something to that effect to create moving water into the dish. Now, this method is discouraged due to the possibilty of bacteria and micro organisms developing in water dishes. Bottomline is, bowl watering is discouraged because of health hazards and the fact that it isn't a natural chameleon behavior. It's not impossible, just not condoned.
-Cory
epollak
Feb 25, 2004 03:05 PM
On rare occassions a cham will drink from a dish but if it is, you can be pretty sure that it's chronically dehydrated and not long for this world. They needs HOURS of dripping or multiple prolonged mistings too be sure that they're properly hydrated. Tyhe stores where you see this appalling practice need a good talking to.
