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I have had my cham for about 6 months now and have never used a dripper i mist about 4-5 times a day now that i have my chameleon free range until i buy my humidifier. But what i am asking is, is a dripper an essential or is misting and the chameleon drinking from that ok. I see my chameleon stick his tongue out a little bit to lick his face and he licks leaves all of the time so i think it fine im just looking for another opinion.
thanks

What if your cham doesnt want to drink when your right in his face --- so what does your cham do? He waits. Now after waiting a few minutes after you leave him alone most of the water has now dried up ---- if you had a dripper he doesnt have to drink when you feel its tome too --- he can dring when HE WANTS! Dont tell me you have any RUNNING water for him!!! I leave my dripper on all day, and I have something catching the water...

The thing about it is everytime i spray down the leaves and spay him he licks the water off the leave and his face right infront of me all the time i think i will still get ahold of a dripper though

a dripper is always a good idea, it means that if he/she is thirsty and youre not there to mist him/her the cham can still get water from a constant source. Make sure you use a covered catch basin on your free range too, accidents can hapen and its never fun having to replace a cham

I agree with the others (though the new poster venda is being pretty intense ;-/) that having a dripper is a good idea. Luna will literally sit under it and get a "shower" a couple times a day so I make sure it stays full. Have it drip onto some leaves and in light or sunlight if possible so you cham can see the reflection in the drops. Some need to "see" the drops. Don't know where you live, but if you are in a dry climate you should offer water every way possible.

btw, were able to locate a humidifier?

lele
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
1.0 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (no name yet)
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

Ms. Lele..while I agree with you 99% of the time and respect your opinon highly...a dripper is not just a "good idea" but is a mandatory MUST for BASIC CARE for chameleons. While the original writer states his chameleon runs over and licks..of course it does. It is very thirsty. Having water that intermittently (as per my vet) is very hard on a chameleons kidneys, especially the very young and old chameleons. Basic care sheets (such as posted at Kammerflage...Screameleons as well as the Sage Advisors on thsi site) support this. There is gentlemen on E-bay who sells these drippers for 3.95/apiece.....please buy a dripper!!!

I think this is just a matter of semantics. He had just been blasted by venda and didn't feel it necessary to get all intense about it for him to get the point. In fact, I was reiterating what themastersmew had just said (same words). This is when posts, emails, etc. can become tricky, misunderstood, misconstrued - "a good idea" made the point.

lele
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
1.0 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (no name yet)
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

I didnt mean that he goes nuts over the water or anything he just will lick it off his face usually and lick the leaves infront of him everynow and again. I usually drench his area down and soak it good then i leave the room. But now I know that I do need a dripper so thank you i am going to make one myself this weekend thank you. I was told before that a dripper wasnt a neccessity so I just used misting like 4 times a day. So now i realize its not just a "good idea"
Thanks Again

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I don't use typical drippers any more. After fussing with sticking valves, constantly adjusting the drip rate, leaking fittings and jugs, supporting the weight of larger jugs on cage tops, etc, for years they are too much hassle. Some species simply aren't attracted to them. But, I hand spray and have an automatic misting system to provide water when I am not home.