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I have experiance with the drip water system for watering which ended up producing a little bit of humidity in the tank.
I also used to spray the cage manual twice a day.
Im tierd of half assing things and i have more money now.

I found some automatic misting devices which "seem" great but are they really as nice as they sound? useful?

What about those mini foggers? would that be needed for proper humidity?

anything else? or other ideas?

I have a spraying system thats turns on for 6 times a day, each one minute. A very good system, especially during the day when i`m not at home.

greetz
Allen

A combination of things seems to work best for most of us. A fogger will keep the air humidity up, but won't necessarily produce enough drip for drinking. Drippers and fountains don't raise cage air humidity much at all. Auto mister systems are great, but depending on cage size and drainage can flood you out too. So, depending on the size of your cage, whether you need to mist more than one cage at a time, how long you are gone during the day, and what options you have for getting water into the system (garden hose, direct faucet hookup, etc) a misting system can do much of what is needed. But remember you'll have to clean out the system just like anything else to avoid bacteria growth. An ultrasonic room humidifier is also a great thing and not expensive. The little terrarium foggers are not as durable over time I've found and more expensive. If you use a humidifier you will still need to hand spray at least once a day for direct drinking. I know some people make their own misting systems, but for me the mechanically inept, bought a RainMaker Jr. about 7 years ago and it is still working just fine. More and more I go back to the combination of ultrasonic humidifier and a good long hand spray for drinking. Easy to clean out, easy to assemble, and easy to alter the schedule if I need to.

Well lets see. I like the auto mister just in case i forget or lets say i get too busy doing something and dont manually spray at the right times.

Im mechanically inclined and i have though about building my own sprayer BUT, how can i get it to spray for ONLY 1 minuite 6 times in a 24 hr period? thats the tricky part.

The small cage i have for now is 16x16x24. I will use a drip system for drinking water but again the misting system would be nice.

How much are the ultrasonic humidifiers? how can one be used? In the cage" or like below it?
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The key to controlling the spray system is a programmable appliance timer that can offer multiple settings of a minute or more. You may be able to buy the timer itself from Ecologic Technologies, the RainMaker folks. Mine will run up to 7 4 minute cycles in 24 hours. Also, some misting system pumps have a limit on the run time per cycle, some can run dry accidentally without damage but others cannot. An ultrasonic room humidifier can cost you about $40, but I know you can find them for less. Look at the design of the spout...a lot of us use pvc water pipe to direct the fog from the spout into the cage so the unit sits outside or above the cage itself. There is a Sunbeam (or Sunmark) 1.9 gal model that has a round removable spout that takes a 2" diameter pvc pipe perfectly. I have also used flexible tubing sealed to a pipe fitting so I can bend and direct the fog right where I want it.