I've had my adult Veiled for about 3 weeks now. I'm concerned about the humidity but, I'm not sure if I'm going overboard.
I live in the Atlanta, Georgia metro area and about the same time that I purchased my veil, This whole region has been in a heat wave. On top of that, We've been in a drought all year.
So all this time the temps have been 100 degrees or more with very low humidity. Even with my central AC running non stop during the day, My "Reptile Room" doesn't get below about 82 degrees F. in the evening. The air is bone dry.
I have a large screened enclosure. It seems insane trying to maintain humidity in an open air enclosure when the surrounding air is dry. It's like trying to load a wheelbarrow full of bullfrogs!
So, I have cypress mulch as a substrate, Four very large sponges that I spray with water, Plus Sphagnum moss(Enough to fill a salad bowl in about 3 big clumps that I spray), And I've wrapped the back and the sides with nylon landscaping cloth which allows some airflow But is a moisture barrier. the front and top are open.
I have a water dropper. It doesn't really seem to work that well. It only holds about a cup and a half of water and the more water it drops out the slower the drops come.
In the early A.M. (Very early as I have to be at work by 6:30), He's a bright green when I flick the lights on in the room to mist his cage. It's almost like a neon green when compared to when I come home at 3 P.M. when he is more darkish colored. The latter is the hottest time of day.
I keep both a day bulb and a fluorescent UVA\B on for twelve hours a day on a timer.
The screened enclosure is 30" wide, 30" tall, and 18" thick.
He has drift wood reaching up to about 8 inches from the top over which I have his basking light and flo-light.
I have the sponges and sphagnum moss stuffed into the driftwood from top to bottom.

I Have a vaporizer I could use.?..?

Overall, I feel like I'm trying to maintain a rain forest in the middle of the Sahara. It wouldn't be a so much a problem if I had him in a glass tank but, I've heard that it is not good for them to see their reflection because they will mistake it for another Cham. + they need good ventilation or else they can produce respitory problems.
I've tried to cover every base in this thread so any new insights will be greatly appreciated!

Also the humidity attracts these small flying insects, Thank God the Ants haven't found their way in. They're all over the place at work!

Hello,

Live plants! Try hanging a niice full live plant from the top of the enclosure. Then soak the plant really well. The plants soil will slowly dry out as the day progresses, and the cham will be in the middle of all that vaporization. This will help keep him in the midst of a slightly humid environment.

Some people also use the shower as a means to help keep chams hydrated. If you toss the cham in the shower, but not directly under the water, it is also apparently a good method to help keep them hydrated.

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good call there Rich on the live plants!

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Well, I have a live plant but, It's been at the bottom. I even started with a live Hisbicus plant at the beginning that reached from top to bottom but, it lost half it's leaves inside.
Showering with my Lizard? If I do that, It will have to be our little secret!

I don't think Rich meant for you to shower with your Chameleon. I think he meant put him in the shower for a little while so he can get some moisture.

You might be fighting a losing battle with trying to keep a Chameleon in such a dry environment. You might have to give him up, but hopefully you'll work something out.

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With as dry as the air in the room is, the small steps you are taking within the cage are apparently not enough. Short of completely enclosing the cage in plastic sheeting about the only thing you could do it to use a vaporizer or humidifier and raise the humidity in the entire room.
And it will actually be good for you as well. Our lungs are not happy with extremely dry air.
And as for the dripper,...a lot of people use a 2 liter plastic bottle on top with a pinhole in it to drip. This gives you much a more larger water reservoir.

LMAO! I love it!

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yes, how about a room humidifier? you can get one for about $30 at Walmart.

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OK, Maybe I was a little extreme in my descriptions of the weather here. Maybe I shouldn't have made the comparison to the Sahara. It's dry as compared to what is normal for "Georgia". The Atlanta, Ga area is usually almost unbearably humid during the summer if you don't work in an air conditioned office. This isn't Arizona.

The reason for creating this post was so Ya'll could give me some warning signs of dehydration.

I never said that I had any reason to think he was sick.

Maybe I should have asked outright for warning signs but, sometimes I think out loud and communicating helps put things in perspective.

By the way, We got some rain yesterday and showers are forecast for every day in the extended forcast. Monday's high is supposed to be only 87 (Yeay!)

I believe Rich indirectly answered my concern by explaining soil evaporation. I have plenty of H2O going in so there should be plenty of evaporation. I was just trying to figure out how is it going to stay in a screened enclosure. I was concerned that I was going overboard.
I don't want to cause so much humidity that diseases can grow.

the showering thing was a joke! (Did I need to explain this?)

And, You can credit the wheelbarrow/bull frog thing to Willie Nelson.

hhhmmmmm... i thought we werent allowed to use abbreviations......... y is it alright for u

OK E, Be careful...