arm waving at mist

[Hobama]

I mist my dragon a few times each day to make sure he stays hydrated and his tanks humidity stays up. hes also shedding right now. anyway he has 2 different things he does when i spray him. he either just sits there until hes decided hes had enough and then he runs off or a more recent behavior is him just facing the mist with his eyes closed and waving at the water. the weird thing is that from all the videos ive seen they seem to do it slowly but his isnt. is the waving another way of him telling me hes had enough?

 

[xp29]

He is probably trying to shake the water off, they sometimes do it in a bath also.

 

[Hobama]

He is probably trying to shake the water off, they sometimes do it in a bath also.

its only with one arm and its not fast enough to really get anything off though?if it is isthat a sign hes had enough and i should go ahead and stop misting him?

 

[xp29]

Unless they actually lick the water off misting doesn't hydrate them anyways, that is one of the pieces of bad info petstores propagate. They only way to truely hydrate them is orally or with food with high water content. So unless he is shedding and your trying relax the shed a bit, misting him directly doesn't serve any real purpose.

 

[Claudiusx]

Also, no reason to mist the tank to raise humidity. These are not tropical creatures.

-Brandon

 

[Hobama]

Unless they actually lick the water off misting doesn't hydrate them anyways, that is one of the pieces of bad info petstores propagate. They only way to truely hydrate them is orally or with food with high water content. So unless he is shedding and your trying relax the shed a bit, misting him directly doesn't serve any real purpose.

he is shedding on his face and i think his tail is gonna start soon. sometimes he will swallow when i do it but he never seems to lick it. oncehes done with his shed i will probably gp ahead and cut down on the mist

 

[Hobama]

Also, no reason to mist the tank to raise humidity. These are not tropical creatures.

-Brandon

the humidity on the warm side is mid to low 20s and the middle is around 35. are these good levels?

 

[Claudiusx]

the humidity on the warm side is mid to low 20s and the middle is around 35. are these good levels?

Yes. The humidity will naturally be lower on the hot end due to the heat lamp.
Humidity is only an issue when it's too high, not when it's too low.

-Brandon