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do someone have a mist maker in the vivaria?
can I use it in a vivaria for newt?




sorry for the english:eek:
 
I only use it in springtime to moister the air for my T.Shanjings and that is working very well.
Petro
 
I have never personally used a mist maker, prefering instead the advanced technology of the spray bottle. I do remember however someone on this forum (the name and thread escapes me) who stimulated their T. shanjing to breed by putting them under the shower. That got me thinking about the possiblility of incorporating one next year. As long as it does not saturate the enclosure to such a point that it can never dry out some I see no problems with at least trying one out.
Chip
 
Mist makers are very good at creating a damp atmosphere without too much water everywhere. I have used one to root cuttings rather than for newts. The mist is a lovely effect as well as useful moisture.

Do not put the unit in an aquatic area used by the newts, the ultrasonic waves which create the mist by cavitation can damage animal tissues and warm the water. It's also best to regularly clean and change the water in the mist unit with cooled freshly boiled water as otherwise you may be creating an aerosol of nasty bacteria such as those which cause legionnares disease.
 
can I use normal water or I must use pure water (i think that in english is osmotic water or distilled water)
 
You can use normal tap water, the ultrasonic discs in the mist generators have a short life whatever the water used, but they seem to last a bit longer if you use de-ionised or distilled water. If your water is hard you will find lime scale deposits on the disc of the unit and also the walls of the vivarium, using de-ionised, reverse osmosis purified or distilled avoids this. If you use hard water you will need to clean the glass with vinegar occasionally.

Just make sure the water is clean not stagnant or green with algae to avoid an unhealthy aerosol which could damage your health (it will not do the newts any harm!)
 
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