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[dad4geckos]

Do leos really need running water or is water in a dish fine? I heard if you mist your cage they will drink the water off the plants?

 

[gothra]

Water in a dish is fine. Sometimes they'll lick the water droplets from their humid hide too.

 

[LadyGecko]

Perhaps you were reading about the importance of misting for hatchling?

Ditto to what gothra said

:main_yes:

 

[godzillizard]

No need for moving water--true chameleons are the only lizards i'm aware of that require dew/dripping water. They will lap up droplets off the sides of their enclosure--I do this for hatchlings/little ones. I use solo 1 1/2 oz. portion cups for my geckos water dishes--they're cheap, easy to clean, and if the gecko makes a mess of it, I just replace it. Otherwise, I replace the dishes after about a month, just to be safe. Stagnant water can harbor some nasty little buggers, so I rinse out each dish, and then thoroughly wipe them with a single sheet of T.P. then I rinse, and flick them dry, and then refill with fresh distilled water.

 

[Halley]

Put water dish. Don't count too much on the droplets, and if you want to do that, make sure to have a water dish in there as well, so they can drink when they want.