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Post by ericj on Mar 5, 2005 12:48:56 GMT -8
Hello, my name is Eric (if that wasn't obvious), and I'm an IT consultant. My background ranges from business administration through industrial automation (engineering). There's nothing else that is terribly interesting about me...
My iguana's name is Fredrick.
I'm currently working on a new enclosure to meet his needs better, more safely, and in a more aestetically-pleasing way. The enclosure parts are all ordered and should be assembled Monday or Tuesday night, then I need to furnish it. I'll start physical work on his environmental control system (heat/humidity/light) sometime in the near future...
I am looking for quality environmental information on the natural habitat of iguana iguana.
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Post by Tesa on Mar 5, 2005 19:28:49 GMT -8
Hi Eric. I'm not sure if you mean the exact natural habitat or the "recreation" of one, but here's a link to some information that may be useful to you. Welcome to IZ.
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Post by louiesmom on Mar 5, 2005 22:02:17 GMT -8
Hey welcome to Iguana Zone, I am new here too but everyone here is great and I feel like I fit in!I hope that we are what you have been looking for! ;D
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Post by ericj on Mar 6, 2005 10:39:34 GMT -8
Tesa,
I don't see the link.
Natural would be best. I want to average the environmental characteristics over ranges of time to mimic seasons, find the optimal humidity range (high to low), wind speeds, etc.
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Post by Tesa on Mar 6, 2005 10:42:55 GMT -8
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Post by ericj on Mar 6, 2005 13:09:34 GMT -8
I have read that one before... 75-95 for a temperature range, 90-95 basking spot, and 65-75% humidity. It doesn't account for seasonal variations or anything else of that nature... Apparently 75 is the night minimum.
This will be a truly interesting project, considering the immense size of the enclosure and the miniscule capacities of most commercial equipment. It looks like an assortment of devices from one of the GIS recommended vendors would run me well over 1k for a mish-mosh of passive environmental equipment... Active, continual measurement is definitely the way to go.
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Post by Merlin on Mar 7, 2005 5:44:58 GMT -8
Hi Eric and welcome. However interesting your idea seem I don't believe the continual environmental changes would be necessary. It could even be stressful for the iguana. Just because situations occur in nature does not mean that it is necessary or even beneficial for the iguana in captivity. For a very nice example of an environment check out James Hatfeild's Green Iguana the Ultimate Owners Manual. He calls it the Ultimate Iguana Habitat. Its awsome!
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