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Post by surfdiva26 on Jun 30, 2008 4:02:43 GMT -5
Hey guys. Just joined. I got my baby Leland two days ago and hes doing great already letting me hold him good, when i can catch him in his cage, which for the time being is a 20g long. Hes really small still only about six inches including tail so this is working out great and i already had this tank. Anyway, the heat is good in there but im having trouble with humidity. I cant seem to get it to stay in the good range. I was wondering if you guys had any ideas on what i can do about this. I bought a fogger, and that is working great but im still trying to figure out what to put it in in his cage so that i dont have to refil it every ten minutes. Any one have ideas?
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Post by ChamZilla on Jun 30, 2008 21:55:34 GMT -5
Hi there Surfdiva26 and Leland! Welcome to the site Hope you enjoy it here! To increase the humidity in your enclosure you can add a pan of water. The water will evaporate and your little guy can drink out of it or poop in it, which ever he prefers. Iguana's love pooping in water. So water dish's need to be cleaned out daily. It should help put the humidity up and keep your little guy hydrated. Misting the tank with a spray bottle also helps as well. What temperatures do you have in the tank? And what is the humidity at? Hope to hear back soon, Welcome again
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Post by surfdiva26 on Jun 30, 2008 22:32:26 GMT -5
I mistyped earlier. Hes about a foot long with tail six inches SVL. The temp during the day is 88-90 degrees. At night its lower at about 79-82 degrees. I have a large bowl of water in there but humidity is only at 50-60% at the most. I have one of those foggers in his water bowl which he loves and stalks around when the bottom of the tank is foggy, that raises it about 20% to 70-80% but that only lasts a little while before the water drops to low at on the fogger. im out of ideas.
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Post by drftfan on Jan 7, 2009 11:19:51 GMT -5
I live in Colorado where humidity is very low as in almost non existant. I don't worry much about it. My ig sheds fine and I feel that in an enclosed enviornment trying to raise humidity levels to what they would be in the wild is just asking for trouble. Molds, fungus all thrive in a warm moist enviorment. I am dealing with a fungus on my iguana right now and I have purposly been keeping the cage as dry as possible in an effort to combat it. Along with medication. I really think with a good bath soak every few days with some light misting is enough. Personally I would rather my Cabo not shed as easily if it means he never gets this fungus again...cause it is a nightmare.
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Post by ChamZilla on Jan 7, 2009 22:06:43 GMT -5
Exactly how much humidity did you give him/her that he/she got fungus? And what type did they say it was since you said you had medication for it? Curious....
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Post by drftfan on Jan 8, 2009 10:31:22 GMT -5
I never kept his cage dirty...but I have had a theory. When I got him I moved him onto a cage that I used for my brief care of some water dragons. I am more of an iguana guy so I got rid of the dragons for that reason. Anyway... it was a 55 gallon tank with bark substrate. I had a pan of water in there with the dragons and an airstone to raise humidity for them. I am now pretty sure there was a fungus in there from that. I did not do the big pan of water with the ig though. And it had been at least a few months since the dragons were in the cage. It just never even dawned on me that the bark could be bad in anyway. It looked just fine. I replaced it within about a month after putting the ig in there give or take. That was when I noticed the black spot on the top of his tail. The first vet I took him to said it was a burn. So I was given oinment for it...and when that didnt clear up I figured that he just needed to shed it off which is what the vet told me it would do. I finally figured out it was not going away so I made an appointment with a highly recommended reptile vet in my area. (the first one was also BTW) so I was skeptical. This vet though took a black light and turned off the lights in the room. He said if it was a fungus it would show up under blacklight a bluish color. He was right. Not majorly blue, but a bluish tint. So he gave me conofite to treat it. Cabo my ig has been on it for 4 weeks now and it has made a massive difference. All of the black crusty stuff is pretty much off of him. It has been a blessing. But...I have noticed three total white spots on him. Very small, raised and they feel hard. What could that be? Calcium deposits perhaps? Oh and Cabo is in a much better cage now. Has been for a few months. 6 foot tall, 30 inches deep and 40 inches wide. Lighting and heat is perfect and very low humidity.
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Post by ChamZilla on Jan 11, 2009 12:24:54 GMT -5
MM very interesting story.... (just pointing something out) One should be aware when getting a new animal that they just can't stick the animal in something that hasn't been cleaned as best as possible. Substraight should be avoided at all times with an iguana... so much bacteria and a lot of other things are lurking inside it. Also an iguana could ingest it and it can cause a blockage in the intestines and needs surgery to be removed. Another thing that can be avoided. If you keep the cage clean and free of any wooden surfaces that haven't been disinfected then you should be free and clear with the fungus NOT returning or growing anywhere in the enclosure or on Cabo. I'm glad you did take him to the vet though and even went to the second vet after what the first one said didn't work.
As far as the white things... where exactly on the body are they? Can you post a picture of them?
Hope to hear back from you and glad you did catch the fungus problem before it covered your whole ig in it.
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Post by ChamZilla on Jan 11, 2009 12:26:11 GMT -5
a clear picture
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Post by reeve1987 on Jan 8, 2010 12:38:06 GMT -5
hi there. im new to the site. but i know somewhere that sells mister systems for under £100. it comes with everything you'll need even a water tank. but it can use a pond/pool as the source for it as well and it comes with 3 misting nozzles and can attatch up to 15. im getting one for my terrarium for tempus as i have trouble with my humidity as well. reptilekeeping.co.uk/lucky-reptile-superrain-mist-system-sr1uk-p-2327.htmlhope this helps.
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