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Message To: Freestylekidd911 In reference to Message Id: 188416
Humidifier 
Short answer, yes. As I’m sure others will ask, what is he in now? Where are you? How large is he? I assume that he’s a full adult to consider a humidifier. The trick is to contain the humidity you have and still have adequate ventilation. But without going into all the possibilities, yes, you can use a humidifier, but it may not be your best option.
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Message To: Freestylekidd911 In reference to Message Id: 188489
Humidifier
The reason I said it may not be your best option is because you want an efficient means of containing humidity, not the least efficient. If you have a mesh enclosure, like the ones that were originally produced for birds but have found widespread usage among reptiles, then you have what I had at one time. So I’m going on the assumption that your enclosure is black nylon mesh with PCV supports. I had the same problem with humidity, especially during winter. If you place a humidifier in the mesh enclosure as it is, you’re actually raising the humidity of the entire room before the desired humidity is achieved in the enclosure. So you’d be pumping a lot of water into the air just to target a small area, risking mold throughout the house. Not a good plan. Personally, I do not like the mesh cages. I eventually went to a large acrylic enclosure with top vents. I can now control the humidity and temperature to a very precise setting. Granted, I am not using that enclosure for an iguana, but rather dragons. I do not have my iguana any longer. The enclosure I’m speaking of is 4x4x6 feet. It’s actually quite large and much large than it sounds. You can fit probably six adults under 6 feet inside without a problem. Depending on your heating source, you can play off the heat and help introduce humidity, like having a large water supply near the heat source, or preferable under it. I use that in smaller enclosures with excellent results. Or you can get a mister and have it mist on the hour or some other calculated time. I don’t like using them, but they can work. I just think it takes time to get that set up right. If your temperature is correct, holding the humidity won’t be that hard. And once your humidity is up, maintaining the correct temperature will be easier. They both work in tandem. A humidifier in an enclosure like I have can work and may be an option, but it maybe an expensive one, depending on your humidifier. If you keep your mesh enclosure, I’d get some Plexiglas or something to help seal in the temperatures and humidity. Running an open cage like that means that you have to treat the entire room, not just the square feet of the mesh enclosure. That’s not an efficient way of dealing with the problem.
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Message To: Freestylekidd911 In reference to Message Id: 188669
Humidifier
Sounds like you’re on the right track. I’m building a custom cage for my two alligators and am thinking along the same lines. They’re small, only four feet each, but it’s time. My room in the basement will be 30x16 feet and I’ll have a pond and fake everything. I plan on using a two-foot high wooden wall around the bottom, then converting over to a canopy with plastic to contain the humidity. With the pond and heat, the humidity should be right on exactly. Just be careful as you said about him climbing on the plastic and ripping it. There’s a fairly new material used to seal houses. It’s expensive, about $100 a roll, but the roll would cover the whole enclosure and retain humidity "plus" allow it to breathe.
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