When I die....I wanna come back to life as an Iguana and live at YOUR place Eric!!
Great job!!!

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I am a big fan of how I have the blue tarp folding up the wall as a full cage liner but don't see a way that you could work it into a framed cage with ridged walls. I can lift the whole thing up and remove it for easy cleaning. I sewed velcro around the whole cage and on the trap to afix it but you obviously cant do that.

Is this heater one of the blower type that you commonly find in hockey rinks, shooting ranges, pole barns, work shops, and other large areas of the like?

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Any one else agree that the cage should be named Hollywood?

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I like how you do that, too. So much easier than stationary floors... Your design is the best portable cage I've ever seen - easy to care for, big enough for an adult iguana, capable of containing environmental conditions that iguanas need, well designed, and truly portable... Not a small feat when you consider the needs of an adult iguana.

The stationary floor care is no more difficult than any other stationary floor care, and I expect that it will be easier than enclosures/cages that utilize natural materials.

No. It would be worthless in all those situations, except a hockey rink.

It is only useful if you have a fairly thin insulating wall, so it's only purpose is adjusting the temperature in small enclosed spaces. A very similar design is used in smaller cruisers (~23-45 feet, above that their practical value over conventional heating/cooling decreases, below that they become too expensive for manufacturers to use).

I gave him a tour yesterday, and he found it interesting. I'll post pictures after I get everything assembled.

Thanks.

Thanks. You can't get in until after Fredrick is gone, because I won't have more than one around here.

The only non-resistive type of electrical heater I can think of is a heat pump. Have you found a self contained small heat pump which would work in an ig cage? You have to as it is also mentioned that it can be switched to AC. Wow, I did not think this existed? How does the instalation go and where will the cooling coils be located?

This would be very efficient too, I will have to look into this. Do you have an info link?

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I have. Since my wall thicknesses is 6mm and insultaing, it's even simpler. As I said, they use them in boats, but the boat versions are even more complicated...

They're super-simple to utilize, but they're far more expensive to buy than resistive heating. The cooling isn't anywhere near as efficient as heating, but there's seldom a reason to use it in a reptile cage - they're almost always warmer than ambient, unless they're very small, then the extra consumption is worth the small size and simplicity.

In my mind, every little gain is worth it when you're heating 192 cubic feet with electricity...

bro, i have no experience with such big herps b4 but I have to say that your work is definitely well appreciated, i bet all the herps lovers here would wana have the best homes for their precious and I think u even go a step further by thinking like them.

u're great, and i'll anticipate the finished enclosure!!!

cheers

All my acrylic came in late last week. Here are some more under construction pictures:

Are you sure the Ig isn't going to think he can just walk right through the walls?
Nice cage though!

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