Potential room temp problems?
Ok multiple things to cover on this, so thanks in advance for reading!
So I figured I'd run this by you guys while I'm still snakeless and plan how to handle potential problems.
I currently live in an apartment and the room I'm thinking of putting my bp in is the computer room (only real option we have). However the ambient temp in the room tends to range between 76-80, sometimes as low as 75 (rare) or as high as 82.
This varies from the weather, and it's starting to get hotter outside (worried how hot it will be in summer) so temps are averaging closer to 78-80, while colder weather has shown to be closer to 76-77. However, this may change once we move out to get a house, which could be as soon as this or next year or as long as 3-5 years.
Now, will the 76-80 range of changing temperatures be an issue for my bp? I have no concerns of it being too cold but I am starting to worry if it may be too hot, and how that will effect the cool side of my cage and mess with the temp gradient. I'm hoping the thermostat will help regulate that and making sure the heat shuts off when it needs to? I'm going to try and install a window ac unit to help cool things down, as it's too hot for my liking as well.
For heating I was planning on getting both a UTH and a RHP since I'm getting a 48x24x24 cage and when we move to a house, future room ambient temps may be different. While I'm in the apartment I'm wondering if I could manage with just one heat source? When I get my cage I'll most likely have to dedicate a solid 2 weeks to run tests and double check.
That being said, what do you do when you find temperatures are running too hot? What course of actions do you do?
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