Heat Wave

[Reptilius]

So the temperatures here hit 101 degrees today. The problem is that my Snake Room does not have a good airflow through it.
I also do not have a fan to circulate air in the Snake Room. Ball Pythons do not like such extreme temperatures, not many snakes do, but some handle it better than others.

I had to make some plan, so last night I froze 2lt. bottles of water, this morning wrapped them in double layers of newspaper, and put one into each tub in the rack, I also filled all the water bowls. I then left for work.

I will know know when I get home in about 2 hours time, if the Ball Pythons have been saved by this method.

I will update tomorrow.

[SquirmyPug]

Are you planning on doing that EVERY TIME it gets hot? You don't even know if that's going to keep it cool enough before trying it though

I hope your BPs are alright but it sounds like you really need to figure out a better way to control the temperature for your snakes.

[Jasmijn]

Hi, I hope the temperature there has gotten better and your snakes are ok! freezing water bottles for a cold blooded animal doesn’t sound very safe inside the tank even though it is over 100 degrees there tbh. The snake could for example lay next to the freezing water bottle and not notice it’s freezing.. over 100 degrees has the possibility of cooking your snakes if you’re not carefull as well. Maybe it’s possible to move your snakes to another room in your house that is temperature regulated? Or maybe there is another way to keep your snakes safe just trying to look out for you and your snakes, hope this helps

[MattEvans]

Block any windows to keep heat out. Pick up a fan, freeze 8 or so two liter bottles full of water. Space out your bottles into a grid like pattern. Set up your fan to blow air at the frozen bottles into the room.

[Bogertophis]

I truly hope they're all OK...

[Sonny1318]

That’s a little crazy, how’d it work out? Update?

[Jbabycsx]

Buy a window AC unit. If there’s no window in the room, lay it on the floor and let it run.


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[Reptilius]

Greetings, I thank everyone for the positive advise.
All is well, the snakes are all perfectly fine.
I examined each one personally and individually last night.
In total contrast, the temperature here today is 77, talk about extremes.

[Sonny1318]

Glad to hear everything is okay.

[Danger noodles]

Buy a window AC unit. If there’s no window in the room, lay it on the floor and let it run.


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I don’t want to get into it to much unless u want me to, but that will not work. Ac’s work by removing heat, so without a way to route the heat outside the room it wouldn’t work by just laying it there in the room.

think of it as the temp is controlled by adding or removing heat.