When The People You Live With Set The A/C TOO LOW!!

A/C is running strong at my place around 73-76 and haven't had any problems with my temps. My display tank can't get a little cool, but nothing a infrared bulb on a dimmer can't fix.

We just went through a heat wave here with temperatures reaching 118 with the humidity index so A/C has been a must!

larger heat lamp, but the A/C is doing more harm to your animals then cooling the room down, A/C is designed to reduce humidity levels, A/C can drop the humidity down to 20-30%, if you can maintain the temps in the viv, also check the humidity is still in the 50's

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Originally Posted by Simple Man

What is this A/C you speak of? ;) Gotta love WA... We have had 78 minutes of weather above 80 this year :)

Regards,

B

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I feel a need to move there..... Do you think anyone will mind if I go to a Seahawks game with my Steelers gear on??

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Originally Posted by SteelTownGuido

larger heat lamp, but the A/C is doing more harm to your animals then cooling the room down, A/C is designed to reduce humidity levels, A/C can drop the humidity down to 20-30%, if you can maintain the temps in the viv, also check the humidity is still in the 50's

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What is this "heat lamp" you speak of?
;)

I keep my apartment at 75. Currently the reptile room fluctuates between 75-80 depending on how hot it is outside, but when we move into our new apartment (with better a/c) the entire apartment will be at a constant 75, including the reptile room. As long as your enclosures are warm enough, ambient room temperature doesn't matter AS much. I've had the place go down to 70 without a problem.

72-74 isn't really a problem.. It gets down to 64-68ish in the winter here (in our apartment) before we crack out the space heater. I bump hotspots a few degrees (from 92in the summer to 96 in the winter to help compensate). Ive been doing that for a few years and have yet to have an issue. My animals do slow down in the winter, but they all have appropriate heat in their tubs. The ambient temp in the tubs is 70.

Wow, you guys like it warm!:P I usually keep our house anywhere between 67 and 69 pretty much year round. I keep the vents in the snake room closed so it stays noticeably warmer then the rest off the house. Ambient in my enclosure stays in the mid 80s using a che. Warm side and cool side stay in the low 90s and low 80s with humidity usually hanging in the low to mid 50s with misting of sphagnum moss every other day or so. This is using a 40 gallon breeder with 3/4 of the top covered.

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Originally Posted by cinderbird

72-74 isn't really a problem.. It gets down to 64-68ish in the winter here (in our apartment) before we crack out the space heater. I bump hotspots a few degrees (from 92in the summer to 96 in the winter to help compensate). Ive been doing that for a few years and have yet to have an issue. My animals do slow down in the winter, but they all have appropriate heat in their tubs. The ambient temp in the tubs is 70.

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I bet they do slow down if the ambient temp is 70 in their enclosure! Aren't you worried about your snakes getting an URI with temps that low?!

I can't be the only one amazed the op wants to live in a home that's kept at 78 degrees :O That's way too hot to be comfortable for me, and I've lived in south florida for over 10 years.

The easier solution, and coincidentally the one that keeps everyone satisfied, is to get a heating setup that allows the house to be at 74 degrees and still keep your snakes warm. I keep my AC blasting to try and keep the house around 74 degrees, but my aquarium still stays 92-95 on the hot side, low 80s on the cool side.

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Originally Posted by Salodin

I can't be the only one amazed the op wants to live in a home that's kept at 78 degrees :O That's way too hot to be comfortable for me, and I've lived in south florida for over 10 years.

The easier solution, and coincidentally the one that keeps everyone satisfied, is to get a heating setup that allows the house to be at 74 degrees and still keep your snakes warm. I keep my AC blasting to try and keep the house around 74 degrees, but my aquarium still stays 92-95 on the hot side, low 80s on the cool side.

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my thoughts exactly. my a/c was off the other day and the house got to 78 degrees and i was SO uncomfortable. i like it at 72, my bf likes it at 75. as long as my enclosure temps are ok, i dont see a problem turning my a/c down. i monitor the enclosure regularly to make sure hot and cool side temps are good, as well as ambient and humidity.