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    Howdy do?

    Hello all!!
    I have been snooping around on a few topics here so I figure its only right that I be cordial and intro myself...(thats the first time that I have used the word cordial in 2010...dont even know if its in the right context...but hey, Im trying to impress here...LOL!!)...anyhow, I am orginally from Ohio but since joining the Marine Corps...I have lived in California and now I am in Arizona. While in Cali, I owned a RTB for approx 9 years and a Western Diamondback Rattler that I caught on my back patio. I housed them seperatly and it was very interesting at feeding time to watch...my kids I and I learned alot by watching!! Eventually the RTB passed away while I was in Kuwait and the Rattler was turned loose back to its home when I got ordered to Az.

    Now...years later, I am interested in setting things up for a BP or two (maybe). Things are a bit different though for me in Az. My garage will be my new snake/work out room and I am more worried about keeping the room cool than I am about heating. Temps normally get in the 100's out there in the summer time...so I gotta figure a way to keep things cooler. Right now, the only thing that I can think to do is install a portable A/C unit. If that works...then I will go ahead with plans to build a terrarium and then go BP shopping!

    Right now I am deployed so I am brainstorming a bunch of ideas...I look forward to the education here!!

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    Re: Howdy do?

    Hello. Glad to see you could make it. We've been expecting you for some time now.

    I don't believe you will want to spend the money to cool the garage unless it's insulated. That could get expensive. A basement or spare room would be a much better choice.

    Good Luck!
    Jim Smith

    PS Thank you for serving our country and keeping us all safe.

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    Re: Howdy do?

    Welcome to BP.net
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    Re: Howdy do?

    welcome to the forum

    lance
    NEVER RELEASE FISH OR REPTILES OR ANY ANIMAL INTO THE WILD.

    Please read the CARESHEET! to make sure you're doing the best you can for your pet.

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    Re: Howdy do?

    to the forum.

    Something else to consider besides the temps will be the humidity. Housing them in a garage will be a major battle keeping the humidity up.

    Where are you deployed to?
    "Cry, Havoc! And let slip the dogs of war..."

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