We have been having severe cold temperatures here in Pittsburgh, PA and due to having ongoing temperature and humidity problems in my snake room, I decided to check for drafts. Unfortunately, there is an unused door in my snake room, which leads outside onto a roof and the back of one of my racks is right up against it. There is also a window in my snake room... Lo and behold I discovered some serious drafts coming in all around the door and some coming in around the window. So, I duct taped all the way around the door and then covered the entire door with thick black plastic. I also covered the window with black plastic... I am extremely happy to say that I am now able to keep the heater vent closed in my snake room and my portable oil space heater is able to keep the temperature wherever I want them and my humidifier is keeping the room right around 50%! I am also very thankful and lucky to not have a bunch of sick snakes! I firmly believe that the drafts were the cause of some problems i've been having with a couple of my snakes...
Anyway, since I covered the window with thick black plastic, my snake room is now 24/7 darkness. Do you guys know if that could cause any other problems? I use newspaper instead of substrate, so I can't imagine that mold could become an issue. Is there anything else I should be concerned about?
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