Massive headache and worry

[prodigyak]

So my ac decided to go out on me yesterday. I live in Oklahoma and thank goodness it is a bit cooler than it was several weeks ago. My snake room yesterday evening hit 86 degrees at it's peak and then cooled back to 83. This morning it was 81 in there before I left as the outside temp was 63. My biggest concern is not with my snakes themselves as the high today is 94 and I can keep fans going and unplug their heat tape and keep them at least comfortable as the air should be repaired later today or tomorrow at the latest. My biggest worry is with my clutch of eggs. Yesterday evening they stayed at 89. I worry that later today the room temp will become higher than the incubator and cause an increase in temp. I may just have to put the egg box out in the room itself with fans and hope and pray I can keep it under 90. Not a good day.

[Annarose15]

Unplug the heat tape and your snakes should be fine. It won't normally get as hot inside as the outside high (or at least not as quickly). I would leave the eggs alone, too. The insulation in the incubator should help shield it from external temperature increases for brief periods of time. Just close any doors that you can and keep the fans off in the room that has the incubator so the hotter air doesn't get into that space as quickly.

[gsarchie]

Yike! Best of luck with figuring out a plan and please let us know how everything turns out.

[prodigyak]

UPDATE!!!

AC is now fixed, 350 bucks later! Turns out the motor went out in the blower portion of our AC, so the house is now cooling down! I was able to keep the snake room at 84 degrees though while the rest of the room was at 90! I simply got a ice chest and filled it full of ice and put 2 ocilating (sp) fans behind it. Thus creating a "ghettto ac" and keep the room cool long enough for the ac to get repaired. Thank the lord this got resolved quickly.

[chelseawhelsee]

So it was fixed!! I know how stressful those situations can be!! I would be freaking out too. So glad to hear you were able to get it under control and able to save your clutch and have happy snakes