Too Hot?

[chrid16371]

Iv never heard of someone not having a hot or cold side like suggested above so I don't have any experience with this. I will say that I definitely DO NOT agree with doing that ! A snake needs to thermoregulate and I think it would be cruel not to provide them with that..

Actually quite a few people do this. You have to be in the middle, not to hot not to cool. Even some big breeders do only one ambient temp by heating the room with a oil heater or something. If you think about it a snake moves from 90 spot to 80 spot and the reason may be to balance there temp but if your at the balance temp then there temp is constantly balanced, This is just a guess though. Im sure it took some trial amd error. But plenty of people do one ambient temp with great results. Its not something a beginner should probably be doing bc you need to be able to tell if something is wrong and how to adjust. The gradient is recommend because it is easier and safer for a beginner to set up and failure is less likely. There is always more then one way to do something but the gradient is safest.

[Eric Alan]

Iv never heard of someone not having a hot or cold side like suggested above so I don't have any experience with this. I will say that I definitely DO NOT agree with doing that ! A snake needs to thermoregulate and I think it would be cruel not to provide them with that.

There are plenty of breeders who do quite well for themselves with ambient-only setups. As long as the animals needs are being met, which they can certainly be without the typical caresheet recommended hot and cool side, that's all that matters.

[Fraido]

I'm glad a couple other people spoke up about that.. lol, didn't feel comfortable defending my post.

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[Aercadia]

If the ambient temp will work for the snake, that's fine. Where would the temp need to rest in order to get make that a healthy situation for the animal? I'm imagining that 90+ is a little too warm.

OP, if a small AC unit could solve the ambient temp issue, is that still absolutely out of the question? Is it a problem of space, or electricity, or __? It sounds like that might be the best solution if you want to leave the animals where they are, but bring down the temp a little.

[Mike41793]

90F ambient is too warm, as is 92F. People that heat the whole room, like what you're attempting in a way, keep the rooms in the lower 80s. They probably drop them to high 70s at nite. But never really below that. I've never tried that method myself though.

[chrid16371]

If the ambient temp will work for the snake, that's fine. Where would the temp need to rest in order to get make that a healthy situation for the animal? I'm imagining that 90+ is a little too warm.

I've never done it but I would assume like any setup it depends on several other factors. But I agree that 90+ would be to high. If 88-90 is considered warm and 80-82 cool I would think somewhere between 84-87. But like I said I'm not all to familiar with it.

[YZGuy79]

I think it's easier to cool the garage than bring them inside. I'd only need to cool it down a couple degrees to alt 85 ish? I can prob go pick up one of those stand up ACs and pipe the exhaust outside. The garage is finished just not climate controlled. A good 5000btu AC should be able to drop it a couple degrees. It's only needed during the day too. At night it falls to a perfect 84-86 ish. A temp solution will prob be a fan blowing over ice/cold water near their Viv's.

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[MandMac]

I'm not sure where in Florida you're located but it's worth considering that if it's too warm in there now, then it'll most likely be too hot come August. I think you're going to need a stronger ac unit if you intend to keep them in there.
When I lived in Florida our garage was stifling for a good chunk of the year. We were just north of Orlando while I don't know whether it was insulated well, I'm concerned that you'll have a bigger challenge with the heat as we get closer to summer.

[Scottywelsh]

I'm glad a couple other people spoke up about that.. lol, didn't feel comfortable defending my post.

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Hey. Sorry if it seemed like I was "attacking" you or something. I really did not mean it to come across that way so i apologise.
Like I said I had never heard of anyone doing that because all the big breeders here don't do it that way.
After reading everything about it tho I still completely disagree with do it. . These snakes don't have a constant temp in the wild and move from place to place for that exact reason. If 30c is perfect for a few hours who's to say it's perfect for 12 ? This is all my opinion and everyone does things different.
Good luck with cooling the garage tho.

[greco]

I live in Orlando, and I wouldn't consider keeping my snakes in a garage here. It gets way too hot in the summer. An AC unit might not be able to keep up with the afternoon heat, and if it fails for some reason, your snakes will cook.

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