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    Re: Ambient temps too hot?

    Quote Originally Posted by LiadanCroft View Post
    No, they're too expensive.
    Ok you'll have to set up what I call "redneck air conditioning" during the hottest part of each day.
    Put a 1-2 liter plastic bottle filled about 2/3 of the way with water into the freezer on its side (this is so it doesn't burst when the water freezes).

    Each day around noon take the bottle out of the freezer and put it in front of a small fan that is aimed so the cool air blows onto the snake's tub/tank/rack. You'll need to monitor it to ensure that the enclosure doesn't get too cold, maybe do some trial runs on an empty tub.

    Return the bottle to the freezer in the evening to use the next day.

    Adding very large water bowls will help, and you can dump out the warm water and replace it with cool during the hottest part of the day.

    Alternatively if you have a tank with a screen top you could get a cold pack and just put it on top, as the cool air from it should sink into the enclosure. Again you'd have to monitor it to make sure it didn't get too cold in there.

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