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A/C broke, how hot is too hot?

vliberatore

vliberatore

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So my A/C broke over the weekend and it is being fixed as I type this (compressor went out). Now over the weekend it wasn't too hot, but my apt is rising about the 85 degrees "recommended" range for corns and it's only going to get hotter as the day goes on. My apt is staying around the same temperature as the outside, and the high for today is 94.

I turned off the UTH, and I'm sure my corn will be fine with the temp spike for a few hours, but my main question is how hot is too hot for a corn?
 
Last year we had a power plant start on fire and the high was 115 that day. So I had to deal with the same issue. I would make sure you have a large bowl in there with your snake so he can soak if he needs be. You can also put an ice pack next to the tank to provide a way for the snake to get to a cooler area.
 
94F should be fine for the short term, especially with a big bowl of water to soak in, as already mentioned. Remember that water takes longer to heat up or cool down compared to air. And the larger the body of water, the longer it takes. So water is a good heat sink to use as thermal mass anytime you want to keep temperatures from moving too quickly.

For the longer term, I have found right around 90F to often be the dividing point for corn comfort. Around 90F or above, corns are more likely to regurge food, and eggs are more likely to die or hatch deformed babies. So avoid feeding (or feed tiny meals) any time the temps are in that range, and do whatever you can to relieve stress.
 
It would be on feeding day too!

Got it fixed (about 45 min ago) and the temp inside is down to 80! Never has 80 degrees felt so good. Thank you for the info, and will definitely use that if it happens again.
 
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