So I live in Phoenix Arizona, it is hot and it is going to get hotter. Right now my baby corn's tank is around 84 degrees on the COOL side. Should I be trying to cool the tank off? It's already in a "cool" spot but I usually keep the air in the my condo set at 80 to keep my electric bill from being a billion dollars. So upping the air is not an all the time option. I turned off the heating pad but now there is no variant in temp. I thought about setting up a little table fan. I am hoping somebody has some experience with this and can give me some solid advice before I kill my poor little snake.
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cooling off a tank???
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axis1
Fuhgeddaboudit!!!!
Welcome to the forum!
Sorry you're having a tough time with the heat, I DOUBT I would be able to handle it at ALL, but you seem to be doing so stoically! (My Speed Stick would've slowed down by now!)
Also sorry I can't be of more help than to advise you to keep the tank or viv out of direct sunlight and to keep any lighting you MAY have over the tank OFF! You should also have a water bowl that your snake can immerse itself in should it be overheating currently.
A thought: the size and exact age of your "baby" snake and the type of container you house it in may also make a difference for others here to advise you.
In any event, I hope others chime in also but I'm sure they may ask you the same questions.
Sorry you're having a tough time with the heat, I DOUBT I would be able to handle it at ALL, but you seem to be doing so stoically! (My Speed Stick would've slowed down by now!)
Also sorry I can't be of more help than to advise you to keep the tank or viv out of direct sunlight and to keep any lighting you MAY have over the tank OFF! You should also have a water bowl that your snake can immerse itself in should it be overheating currently.
A thought: the size and exact age of your "baby" snake and the type of container you house it in may also make a difference for others here to advise you.
In any event, I hope others chime in also but I'm sure they may ask you the same questions.
albertagirl
Sharan
The only thing I can think of is to get a small portable air conditioner and just cool the one room the snake is in? Haha, I don't know why I'm even trying to give advice, I live in Canada. We have like 4 hot days a year. Hahahahaha!!!
Genlisae
New member
We have indoor temp spikes of 90+ here for a month or so in summer and while the humans can go fall in the pool, not so much the snakes. When the temperature alarms start going off we have a list of "low tech" options we work through in order.
1. Reusable cold packs. The blue gell ones. lay them ontop of the substrate at the cool end. Works well.
2. Ice cubes in the water bowls. Sound harsh, the snakes love it. They will wrap around the bowls (dog dishes really), coil in the substrate directly under them, and once or twice they have even climbed into the water WITH the ice (It was really, ridiculously hot that day).
3. 2-litre soda bottles filled with ice. Stand in a corner of the viv and it will last 6-8 hours depending on the ambient temp. We actually keep several of these in the freezer all year and rotate through them in the summer. This is also the method we use for the dogs, cats and bunny (who thinks she's a cat) as well.
We haven't had to get more creative than that yet though I have looked up DIY swamp coolers, just in case. There are probably better ways to cool the tank, but this is what we use.
1. Reusable cold packs. The blue gell ones. lay them ontop of the substrate at the cool end. Works well.
2. Ice cubes in the water bowls. Sound harsh, the snakes love it. They will wrap around the bowls (dog dishes really), coil in the substrate directly under them, and once or twice they have even climbed into the water WITH the ice (It was really, ridiculously hot that day).
3. 2-litre soda bottles filled with ice. Stand in a corner of the viv and it will last 6-8 hours depending on the ambient temp. We actually keep several of these in the freezer all year and rotate through them in the summer. This is also the method we use for the dogs, cats and bunny (who thinks she's a cat) as well.
We haven't had to get more creative than that yet though I have looked up DIY swamp coolers, just in case. There are probably better ways to cool the tank, but this is what we use.
