Need help to cool off Reptiles

SilverM0on

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there is a huge heatwave where i live... actually highest temperature recorded in history
my snakes and geckos sleep and pass most of the time inside there water bowl
can you please tell me whats the best way to cool off reptiles.
terrariums are made of glass so the air the fan blow just don`t get in much
im worried for my reptiles.. :(
 

animeavatar

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I'm suffering the heatwave too! I turned off my gecko's heater because it was too hot. Can you move them to the basement or is the basement too warm or too cold or do you live in an apartment?
 

SilverM0on

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i did cut the heat off....
and i live in an apartment

my problem is since im living in a very cold country *sarcasm
the building here are designed to keep the heat in as much as possible
 

SilverM0on

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i got the fan turned on but hell its a sauna... about 36 celcius whit high humidity
call me a fool but i shoved a small ice pack in the back each terrarium to cool the air a bit it seems to work... hopefully the heat wave will be gone in a few day its pretty rare here usually we complain more about the cold lol.. tx for trying to help i know its rather hard to fight against the sun

my cornsnake found his own solution lol..
when i took him out he had fun licking the icy cold water droplet on my slurpie cup... hes more clever then i tought o_O
 
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acpart

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I'm in the heat wave too in New England. Here is some interesting data:
--the outside temps are probably over 100 at the moment.
--my living room (aka reptile room) temps are 93-96
--floor temps on the hot side of the leo cages is 108-111
--Not surprisingly, none of the leos are on the hot sides. They are all in the lay boxes/humid hides which are about 92-94.
--The crestie and garg are in their basement cages (I'm too lazy to go down there with the temp gun right now)

I know I could turn the heaters off but I'd rather just leave everything as it is. In my opinion that's what the heat gradient is for and they're doing it just the way they should.

Fortunately, the temp inside my SIM in the mini-fridge incubator is 82.9.

Aliza
 

SilverM0on

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i just hope it will be over quick....
i was NOT joking about the Slurpee licking snake lol... looks like he enjoy frozen treats as much as i do :-D
 

fl_orchidslave

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I know I could turn the heaters off but I'd rather just leave everything as it is. In my opinion that's what the heat gradient is for and they're doing it just the way they should.

Fortunately, the temp inside my SIM in the mini-fridge incubator is 82.9.

Aliza

Interesting point, Aliza. Mine were all in the front of their tubs during the day before I set the timer for a couple brief heat periods during the day and on all night. My biggest concern was that eggs would heat up too much.
 

LZRDGRL

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Cool pic of your snake :main_laugh:

Same problem here in Southern Illinois. I turned off the heat lamps. I left the UTH's under the hatchling tanks on, but the babies are all on the cold sides. I also try to turn very few lights in my house on, and all ceiling fans are blowing. It's around or over 85F in the house (my a/c is not working properly). I hope next week, the heat wave will be over!

Chrissy
 

M_surinamensis

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i got the fan turned on

That won't help when the ambient temperature is high like this.

Fans make our skin feel cool because they are moving air across it that is colder than our skin temperature, allowing the heat to dissipate at a better rate, and because the moving air facilitates the evaporation of sweat.

Your enclosures though, they're the same temperature as the air in the room (if you have turned off or down the heating elements, or the heating elements have auto-corrected using thermostats) so you're just blowing air across them that is the same temperature and contains the same amount of heat energy. There's no imbalance, so there's no transference and nothing is cooled down.

Technically a fan aimed at an enclosure like that when the air and enclosure are the same temperature will actually heat the enclosure by a very small amount, as the moving air creates friction against the surface of the enclosure.

If it is reaching the point where even the cool end of your usual gradient is warmer than it should be, if it is a meaningful health risk for the animals... get a small Air Conditioner, even if it's one of the cheap window units that sells for under thirty dollars, and bring the temperature in the room(s) containing herps back down to manageable levels. Swamp coolers can do the trick as well, although I have no idea where you'd be able to easily purchase one these days.
 

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