What about the summer heat?
I've been wondering what the effect is of the summer heat, especially here in Canada. Our temperatures can vary severely in 24 hours, and knowing the recommended range for cresties (65-80) I was wondering what the most efficient way to keep them at this temperature is throughout the summer months.
We're considering getting an air conditioner for the time being, and setting it to 72-73 degrees. Eventually, we will have a "reptile room" kept at about 77 degrees, but our house won't be ours until the fall.
What's the easiest way to keep a steady temperature? Also, for those of you who keep the geckos in the living/family room, how do you cope with the temperature fluxuations?
Come time to incubate eggs (probably a year from now) our plan is to keep the hovabator in the basement to avoid overheating. However, our house will also have central air. Do you keep the C/A on and install a space heater in the reptile room? Or play with the vent until you can find a regulated temperature and hope the room remains at that temp?
I'm quite concerned about this, and in Canada it's not uncommon to find one room at 70 and one room at 85, even with C/A, due to the temperature fluxuations and the fact that the thermostat is in ONE room.
Keeping them in the living room by the thermostat is not a possibility, as one of the things we're looking forward to is not having to worry about the reptiles and the cats becoming a problem together (our ball python baby escaped once, and we're lucky she survived the attack).
Any recommendations?
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