So spring is finally here and the temperatures are starting to rise! I'm in Brissy and noticed my enclosure room ambient temperatures are starting to get reasonably high at 29 degrees. As a result my temperature gradient is starting to narrow. Once we start hitting mid 30's, it looks possible that my enclosure could have a solid gradient of 32+ degrees even, for a stretch of hours during the day.
I was curious as to what cooling methods everyone else uses if the ambient temperatures rise too much. Unfortunately air conditioning isn't really an option for me. So far I have thought of:
- Moving the enclosure to a cooler room. This one is not ideal and I will be moving soon and potentially lose that option (fingers crossed the rooms at the new house will be cooler anyway)
- Ensuring the water bowl is large enough as temperature will remain more stable in water through the high heat of the day. If it gets too hot I am assuming he will go for a swim rather than overheat?
- Ice packs covered in a tea towel. Really not sure how long they would last or how effective it would be
Any thoughts on the above or other methods would be great!
I was curious as to what cooling methods everyone else uses if the ambient temperatures rise too much. Unfortunately air conditioning isn't really an option for me. So far I have thought of:
- Moving the enclosure to a cooler room. This one is not ideal and I will be moving soon and potentially lose that option (fingers crossed the rooms at the new house will be cooler anyway)
- Ensuring the water bowl is large enough as temperature will remain more stable in water through the high heat of the day. If it gets too hot I am assuming he will go for a swim rather than overheat?
- Ice packs covered in a tea towel. Really not sure how long they would last or how effective it would be
Any thoughts on the above or other methods would be great!