Can't swear but "f" me that's hot!! We got 39c
Slightly O/T, but does anyone know if there is an a/c that can be freestanding?
Its not uncommon in Melbourne to get a few days over 40 degrees in the summer. Surely it was forecast to be hot? I don't understand why you wouldn't have left the aircon on?
Sorry for your loss i am sure your rag doll will forgive you.
Over New Years in Melbourne we had 37, 40 and 39 degree days all in a row. I live in an old victorian terrace house that is like an oven in summer. The bricks heat up and stay like a hot plate, radiatingheat for days. I spent all week tracking down 2 portable aircon units. One for the rodent shed and one for the lounge when i am home and the laundry for when i am out and the dog has to be shut away. In my un insulated shed i did not loose one rat, mouse or rabbit. It was still warm in there but the heat did not reach dangerous levels. I turned off all heating in the snake room too.
It is a horrible thing, but we just need to make sure we are all prepared.
well thats the thing, i have lived in this area for most of my life and mid to high 30's are not uncommon through most of the summer, but i have not yet had to put the aircon on in the reptile flat once. to be honest i dont even know if they still work. Plus the fact that my shift was supposed to finish and have me back home early arvo, just cant walk out of there with emergency's so ended up being an all day and at 6am it was quite nice and cool. The fact is that all three snakes were in the same rack system so i assume the thermostat failed. Unfortunately the rats are in a different shed they only have fans up high to suck the hot air out, and it is shaded morning and afternoon midday temps must have turned it into an oven.
wasnt expecting it thats for sure and i dont watch much news these days. i will get one of those thermostats wokka mentioned i think and give those aircons a good clean out.
Im not sure if anyone else had any problems with the heat today, but i came home to a not so good surprise.
Worst thing about working in the veterinary industry is that we work all day helping other peoples animals and not a home looking after our own. left this morn 6:30am got home 8:45pm made sure i turned on the fans in the reptile room and made sure the windows were open but unfortunately it got hot enough inside to kill 3 of my juvenile snakes (2 murrays and a yearling wa stimo) and about 40 of my rat colony. Even my poor rag doll was going into heat stroke. he will never trust me again after the cold bath to cool him down. been here 4 yrs now and have never had it get so hot before. Sucks thats for sure. Wish id turned the air con on for them now, hind sight would have been good.
I only have 7 rats as i just sold my colony so i have put them in one tub and have them on the floor in the family room.
The little buggers are all huddles together as the do when there cold.
My cat thinks it xmas again....... 40 yesterday 36 today and 40 tomorrow its like the old weather has come back to us.
I think i liked it better at 30-32 all the time
Drape wet towels over the rat cages
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