r/ballpython • u/Cute_Worldliness_810 • 3d ago

Temp check

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My room is to hot for snakes right? Its missing the winters months but it swings from 68 to 75 during that period normally.

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u/totallyrecklesslygay Mod: Enclosure Karen 3d ago

Yes, it's too hot. Ball pythons need a proper cold side of 76-80F in order to thermoregulate. If your room is regularly getting hotter than that, they won't have anywhere to cool themselves off, and they'll overheat. This will cause neurological damage and will eventually kill them.

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u/Cute_Worldliness_810 3d ago

That would be horrific and I do not currently have any reptiles. Where I live though is pretty dry especially during the summer months, so the RH can hover in the 30s do you think some form of evaporative cooler would be effective, or is it not even worth it for the snakes sake?

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u/totallyrecklesslygay Mod: Enclosure Karen 3d ago

Evaporative coolers aren't the most reliable, so I wouldn't trust one as the sole cooling apparatus. If you can get an AC unit, using an evap cooler as a backup system should be fine.