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Question: Keeping cool in the summer

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ShaQuL

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Hello,

Has anyone got any tips on how to keep my ambystoma mavortium cool? Summer has finally come to UK and the temperature in my lil' Arizona's tank is getting slightly too high for his and my comfort. I tried misting more often, but I'm worried that that will make the substrate too wet.

Any tips?

Thanks.
 
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Nope, no basement. I managed it by putting him in the shaded part of my room though, I checked out the link you gave me and it seems to be for water aquariums not a terrestrial tiger tank. Will some of these still work for it?
 
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ShaQuL said:
Nope, no basement. I managed it by putting him in the shaded part of my room though, I checked out the link you gave me and it seems to be for water aquariums not a terrestrial tiger tank. Will some of these still work for it?
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It's very hot in China during summer as well...So i use some ice pack to put above my tank while i leave for work and turn on AC when i get back.It should keep the temperature lower then 32℃ in the tank.
 
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It's time to invest in some AC folks. The planet isn't going to get cooler ya know. We have the technology now. Keep your sallys and yourself cool. It's the only way to go :cool:
 
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The cooler with ice packs or ice in it with hoses running to a set up works for terrestrial. A small fan blows the cool air out. Evaporative cooling with a fan works for a fairly wet terrestrial set up. The problem is it can quickly dry out the set up.

You can use a wine fridge year round or fridge for the summer. Some people reverse seasons by fridging for the summer and bringing the sals out in the winter.

The only cooling I use is cooling fans mostly on aquatic sals, a chiller on aquatic sals, and air conditioner. I spend the money on summer cooling that I save over the winter by keeping the house cool.

I realize in some places people don't use much air conditioning and it would be very difficult to keep salamanders cool.
 
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