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I just had an itch to ask if any of you use commercial display coolers, such as those used at grocery and convenience stores, to keep cold-loving salamanders in. I know they're expensive, but surely some of you have enough animals to make it worth your while.
 
I am thinking of that idea too!

Was looking on the net where I could find cooling plates to place below the tank, but the only thing I found was a page where they sold chillers where you put dead bodies on, a bid morbid if you ask me.

does anyone use chilling plates?
 
Nathan said:
I just had an itch to ask if any of you use commercial display coolers, such as those used at grocery and convenience stores, to keep cold-loving salamanders in. I know they're expensive, but surely some of you have enough animals to make it worth your while.
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Do you meen something like this? they are exspensive but i have also thougth about this idea. I have actually seen some cheap used before, but still to much money for me.

http://www.skaneaktivkyl.se/45-kyldisk.htm
 
Somewhere on here there is a thread about people using wine fridges as coolers.
 
Grius- that first one is what I was thinking of. It might be possible to get a (relatively) inexpensive one from a store going out of business.

I think the biggest drawback is that they do not have adjustable temperature settings. It might be possible to install a thermostat. The other drawback would be power usage; I suspect they use more power to cool each cubic foot than a standard refrigerator does, due to the poor insulating properties of the glass doors. But it's probably still cheaper than cooling a whole room to 50 or 60 F year-round!

Merk199- I hadn't thought of that, I'll have to look up the thread. Thanks!
 
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