Hello from Arizona!

[Captive Bread]

My name is Caleb and I am a university student closing in on a degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in hydraulics (stuff like piping, culverts, washes, dams...). I had kept aquatic turtles for years but had to give them away during a move years ago, so I have some experience in keeping herps. I am finally at a good spot in life in to care for caudates but I live in a hot state so I wanted to become a member of this forum and seek guidance on whether or not I can feasibly do so, as I have an especially keen interest in aquatic news. If you live somewhere hot, please share your secrets!

I love reading natural history books and am delighted to see a book section on this forum, and that is probably where I will post the most. From time to time, I will have some silly questions to ask (probably regarding keeping aquarium water cool) so I hope y'all don't mind!

 

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My name is Caleb and I am a university student closing in on a degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in hydraulics (stuff like piping, culverts, washes, dams...). I had kept aquatic turtles for years but had to give them away during a move years ago, so I have some experience in keeping herps. I am finally at a good spot in life in to care for caudates but I live in a hot state so I wanted to become a member of this forum and seek guidance on whether or not I can feasibly do so, as I have an especially keen interest in aquatic news. If you live somewhere hot, please share your secrets!

I love reading natural history books and am delighted to see a book section on this forum, and that is probably where I will post the most. From time to time, I will have some silly questions to ask (probably regarding keeping aquarium water cool) so I hope y'all don't mind!

I've been in your boat sir. Question you need to ask your self is..how much am I willing to spend on my electric bill. In Phx, to keep your house below 70 degrees, is gonna be expensive. if you go with an aquatic species a sized up chiller is a must...using frozen water bottles gets old quick and leads to drastic and repeated temp variations. In short, Its possible but you gotta plan for it and it won't be cheap. People will harp that their SRN,Tiger sal, Marbs..etc..all do fine in the mid 70s...they may tolerate it..but I can attest that all my caudates do better at temps below 70... Just my 2 cents, hope it helps.