slowfoot
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Hey all,
Our new house has a potting/storage shed in the backyard that would make a pretty nice newt house. I was thinking of setting up a permanent newt operation in there. The main issue is that we live in northern Indiana and it gets pretty cold up here in the winter. The shed has power and lights but no heat (and a lot of windows, so it will get about as cold as it does outside in there).
I'd like to keep using Rubbermaid-type plastic tubs because they're cheap and big. I was thinking of using aquarium heaters to keep the water from freezing in the tubs. Does this sound like a disaster waiting to happen? I think either way, I'll try out a tub w/ a heater but without newts this winter and see how it goes.
Our new house has a potting/storage shed in the backyard that would make a pretty nice newt house. I was thinking of setting up a permanent newt operation in there. The main issue is that we live in northern Indiana and it gets pretty cold up here in the winter. The shed has power and lights but no heat (and a lot of windows, so it will get about as cold as it does outside in there).
I'd like to keep using Rubbermaid-type plastic tubs because they're cheap and big. I was thinking of using aquarium heaters to keep the water from freezing in the tubs. Does this sound like a disaster waiting to happen? I think either way, I'll try out a tub w/ a heater but without newts this winter and see how it goes.