slater
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Hello everyone,
In an effort to keep temperatures down in my vivarium, I'm wondering whether I should install a "reptile fan." I've found one that is marketed as "amphibian-friendly," but I'm hesitant to take that description as anything more than marketing. Of course, my concern with this fan is its potential to dry out the vivarium's occupants (two barred tiger salamanders). The vivarium is 40g, with a coconut husk/topsoil substrate and two decent-sized water bowls. I also mist frequently, and could amp that up even more if I end up installing a fan. As far as I know, the fan I'm looking at doesn't have a range of settings; it's either on or it's off. And not that I know what this means, but the air flow is apparently "38.56 CFM." Anyone have experience with these fans? It's a last resort; frozen water bottles are helping, and I've got the AC on full blast, but this Southeast heat is overwhelming. Thanks!
Nick Slater
In an effort to keep temperatures down in my vivarium, I'm wondering whether I should install a "reptile fan." I've found one that is marketed as "amphibian-friendly," but I'm hesitant to take that description as anything more than marketing. Of course, my concern with this fan is its potential to dry out the vivarium's occupants (two barred tiger salamanders). The vivarium is 40g, with a coconut husk/topsoil substrate and two decent-sized water bowls. I also mist frequently, and could amp that up even more if I end up installing a fan. As far as I know, the fan I'm looking at doesn't have a range of settings; it's either on or it's off. And not that I know what this means, but the air flow is apparently "38.56 CFM." Anyone have experience with these fans? It's a last resort; frozen water bottles are helping, and I've got the AC on full blast, but this Southeast heat is overwhelming. Thanks!
Nick Slater