What to do when it gets hot

[Izzdelatorre98]

Hi
Recently we have had a spike in temperature; though it is only May, the past few days have almost gone to 90F. I can easily maintain the temperature of my smaller tank because it is small enough to change daily. The trouble is with my ten gallon tank. Tonight the temp of the tank was almost 80F, so I moved my ribbed newt (about 4 inches, 2 years old) into a 2.5 gallon tank temporarily. I moved some of his plants with him. He doesn't seem to upset at the moment, perhaps just grateful to be in some cold water. My question is, until my AC gets turned on (we have central air and my parents won't turn it on yet), can I keep him in the small tank when the water gets too hot? There's plenty of room for him to move around, my main concern is his safety because I know he will be miserable in a tank that hot. Will he be miserable in a smaller, but cold tank? Sorry for the long explanation. Cheers
Izzy

 

[Cliygh and Mia]

What I would do is get a fan for the big tank, and if that doesn't work, get some frozen water bottles, and float them near the surface, and replace them often

 

[Cliygh and Mia]

This might help as well Caudata Culture Articles - Cooling

 

[Asevernnnn]

What are you feeding your newts? A 2 year old P. waltl should be like fully grown lol

 

[Izzdelatorre98]

I mean his body, minus the tail. I only got him about a month ago. I feed him earthworms because that's all he will eat.

 

[Izzdelatorre98]

Also, I will try getting a fan, thank you