How hot is too hot.

[kitling]

We have a 2 year old olive python. Its 40+ degrees in Melbourne this week and we don't have aircon and I'm at work all day.

How hot is too hot for his enclosure?

It was 35 degrees this morning in his enclosure

 

[Wild~Touch]

Above 37 can cause irrerepairable damage.....I would be putting a frozen 2 litre cordial bottle wrapped in a teatowel in the cage. maybe 2 frozen water bottles. Drape the cage with damp towels. Or take him to work if the office is air cond.

 

[Mrs I]

35 this morning and your out all day ???

Freeze coke bottles full of water and put them in the enclosure.

I hope you still have a snake when you get home ....

 

[Mick87]

soon as it gets hot here mine climb into there water dishes and just lay there till it cools off in the arvo

imo they have to deal with thoes types of temps in the wild i just give them a larg water bowl and there doing fine

but thats just me

 

[kitling]

I do have two large containers of water in his enclosure, I'm assuming he can climb in them to cool down, he did that yesterday, and spilled water everywhere, so we got him an even bigger water container.

These things live in the NT in the wild, I get the impression they are used to hot weather.

But yeah. I think I'll take him to work tomorrow, I'm wondering what my work mates will think. Some of them are more enthused about snakes than others.

 

[Wild~Touch]

You need ice to keep the temp.down...water warms up too easily

 

[Mick87]

depending on where you have ur herps too i guess my room temp sits around 33-38 tops
but the water bowls seem to stay the same at 26deg

i got fan going 24/7 as well tho so that helps a bit

 

[kitling]

I might not have aircon, but I do have reasonably good insulation. The house is shut up, the curtains closed, I can't see it getting any hotter inside.

 

[beeman]

I do have two large containers of water in his enclosure, I'm assuming he can climb in them to cool down, he did that yesterday, and spilled water everywhere, so we got him an even bigger water container.

These things live in the NT in the wild, I get the impression they are used to hot weather.

But yeah. I think I'll take him to work tomorrow, I'm wondering what my work mates will think. Some of them are more enthused about snakes than others.

They may well live in the NT but as the day gets in the natural environment gets hotter they burry them selves down to avoid the excessive heat!

 

[snakecharma]

i do see your points with the frozen water bottles, but what about the massive amount of humidity that this causes??

also majority of snakes i dont think will be harmed by high temps due to them having to go through the same in the Aust bush/desert, like aspidites are mostly desert species and i see the desert getting alot hotter than 35c, i do understand that moralia species would not handle desert temps that well but thats why i keep all mine in floor level enclosures and have never had a problem...... then again even today when the temps outside are in the 40's my house is a nice 33c

 

[JasonL]

You should find out if it was too hot when you get home.... I had a guy kill a BD that I sold him yesterday, he went to get his paperwork from his car, and left the BD on the seat for under 5 minutes and was dead when he returned... Usually it takes at least a week for people to kill them, now I have a new record.

 

[mysnakesau]

Take her to work with you......

 

[Mick87]

They may well live in the NT but as the day gets in the natural environment gets hotter they burry them selves down to avoid the excessive heat!

ive seen big carpets curled up in the rafters of sheds about a foot away from the baking tin roof and curled up at the foot of a tree. there strange

for my captives i just use a large water dish seems to do well once they know where it is :/
i cant see a water dish of a reasionable size getting hot too quick
the bowles i use for mine are 2ftx1ftx0.5ft lengthxwidthxdepth and it hardly moves ubove 26 on the hottest days

 

[mysnakesau]

Ok, I could have been kidding but I would make sure I have her heat turned off and if possible move enclosure to coolest part of the house, down low is cooler than up on a bench and even placing frozen bottles or cold tiles in or under the enclosure can help also.

I had a baby snake with me a couple weeks back to visit an experienced friend but we had other things to do before we could get there. I took the snake with me, everywhere I went to make sure it would not cook in the car. Of course the animal was in a pillow case and in a click clack so nobody knew what I had.

 

[kitling]

Take her to work with you......

I'm actually happy to do this, strangely enough, so are most of the people in my office, okay, one of my colleagues it pretty dubious, but seems to think we could use him to scare the clients we don't like

I was home yesterday, so not worried as I could monitor the temps, I can't today being at work.

That said - isn't there some kind of licensing restrictions about taking the snake into public areas.

 

[Mick87]

That said - isn't there some kind of licensing restrictions about taking the snake into public areas.

lol yeah im prety sure there is

 

[mysnakesau]

On public display I am sure there are restrictions but if you kept her in her pillow case or tub and not there to frighten your' clients :lol: I am sure it wouldn't really matter. You are not displaying her, how would anyone know she was there. For my animal's safety and welfare if I had to take her with me, I would.

 

[moosenoose]

I had 42 degrees in my snake shed yesterday. I made sure I moved or "iced up" the animals I have. The heat is ludicrous today (worse than yesterday because it's not stopping in a hurry and started early!).

I've brought a young coastal carpet into work with me today and had moved my elapids into the cooler parts of the house this morning. I'll be investing in an air-con unit for sure now. A small price to pay to protect my animals. (not that it would have made any difference as the power went out bigtime last night - and to make matters worse I probably won't have it reconnected for a few days)

I had to do a frozen rodent run this morning and get them to a friends freezer before they turned to mush. I moved from QLD to get away from the hot weather! Jeeeeez! :?

 

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How hot is too hot for his enclosure?

35 is about the point where the needle breaks the camels back, so to speak.
Every extra degree above that is potential danger.

 

[Aussie Python Lover]

Yes kitling they are used to the hot temps in the NT where I am from but our heat is humid not a dry heat its 2 different heats but as the others have suggested a couple of frozen water bottles should be fine in there for him..