My cages are kept in a warehouse with no heat or air conditioning. Total ambient at all times without much ability to thermoregulate within the cage. Temp gun readings will show there is about a five degree difference between inside a hide box and out, which is almost a mystery (?) I guess just air movement can affect ambient temps too. It will get up to about ninety degrees in summer, and regularly in the mid eighties all year. Heck, it’s 75 degrees right now at 10:30 in the morning on January 10, so it really doesn’t get cold here at all, as far as reptile keeping goes. That’s why I experimented with the TEC cooler in one cage- looking to create a “cool” spot instead of a hot spot. I’ve experimented with moving air in cages, including computer fans, etc. It seems so far the more air moving the healthier the snakes are. Stagnant moldy stale air seems to be a bad thing. Also if you experiment with live plants in your cage, with the air movement you have to water daily or they dry out, but with attention, they will actually grow and thrive under the light in this type cage.

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