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Setting up AC

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Posted by: indictment at Sun Feb 22 17:04:01 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by indictment ]  
   

Well, after most of you guys suggested that I should go out and set up some AC, I did so. However, I haven't been allowed access to open fields yet, so I set up some AC in the woods. I know this is probably not how most of you would go about this, it's the best I can do right now until I am allowed into a pasture or something. The temps have started reaching 55 F here almost every day, but still too early to expect anything to be out yet. I did however decide to scout out some new places and see if I could find some AC already dumped in the area............and there was a TON to use.



Since I have never set up AC before, I don't know what works and what doesn't. I assume that metal is more "attractive" for snakes as far as thermoregulation goes. I didn't know how far to space the AC either. I settled on a spot about a quarter of a mile to a half a mile away from a lake.



Here's what I'm up against.....I'm sure FR remembers the thick TN bramble and a perpetual half a foot of of leaf-litter.















I even accidentally found a "GeoCache" while searching for suitable places.





Found this thing in the woods.





....and this?





and another.







And a truck!







And I found some material to use for AC...like I said I'm new at this, so don't laugh. Well, actually laugh all you want, but please give me some pointers or suggestions, thanks!



A large black(figured it would heat up fast) plastic box.





Some kind of ventilation panel...it's hollow in the middle





A couple pieces of plywood





A black piece of metal that is concave on the inside





A paint can....don't honestly think it's going to do much, but you never know.





Large sheet of iron





Some drainage cover(metal)





....man I hop my tetanus shots are up to date.
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1.0.0 Lampropeltis getula holbrooki

0.1.0 Lampropeltis getula californae

0.0.1 Lampropeltis getula nigra

1.0.0 Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri

2.3.0 Eublapharis macularius macularius

0.0.2 Rhacodactylus ciliatus

0.1.0 Gerrhosaurus major major


   

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