I live in Rochester, so our winters are roughly the same. You will need a plan for when the power goes out in the winter, because such a small building will not stay warm for long in our winters, and you can't assume that you'll be home when the power goes out. This is actually something that you really need to think about with the animals in your house as well, but I think it is compounded by being in a small outbuilding.

Next, think about what happens in the entrance room of your house in the winter every time you open the door to enter or exit. The warm air rushes out and the cold air rushes in, and because of that you are always going to be dealing with draft problems in the winter. I also would bet you will have a little difficulty getting the temps dialed in in the summer as well. Remember, our climate is one of extremes.

This one is more of a personal one, but something I have thought about quite a bit. Do you think that the snakes will really benefit from being further away from you and your care? I keep my animals primarily for my own enjoyment (breeding is secondary), so I like having them around the house because I can enjoy observing them and be able to provide care whenever I am home. Just something to think about, because I would bet the animals will see you less when you put them in an outbuilding (especially in the winter).

good luck

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• ouside herp shed in north east? safe? - adamjeffery, Sun Oct 24 12:59:27 2010
• RE: ouside herp shed in north east? safe? - Bighurt, Sun Oct 24 15:08:59 2010
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• RE: ouside herp shed in north east? safe? - Bighurt, Sun Oct 24 19:06:54 2010
• RE: ouside herp shed in north east? safe? - adamjeffery, Mon Oct 25 10:02:14 2010
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• RE: ouside herp shed in north east? safe? - HappyHillbilly, Thu Oct 28 14:16:19 2010
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• Thanks! - No Post - HappyHillbilly, Wed Nov 3 15:26:43 2010
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• A couple of things to consider.... - -ryan-, Tue Oct 26 19:30:29 2010
• RE: A couple of things to consider.... - adamjeffery, Tue Oct 26 22:52:03 2010
• RE: A couple of things to consider.... - chris_harper2, Mon Nov 1 12:41:20 2010
• thanks......n/p - adamjeffery, Thu Nov 4 10:30:16 2010