Hi Adam,



I had my basement snake room for years. It sounds as if your NY conditions are similar to mine: damp in the summer and bone dry in the winter. As long as you don't allow too much air exchange in the cages, you should be ok with a dehumidifier in the basement in the summer, which will benefit the whole house. My only issue was the snakes in the Freedom Breeder rack. They tended to have a tough time shedding in the winter here in Buffalo without a little extra humidity, as the FBs allow way too much air exchange IMO. I solved the problem by dumping the water dish into their hide when they go into the blue (shed). I don't think that dry ambient conditions will harm them at all as long as they have some greater moisture options in the cage itself. I liked the basement as a snake room because it was incredibly stable temp wise because of the sheer mass of concrete involved. It remained cool in the summer, so no a/c required, and was heated with the rest of the house in the winter. I kept an ambient temp of 65-70 year round, which proved to be a perfect base temp for all of my snakes. The only reason that my snakes left the basement was to keep my wife happy. I have since built a snake building on my property and have had many more challenges than I had in the basement. Go for it!



Will

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