not sure about your setting but I understand the challenges of getting cool enough in the desert....



with our night time temps dropping you might try opening windows in a dedicated brumation room and then closing them during the day. Limit traffic in and out of that room. Or if you own your house and have a north facing outside wall closet you could construct a simple duct to the outside and again vent in night air and avoid opening the door and toss a towel at the base of the door. Putting a hole into an exterior wall might be a hard sell to the wife but my experience is that simpler is better.



stack as many rubbermaid tubs (with aspen, water bowls, and a hide into the space, toss on a big rug or blanket and shut the door.



In my experience here in AZ is that generally garages don't work so well because they warm up mid day..



In fact if you can keep your #s down you may be able to shop around and find a friend or co-worker that has the ideal space..... small, north or north east facing with the ability to vent in night air. I have found that there is little need to do this venting after 2-3 weeks into November.....



My herp Veterinarian, Dr. Jarchow indicated that darkness i.e. photo period is more important than temp in many cases....



The reality is that Pituophis are really forgiving and can deal with some down time on feeding and temp fluctuations without much stress...



let us know what the landscape looks like when the dust settles!

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