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Hello.

I will be getting a crested soon and I have my viv set up and am making sure that I can maintain the proper temps, etc. My problem is that it is probably a bit too warm, usually in the mid 80s during the day.

Are there any ways that I can cool the viv just a bit?

Thanks for any help.

how does your room get to the mid 80's?? do you not have ac?

i suggest moving it to a cooler room.
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0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 tiger crested gecko (peachs)
0.1 Red blood python (Rhianon)
1.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, and Bear)

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Yes, it does get to the mid 80's. My place has ac, but there aren't seperate controls for different rooms and setting it at a proper temp for upstairs makes it very cold downstairs.

I would put it elsewhere, but upstairs is the only place with the room and the only place that is not very loud and high traffic.

That is not very good. Never heard of ways to cool a cage, i think someone might know at cage and habitat desighn.
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0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 tiger crested gecko (peachs)
0.1 Red blood python (Rhianon)
1.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, and Bear)

My image Gallery

Sigh. Thanks for the advice. I will be really dissapointed if it turns out that I can't get the crested.

Honestly... my A/C is fritzy and my place will be at 85 for several days or a week sometimes. I keep all sorts of heat sensitive animals (including cresties, cat geckos and mandarin rat snakes) and none of them seemed to mind. It's us mammals that suffer! A few of the snakes would sit in their water bowls, though. I can't say if it will work or not, but if you try it just make sure they have plenty of access to water. Misting and a fan would probably work wonders with a screen cage.
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Well I dont know how your room is set up, but my gecko room tends to get a little hot on really warm days. If there is a window letting in light i would drape something over it or close the blinds. Use artificial light, but not directly on the cage. Also, running a fan in the room really helps if you are using glass vivariums. You may be the perfect candidate for a screen cage, they tend to stay cooler.
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- Dan

2.4.9 Crested Geckos

I do have glass vivs. I will try a fan in there and, if that doesn't work, look into a screen viv.

Thanks!