I have a growing collection of corn snakes and a particular female who refused to breed last year. I’m trying brumation this year, but with my numbers, a wine cooler is too small. I also didn’t want to store that, or a giant commercial fridge year round. I assumed I could put the snakes in the basement closet, but no matter what I do, that room and closet continue to get up to 60-65, which is too warm. If I rely solely on open the annoying crank window, the temp swings are hard to control and it often gets too cold. Plus, if the bedroom itself is cold, it makes the whole basement feel freezing and the heater for the house runs non-stop.
Goals:
-keep the guest room as warm as possible
-keep the closet a perfect temp without drastic swings.
-don’t do anything permanent to the house especially since I might not brumate every year
-stay under $200 if possible.
Here’s my solution:
I may add some insulation to the tube just to see if I can raise the temps in the room a bit more, and then maybe add some length so it can go under the bed instead of on top, but overall I’m super happy with it. It’s doing everything I want it to do.
