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I am afraid my lack of AC is going to be deadly to my frogs...
When I'm home it is fine. I have the windows open and can turn a fan on if it gets too hot. When I'm at work it is another story all together. When I got home today the thermometer read 84 degrees. It is cheap and I don't know how accurate it is so I put a second thermometer in there to get a second opinion, It read 82 (but was further down in the tank).
To add to the problem, it wasn't that hot of a day today.... I rent, and my apartment is pretty much an attic so all the heat comes straight my way when the weather warrants it. The tank is not ventilated.
I live in upstate NY, so heat is not an issue most of the year, but from june to august I am going to have issues.
When I got home I opened the tank, misted, fed, and the frogs seem to be fine. I however, am not convinced that that is any indication of future success.
So my questions are:
1. What would you consider the maximum acceptable temp range for dendrobates auratus?
2. It there any (cheap preferably) way to keep my temps down in the summer months?(window AC not an option since they are older style crank out at an angle windows)
When I'm home it is fine. I have the windows open and can turn a fan on if it gets too hot. When I'm at work it is another story all together. When I got home today the thermometer read 84 degrees. It is cheap and I don't know how accurate it is so I put a second thermometer in there to get a second opinion, It read 82 (but was further down in the tank).
To add to the problem, it wasn't that hot of a day today.... I rent, and my apartment is pretty much an attic so all the heat comes straight my way when the weather warrants it. The tank is not ventilated.
I live in upstate NY, so heat is not an issue most of the year, but from june to august I am going to have issues.
When I got home I opened the tank, misted, fed, and the frogs seem to be fine. I however, am not convinced that that is any indication of future success.
So my questions are:
1. What would you consider the maximum acceptable temp range for dendrobates auratus?
2. It there any (cheap preferably) way to keep my temps down in the summer months?(window AC not an option since they are older style crank out at an angle windows)