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Anyone keeping snakes in a small outdoor building?

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Posts: 171

(05/09/08 14:44:08)

Forum Chondro Junkie

Hi,

Wanted to get some feedback on an idea that I am kicking around. I currently keep over 50 snakes, mostly adult and sub adult Carpets and GTP's

I am thinking about buying a large outdoor "shed" building at least 16 x 30 feet, and using it as a snake building. I can insulate, and dry wall the inside, install shop lights, and electrical outlets, and a utility sink. There are even small heating/airconditioning units that would work for this purpose, but I am concerned about summer temps frying my snakes, or in winter having them freeze.

Has anyone had sucess with a small outdoor building? If anyone has any tips, or ideas let me know.

Thanks,

Jay

Brandon Osborne

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(05/09/08 15:38:23)

Forum Ultra Chondro!

Jay, I moved my entire collection into an external building 2 years ago. It has no primary heat or cooling source, I just insulated it very well. I can keep temps in the winter between 68-80 depending on the settings of my heater(small space heater) and I have no problem keeping things cool with a small 5000 btu window a/c. I'm installing central heat and air soon just for air circulation. My only suggestion would be to install some sort of exaust fan to circulate air. If you can find the Hotel style heat and air units, that would probably work fine. Good luck.

Brandon Osborne Reptiles

VinnyButch

Be Careful, Jay

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(05/09/08 20:22:06)

Forum Chondro Junkie

Jay,
Remember when the carpondros I bought from you three years ago died? They were living in the reptile house I had built behind my home. They had about 50 room mates that also died when the thermostat on my heater failed and fried my whole collection overnight. The saddest thing was finding so many of them coiled in their water bowls, desperately trying to stay cool. If I ever get the courage to try housing animals in there again, I'll run at least two thermostats. Someone also told me about a little remote alarm you can use to warn you inside your home if the temperatures in the reptile house stray outside your desired range. It might be something to look into.

VinnyButch

dphhchondro

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(05/10/08 04:24:37)

Forum Chondro Junkie

It sounds risky, to keep an entire collection in such a unpredictabe and unsecure environment, freak storms and temperatures due to global warming, migrating non-native species, I don't recommend it... what if a big gust of wind blew by and it normally wont blow over a house but it might blow away your shed...

Where I live you have to have a permit to have a shed.... nyc sucks sometimes...

ChondroHead
Danny
4.2.1 GTPs
and 12 other reptiles...
STEVE IRWIN RULES!

dphhchondro

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Posts: 161

(05/10/08 04:26:55)

Forum Chondro Junkie

I'd convert a garage... preferably one that attached to the house...

ChondroHead
Danny
4.2.1 GTPs
and 12 other reptiles...
STEVE IRWIN RULES!

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Question for Brandon

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Posts: 172

(05/10/08 05:20:41)

Forum Chondro Junkie

Brandon,

What size is your building? And how many snakes do you have in there?

Thanks,

Jay

Sony Raju

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(05/10/08 05:30:35)

Forum Ultra Chondro!

i kept snakes for a while in a 12 x 14 shed that was insulated great and had a window ac/heating unit. i dont think that its a bad idea as long as you do it right. only problem i faced was that when the hot texas sun really beat down in the summer, would get a bit warmer than i would have idealy liked. all in all though, worked like it was supposed to.

Maelstrom

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(05/10/08 07:57:28)

MVF Post Breeder

Theres computer room alarms which you can use to monitor temperature and notify you if things go bad. The system will call you or notify you somehow if the temperature alarm is tripped.
Heres one just for an example http://www.temperatureguard.com/vm508.htm

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sony

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Posts: 173

(05/10/08 13:50:59)

Forum Chondro Junkie

Sony,

I figure that if I use a larger shed, and put it in the shade, I could pull this off. It's good to hear that you were able to do it in a much smaller shed than I would be using.

JJ

BuddyBuscemi

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(05/11/08 03:53:13)

MVFonator

If I had the money and space I would definitely move my animals out of my house. A great example would be Sean Stewart's Barn...frogs, crickets and chondros.

Buddy B

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