Cooling N. amyae's using wine chiler (cooler) ?

[GenaVorn]

Hello everybody ,
This is my first post.I search forums and didn't find anything on this or similar topics.
I have small colony of N. amyae's , just about to be cooled , but the problem
that I can't find any suitable place with stable temperature of 55-65F.
I live in appartment , so no basement or garage...
When I was on last reptile show , I spoke with one of the vendors and he told me , that he used a wine chiller (cooler , wine fridge?) to cool his knob tails.
I did quet research on wine coolers , wine chillers ...went to look in the best buy , sears .It look very promising , but I can't find any information over the net , that anybody used them for this purposes.
Does anybody have any expierience using wine fridges for cooling geckos?
Maybe heard that somebody used it?
Is any risk (for animals) assosiated using wine chillers (suffocating , over cooling or any other issues ?
Any preferable chiller brands , models , preferable size ?
Any modification advisable (ventilation holes , ect.,).

Thanks in advance ,
Gena V


You can reply on my direct E-mail : GenaVorn@Yahoo.com

 

[rhacoboy]

Hello,
Personally the method does not sound like it would suit the cooling of this specie well. I think temps that are as cold as 55ish shouldn't be used with this gecko specie.

Do you use lights on them? If so, I would reccomend shortening the hours of lighting and maybe dropping the temps to mid 60's low 70's.

You could always just separate the male from the females, and that would stop breeding.

Good luck,
-Armen

 

[GenaVorn]

Thank you for the reply rhacoboy ,
All my knobtails I keep separated (just for better control of feeding , ect.,)
My knobtails more active at night , I wouldn't think that day lengh would make big impact on their behavior.My apartment is on , 6 th floor of appartment bulding and getting pretty hot during the winter 78-85 F, so I see only one way...cool them off ...keep the windows open..:idea:
Still hope to hear from anybody who heard anything about cooling geckos using any cooling devices.(wine chillers , coolers , ect.,)

Thanks ,
Gena V

 

[Deadly_Kermit]

Well, I have no experience cooling anything with wine chillers, and I am beginning the cooling cycle on my first Amyae pair right now, so I can't say much about this species specifically either.
I can tell you however, that in general, the photoperiod plays a major role in seasonal cycling of most organisms. Shortening the photoperiod is just as important as dropping the temperature. They are biologically programmed to take ques from many different sources that tell them what season it is. A drop in temp will probably make them begin brumation, but you will most likely get better results with a 10 hour winter photoperiod, and 14 hours in the summer, especially if you are having trouble getting the temps low enough. If they are too warm, with a photoperiod that is too long, they may just become less active, without shutting their metabolism down for brumation, and starve to death.
again, this is only general info that pertains to almost all organisms that cycle through seasons (plants, fungi, algae, animals, etc...). Hopefully you can get some responses from some more experienced Amyae keepers.

Hope I helped a little.
-Ehren

 

[GenaVorn]

cooling geckos

Thank you Deadly_Kermit
and everybody who reply on this tread.

Still looking for anybody who heard or used this or similar mehods.
knobtails is quite expensive animals , first priority has to be safety of the animals , so any additional information would be appreciated
Please reply on this tread or E-mail me direct GenaVorn@Yahoo.com
I am sure lot's od people would be interested to brumare their animals
anytime of the year .

Thanks in advance anybody who decide to reply.

GenaVorn

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

There's no way I would put any of my animals in a refrigerator. Just not worth the risk. If you can't brumate your Amyae with conventional methods, perhaps it's just not the project for you at this time.