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Old 02-08-14, 07:13 PM   #1
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Re: Reptile Shed Conversion

How goes it fellow ohioan?! As far as turning a shed into a snake room, honestly it might be a lot of work. I absolutely wouldn't keep them in there during our summers with no air conditioning. Assuming we have a cool mild summer it probably wouldn't be an issue. But you would want to be ready for the worst if it got hot. You wouldn't want to be scrambling last minute to get things in order.

My suggestionwould be to put pallets on the floor to raise the floor height and insulate the gap. Stud the walls and insulate them as well. You dont need to get all crazy with drywall or anything, just use whatever materials you can get your hands on for cheap. Same should be done to the ceiling/roof.

Then you should have both a way to heat and cool the room controlled by a thermostat. And make sure no animals from outside could get in and cause any issues.
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Old 02-09-14, 03:26 AM   #2
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Re: Reptile Shed Conversion

Bitter cold here. But then, you already knew that!

Believe me when I say that I would not be keeping them in the shed if I had another option. My mother is deathly terrified of snakes and this is the only option I have short of rehoming them. I'm lucky she's letting me do this much.

We fully intend to insulate the shed and I think we've got that part all figured out. It's a pretty well built shed and we've never had any problems with animals but we're going go over it to find any gaps and seal them just incase.

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My suggestionwould be to put pallets on the floor to raise the floor height and insulate the gap. Stud the walls and insulate them as well.
Raising the floor height is a great idea and I never would have thought of that. Thanks so much for the advice.

I have a heater for the shed in the winter that should do the trick but I'm not sure what to do about the summer. Does anyone have any ideas regarding the heat in the summer? I'd rather not put in an air conditioner, but I will if I have to.
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