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Heating problem please help

Clownc0ffin

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Currently I'm getting my heating system taken out for repair so my house won't be heated. It's mid winter, I usually keep the house at 73 and heat up my room. I live in CA so it doesn't drop to freezing temps but I'm worried it'll drop to the mid to low 60s in the house while I'm at work. I usually heat my room up with the space heater but I can't leave it on my full shift without supervision. Do you guys think she'll be okay?
 

Clownc0ffin

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Currently I'm getting my heating system taken out for repair so my house won't be heated. It's mid winter, I usually keep the house at 73 and heat up my room. I live in CA so it doesn't drop to freezing temps but I'm worried it'll drop to the mid to low 60s in the house while I'm at work. I usually heat my room up with the space heater but I can't leave it on my full shift without supervision. Do you guys think she'll be okay?
also another thing, outside the coldest it drops to is the low 40s, not sure how that will be in the house
 

Le_kelscifer

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Okay thank you, I'm sorry if it's a silly question I'm just paranoid. I work a lot so I'm worried it'll drop too much by the time I'm home
I live in the Midwest, so we have brutal winters. I compensate a lot with high heat and extra space heaters. But if you're really worried and have an extra heat pad laying around you could put one close to her. That might help
 

m0lsx

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The room I keep our T's in never used to have any heat in. But other than some experimentation. None of which, I felt 100% happy with. I have not used any extra heat. During the day this room was sufficiently warm, but over night, with UK winter temperatures often dropping below freezing this room could get cold. But none of our T's seemed to suffer. We used to see few if any molts over the winter period, but beyond that nothing.

If you only have the one T..
Do you guys think she'll be okay?

Then cover her with a blanket or a large towel. It's what we do to keep people warm. We wrap them up.
 

Tarantula Trooper

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Good thing is it should start warming out in Cali! Here in SC the temps are slowly getting warmer! A few cooler than normal evenings I would think your T should be good.
 


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