can't get cool side cool enough

[kaitlynboone]

So my apartment doesn't have air conditioning and lately daytime temperature in my house has been getting up to 92 degrees F. Unfortunately, that means I can't get my dragons cool side to be cooler than that. Any suggestions on what to do?

Thank you!!

 

[CooperDragon]

That sounds more awful for you than your dragon =X. I would reduce the output of the basking spot so it doesn't get too hot. If it costs you a bit of temperature gradient, so be it. There isn't a whole lot to do if the ambient temperature is that high but it shouldn't be harmful if it's not for an extended period of time. What I used to do before i had A/C was fill a big bowl with ice and put a fan in front of it so the air would blow over the ice and cool off. Setting something like that up near the tank may help reduce the ambient temperature a bit. Sitting directly in front of a setup like that is pretty nice too!

 

[kaitlynboone]

That sounds more awful for you than your dragon =X. I would reduce the output of the basking spot so it doesn't get too hot. If it costs you a bit of temperature gradient, so be it. There isn't a whole lot to do if the ambient temperature is that high but it shouldn't be harmful if it's not for an extended period of time. What I used to do before i had A/C was fill a big bowl with ice and put a fan in front of it so the air would blow over the ice and cool off. Setting something like that up near the tank may help reduce the ambient temperature a bit. Sitting directly in front of a setup like that is pretty nice too!

Thank you! I'll try that. What would you consider an extended period of time? It probably won't be this hot for most of the summer but it could sometimes be this hot for almost a week at a time.