Hello! I'm new here - above is my albino checkered garter Harlequin, she is about 3 yrs old. I bought her back in 2009 from an independent pet shop in Baltimore, and she's been a wonderful pet for a college student (kept her in the dorms against regulations, hehe) I love snakes and would love to get another garter or maybe a corn snake some day.

I have a question, though - I just moved out of my dorm and into a small apartment, where I no longer have free unlimited air conditioning My roommate and I always turn the AC off when we're not at home so as to keep our utility bill as low as possible. I live in southern GA, and temperatures are now around 90 F (32 C) and rising, and during the day when we're out the place gets HOT. I just moved her over from the dorms tonight, but I'm worried about leaving her all day in that kind of heat.... will she be okay or should I be leaving the AC on for her? Is there any other option than that?

Thanks! I look forward to posting more on this site