Do I need a Terranium Liner?

[ConcinusMan]

Ice pack on top of the enclosure, not a bad idea. Never would have thought of doing that. I have been thinking of using a small fan and just keeping it pointed at the enclosure ,but for now I'm just using my big fan and having it move, with the edge of one of the turns hitting the enclosure a little bit. Helps to keep my room cooler too.

Snakes don't sweat though so that's not likely to help much.

[Billy_80]

Snakes don't sweat though so that's not likely to help much.

Not to cool the snake directly, but to simply lower the ambient temperature within the enclosure.

[ConcinusMan]

Not to cool the snake directly, but to simply lower the ambient temperature within the enclosure.

Which it wont do. She's talking about 90 degrees in the house. My point is, a fan is only going to blow 90 degree air into the tank. It doesn't cool the air unless there's significant evaporation. That would cool you down because of the evaporation of moisture from your skin but it won't help a snake. If you just put a container of frozen water or gel in the tank it would be more effective.

[Varanus]

Yeah, it's a common misunderstanding that air from a regular fan is cooler than the air around it, it just feels cooler thanks to our sweat glands.

[Billy_80]

Yeah, it's a common misunderstanding that air from a regular fan is cooler than the air around it, it just feels cooler thanks to our sweat glands.

When dealing with an open environment, you are indeed correct. However, when you consider an enclosed environment, there is a heat build up within the structure. The laws of thermodynamics cannot be modified. A terrarium acts very much like a greenhouse. This effect is magnified exponentially in regards to the volume of the enclosure.