air conditioner

[massaman]

i just wanted to know if using the air conditioner is harmful to mantises as it is getting pretty hot outside now and i am considering using the air conditioner now to keep my apartment from getting too hot if i keep the settings at a low to medium cool settings or such?

 

[d17oug18]

i use a room air conditioner all the time(seeing as im cold blooded myself) and no mantis deaths, if its on 24-7 i would suggest a heat lamp to keep them a lil warm lol

 

[massaman]

well i keep them all by my computer desk and no room on it for a heat lamp so going to just try it and cross my fingers!

 

[batsofchaos]

I'd say it has to depend entirely on the species and that species' temperature and humidity requirements. If it's a high-temp species you could wind up freezing them by running AC without a heat lamp.

 

[OGIGA]

I don't think the temperature will do more than slow the metabolism down unless you have a really sensitive species. I would be concerned about the humidity that the air conditioner removes from the air.

 

[PhilinYuma]

I don't think the temperature will do more than slow the metabolism down unless you have a really sensitive species. I would be concerned about the humidity that the air conditioner removes from the air.

Yep!

 

[ABbuggin]

I don't think the temperature will do more than slow the metabolism down unless you have a really sensitive species. I would be concerned about the humidity that the air conditioner removes from the air.

+1 Make sure to step the misting up a bit.

 

[Rick]

I set my temps to my comfort, not the mantids. I keep them in the same room as my computers which makes the room warm. I also have them on a shelf directly above my uromastyx so they get the excess heat rising off of his heat lamps.

 

[massaman]

i also have my dog in my apartment so when it shows 90 degrees or close to it on the thermostat i have to take precautions so my dog and me dont end up getting sick cause of the high temperatures and thats why i am using my air conditioner as i will just keep it on till the thermostat goes down to 70 degrees or so and then turn off conditioner and just use my windows and my ceiling fan till i have to use the air conditioner again!Also I do not own a heat lamp so i just make do with what i have!The species i do have are 2 gemmatus creobroter females and a male and 8 gemmatus spotted eye flower mantus nymphs and one chinese mantis ooth and a religiosa mantis ooth!But i think those 2 species can handle temps down to 60 degrees at least and thats what i have had before with no problems!

 

[MingMing]

mmm I live in a tropical place and from what I read on a book of vivarium fans they should feel at least 8 hours a day of a colder-than-average temp. I dont know what species of mantis you have, but I have s. Lineola and P. Peruviana and they are oposites, lineolas are a bit tropical and peruvianas are from almost desserts, still the night ANYWHERE gets cooler than average... (plus, I have them in my room and I cant sleep when its over 26 degrees at night, I need my room to be "colder" so I turn on the air conditioner at 22-24C and they are getting huge and hyper active BUT 2 days ago my retard brother slept in my room and turn the air conitioner to 18 degrees and 5 of the 9 peruvianas died that night.

 

[PhilinYuma]

i also have my dog in my apartment so when it shows 90 degrees or close to it on the thermostat i have to take precautions so my dog and me dont end up getting sick cause of the high temperatures and thats why i am using my air conditioner as i will just keep it on till the thermostat goes down to 70 degrees or so and then turn off conditioner and just use my windows and my ceiling fan till i have to use the air conditioner again!Also I do not own a heat lamp so i just make do with what i have!The species i do have are 2 gemmatus creobroter females and a male and 8 gemmatus spotted eye flower mantus nymphs and one chinese mantis ooth and a religiosa mantis ooth!But i think those 2 species can handle temps down to 60 degrees at least and thats what i have had before with no problems!

I'm sorry, I don't understand. If you have a thermostat, why don't you set it to the maximum temperature that you can stand, turn on the AC and it will control the temperature automatically, no?

 

[massaman]

well i dont want to turn on my furnace LOL its part of the thermostat if i turn it on it will get quite warm and i dont need to that in the summer or fall but i only use the furnace in the winter and if i set the thermostat like over 60 or 70 then it will kick on the furnace and dont think i need that LOL or a energy bill ! I mean the furnace wont kick on unless i up the thermostat so if i dont mess with it more then i have to and i can have the temp at 70 without the furnace running if its natural tempature.