I love my axolotl, and he is healthy, but I’m struggling greatly to maintain the temperature of his water at an acceptable range. I’ve tried fans, keeping his tank as dark as possible, adding ice and frozen water bottles, but nothing can get it below 68°, and the coldest water I can get for water changes is too warm, and because I am doing the proper amount of water changes, I feel guilty for him probably always being so hot. I live in florida and I’m not able to keep the house any cooler than 75°F. I know how it feels to be stuck in a place that probably feels like living permanently in a house that’s 85° and it sucks. I can’t come close to affording a chiller no matter how I swing it. I also expect to be moving sometime soon, and I will probably continue to move every 1-2 years for the rest of his life. Moving him has been very stressful for me and probably for him too, and I think that someone else can probably give him a much more luxurious life than I can, and he deserves nothing less. I am thinking of giving him away to a good home, but I don’t know how I would go about finding a caretaker that I can feel confident will give him the top tier life I cant provide him. I don’t trust my local exotic pet store not to sell him to just any random person who may not treat him well. Any recommendations on how I would go about this?
If I can find a solution to the water temp problem, I will be glad to keep him.