PSA: My house is too cold

[Anonymous]

So says my 22 yo DD, who knows everything despite never having paid rent or a single utility bill. I have been scolded no fewer than a half dozen times that 69 is frigid and might kill the tortoise.

[Anonymous]

She is correct.

[Anonymous]

Get a warming lamp for the tortoise and tell your daughter to put on a sweater and zip it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get a warming lamp for the tortoise and tell your daughter to put on a sweater and zip it.

The tortoise has a heat lamp

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She is correct.

She is frequently wrong but rarely in doubt

[Anonymous]

Better that than my in-laws who have their house at 78 for a family gathering of 15+ people. My DH and his siblings no longer scold. They just secretly try to beat the next one to turn it down a notch or 2

[Anonymous]

My child sweats if we have it at 69. They prefer 65.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So says my 22 yo DD, who knows everything despite never having paid rent or a single utility bill. I have been scolded no fewer than a half dozen times that 69 is frigid and might kill the tortoise.

I love when I’m staying alone in hotels. 68-69 is my range for sleeping at this stage of life. DH keeps our house at 72 which is tolerable but I need to sleep with a fan on my nightstand.

[Anonymous]

Maybe the heat lamp isn't enough, depending on the setup, OP. Also watch for their desired humidity range depending on where they're from.

We have a Amazonian parrot, a northern breed dog and fluffy rabbits, and keep our temp at 66F. The parrot has a humidifier and bird-safe heating pads in the winter.

[Anonymous]

She's not wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe the heat lamp isn't enough, depending on the setup, OP. Also watch for their desired humidity range depending on where they're from.

We have an Amazonian parrot, a northern breed dog and fluffy rabbits, and keep our temp at 66F. The parrot has a humidifier and bird-safe heating pads in the winter.

We have had the tortoise for 15 years. He is fine.

Russian Tortoise. Pretty sure it gets below 69 degrees in Siberia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get a warming lamp for the tortoise and tell your daughter to put on a sweater and zip it.

And then don’t be surprised/come complaining on dcum when she stops or scales back coming home to visit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get a warming lamp for the tortoise and tell your daughter to put on a sweater and zip it.

And then don’t be surprised/come complaining on dcum when she stops or scales back coming home to visit

That’s not gonna happen. How else is she going to eat?

[Anonymous]

Offer to return the Christmas presents you’ve gotten her for some extra sweaters

[Anonymous]

My parents kept the winter temp at 68 my entire life. Tell her you're doing your part to fight climate change