Posted by:
Eric Adrignola
at Sun Aug 19 20:03:59 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Eric Adrignola ]
Temp drops are necessary for long term survival of some species.
Without it, montane species never truly "shut down" their metabolic processes, and as a result, live much MUCH shorer lives.
With deremensis, I've learned, this is crucial. They need to shut down, especially for the winter. Without a 'hibernation" of sorts, they retain fat and die. They need to use up that fat in a bit of a fasting period during the cool months, else they develop massive clutches, die egg bound, or just from liver failure.
It's a metabolic "need."
Cold-blooded animals last longer if you put them in the refrigerator when you're not using them.
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