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DanL
at Wed Nov 7 12:47:31 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DanL ]
I would have to disagree with the idea that a thermostat is a must. IMO rheostats work great and they are cheap and simple to use. They work especially well in larger cages were you have a significant temperature gradiant, but I've also used them with plastic shoe boxs with no problems. In fact,I raised my first two brbs from two weeks old until the delivery of my first litter(28 healthy, no slugs or still born) with nothing but a rheostat.
I know from talking to people at shows who are interested in brbs, that a good percentage of them wouldn't even consider one if they thought they would have to spend a hundred or more on a thermostat.
This is just my opinion, but I think everyone benifits when people realize that it doesn't cost a lot to cage these animals.
Dan
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