i have a pair of hatchling cave dwellers that i believe are closely related to the beauties. they are my first rats,if you don't count ones i caught and kept as a kid a couple decades ago :0) so i don't have a whole lot of experience with rats. but i'll share my 2 cents.

everything i have read goes along with the prior posting that they prefer lower temps. i have mine in a room that is in the low 70's with a uth in the mid 80's on one end. that way they have a wide range of temps to self regulate. i've only had them a month and a half and they have doubled in size aleady. that said they seem to just about always stay on the low side but i like for them to have the choice.

sorry to hear about the loss. that is always a serious bummer. i hope that you get you setup dialed in and keep with it. don't give up. raising and keeping snakes is an awsome thing. take care....

jonathan

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• blue beauty death ???? - sblossomc, Thu Oct 9 13:39:16 2008
• wayyyyy to hot ....get the other out n/p - FRoberts, Thu Oct 9 14:45:58 2008
• they are a cooler temp species n/p - FRoberts, Thu Oct 9 14:47:12 2008
• 70's to 82 ish I think n/p - FRoberts, Thu Oct 9 14:48:06 2008
• RE: 70's to 82 ish I think n/p - sblossomc, Thu Oct 9 15:14:18 2008
• someone clarify temp opinion PLEASE n/p - FRoberts, Thu Oct 9 15:16:19 2008
• definately lower his temps ASAP n/p - FRoberts, Thu Oct 9 15:16:55 2008
• RE: definately lower his temps ASAP n/p - sblossomc, Thu Oct 9 15:25:53 2008
• glad to help.... - FRoberts, Thu Oct 9 15:36:19 2008
• RE: glad to help.... - geckoejon, Thu Oct 9 20:39:06 2008
• RE: glad to help.... - sblossomc, Tue Oct 14 12:17:08 2008
• RE: blue beauty death ???? - RandyWhittington, Thu Oct 9 21:36:27 2008
• RE: blue beauty death ???? - sblossomc, Tue Oct 14 12:26:28 2008