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How cold is too cold for rats?

skincity702 Dec 08, 2010 11:28 AM

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I'm going to buy a shed and have thermostatically controlled ceramic heat or possibly heat trace. My question is what temps are optimum for rats to breed? I live in Las Vegas so it never gets too cold. I just need to know the temps to set my thermostat at. Thanks in advance
-JT

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PHLdyPayne Dec 11, 2010 01:45 PM

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In a heated shed they should be fine, even if it drops below freezing. Temps that are too high are more likely to stop breeding and kill your colony. I have found my rats stop breeding if room temperatures get above 80F for any length of time. So if you aim for a temperature range of 68-80F you should have no problems keeping the rats breeding steadily.
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