Rats can survive at 95

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

No, sorry, that is not true at all. Rats succumb to heat exposure a lot easier than humans. They regulate their heat through their tales, and are in a fur coat for heavens sake. The only sweat glands they have are on the soles of their feet.

Keep rats cool, mist them down when its over 90, keep fans on them, and out of direct sunlight.

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I hope you did not take my post for me saying that you could just leave them. No that is not what I meant. But they can and do survive in extreme tempratures.

If you want a good read check out. Bilateral Lesion of Anterior Hypothalamus and Regulation of Body Temperature in Rats. Medicina et Pharmacologia Experimentalis 1967;16:355-364 (DOI: 10.1159/000137011)

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Originally Posted by Typical_08

I hope you did not take my post for me saying that you could just leave them. No that is not what I meant. But they can and do survive in extreme tempratures.

If you want a good read check out. Bilateral Lesion of Anterior Hypothalamus and Regulation of Body Temperature in Rats. Medicina et Pharmacologia Experimentalis 1967;16:355-364 (DOI: 10.1159/000137011)

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I have surprisingly read that (or an article suspiciously titled closely), however, I still stand by my statements.

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

I have surprisingly read that (or an article suspiciously titled closely), however, I still stand by my statements.

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I do not deny that their tails have a great deal to do with their temp. Just throwing out information.