Keep rats outside

[doronxl7]

Hey there,
I keep my rats outside, how can I be sure as much as possible that they will survive the hot summer days?
I do not have access to electricity outside so I can't use any a/c nor fans...
At August the temp can reach 86-95F I know the breeding will stop a bit yet I don't want them to die.
There any method I can help them survive the hot summer days without the option of a/c \ fan? I really can't get any electrical power outside...
The rack system at the shade tho

*edit: I know about outside breeding might attract other rodents \ predators to them but that not my problem right now*

[Lord Sorril]

Some people keep breeding colonies of rabbits outside. Try examining articles online about those...

[Skyrivers]

Hey there,
I keep my rats outside, how can I be sure as much as possible that they will survive the hot summer days?
I do not have access to electricity outside so I can't use any a/c nor fans...
At August the temp can reach 86-95F I know the breeding will stop a bit yet I don't want them to die.
There any method I can help them survive the hot summer days without the option of a/c \ fan? I really can't get any electrical power outside...
The rack system at the shade tho

*edit: I know about outside breeding might attract other rodents \ predators to them but that not my problem right now*

I would be worried about parasites and infestations if kept outside. Just me being paranoid though. I keep mine in the room with my snakes. If only they knew what was to happen to them eventually.....

[Scherf]

Hey there,
I keep my rats outside, how can I be sure as much as possible that they will survive the hot summer days?
I do not have access to electricity outside so I can't use any a/c nor fans...
At August the temp can reach 86-95F I know the breeding will stop a bit yet I don't want them to die.
There any method I can help them survive the hot summer days without the option of a/c \ fan? I really can't get any electrical power outside...
The rack system at the shade tho

*edit: I know about outside breeding might attract other rodents \ predators to them but that not my problem right now*

I do believe anything over 80 can be killer, the reason my bell is ringing to that number is i know i will have to put AC window unit in my garage. on a 75 degree day, my garage can get to the 80's no problem.

[BallPythonWannaBe]

I used to breed rabbits and had a few outside, the rest were in a barn(It was an older barn though). One trick I used was freezing water bottles to put in with the rabbits and they would lie against them to keep cool. Although Im not sure if rats would use the bottles

[Skyrivers]

Could viruses transferred by mosquitos be transferred to the snake if eating a infected rat?

[Scherf]

I used to breed rabbits and had a few outside, the rest were in a barn(It was an older barn though). One trick I used was freezing water bottles to put in with the rabbits and they would lie against them to keep cool. Although Im not sure if rats would use the bottles

thats pretty nifty... but dang a lot of work...

[cchardwick]

Not sure I would keep them out in the open outside. Every month or so I have a rat that gets out of the tub and runs around the room, usually when I'm cleaning the racks, it just happens. If it got away from you outside I'm guessing it would be nearly impossible to catch it and you would start your own rat infestation in the neighborhood LOL. It's probably best to keep them in a small shed, run an extension cord out there and maybe run a swamp cooler / evaporative cooler on some kind of thermostat. I'd also run a heater on a thermostat so it doesn't get too cold. I keep my rats in my snake room at a constant 81F, I wouldn't go much higher than that.

[CALM Pythons]

No good for Rats without Temp control.. They aren't like Rabbits. They will suffer/die sooner or later.


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[BallPythonWannaBe]

It was worth it. They were all show rabbits, or meat rabbits. The show buns were my babies.

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No good for Rats without Temp control.. They aren't like Rabbits. They will suffer/die sooner or later.


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Good to know! I know next to nothing about rats