Rats can survive at 95

[Drew87]

Yea i know im at work like a worried father haha, but i have 2 fans goin on them so i hope they will be ok there in my bathroom small room with two fans so i hope they will be ok,

[JimNAZ]

Hey Drew,

Remember . . . it's a dry heat!

Jim

[Drew87]

Yea i know its a dry heat and we both know thats crap still feels like we live in a oven !!!!

[kc261]

Glad to hear your rats are ok, and that the AC is getting fixed. Having no AC is NO fun. I did it for 2 days last summer, and the weather wasn't as hot as what you are dealing with.

I'm not sure I believe the "dry heat" thing either. You might be more comfortable because the humidity definitely feels gross. But my personal experience tells me that 95 degrees that "feels like" 100 really isn't like 100 at all as far as making me feel sick.

[Drew87]

haha thankx man well its my own fault for living in the middle of a desert

[XGetSome]

Yeah I feel ya...it hits 125+ every summer here. I dont know how Im gunna keep my temps down for the rats in summer.

[Typical_08]

At eight AM. Yeah if we can live through it, so can they. But good on ya for worrying like that. It says a lot about ya.

[littleindiangirl]

At eight AM. Yeah if we can live through it, so can they.

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.

[littleindiangirl]

Yeah I feel ya...it hits 125+ every summer here. I dont know how Im gunna keep my temps down for the rats in summer.

You live near death valley? I imagine the humidity is extremely low, and super hot. You'll likely have to deal with ring tail quite a bit with that low humidity, and expect seriously low litters if you can't keep them cool. (70's range)

[nixer]

use lots of fans theyll be alright but you wont get many litters