more on wintering conditions of E. situla........>

Posted by Terry on January 16, 2001 at 16:59:17:

In Reply to: Re: Cooling temps for E. situla? Anybody keep leopard rats... posted by Sacha Korell on January 15, 2001 at 23:05:29:

Sacha,

Thanks for the good info. I had my yearlings group at 60*F for a few weeks, and a couple had a slight rasp. I wasn't sure if I should pull them out of hibernation, or keep them even lower. I pulled them out for a couple days, cleaned everthing, and they were fine. Now I've put them back in at 55*F....probably for another month, or so. They seem to be doing fine the last couple days. I was just unsure and didn't want them to get sick.

We have no trouble getting low temps in N. Michigan. We started getting temps under 60* in our garage in September, and we have three different locations in the house: Hibernation Room at 50*F, Guest Room at 55-60*, and the Herp Room at 68-78*F (air temp), where I keep my babies.

Hope all is well with you and yours, and you breed lots of species this year.

TC

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: Sacha, : Thanks for the good info. I had my yearlings group at 60*F for a few weeks, and a couple had a slight rasp. I wasn't sure if I should pull them out of hibernation, or keep them even lower. I pulled them out for a couple days, cleaned everthing, and they were fine. Now I've put them back in at 55*F....probably for another month, or so. They seem to be doing fine the last couple days. I was just unsure and didn't want them to get sick. : We have no trouble getting low temps in N. Michigan. We started getting temps under 60* in our garage in September, and we have three different locations in the house: Hibernation Room at 50*F, Guest Room at 55-60*, and the Herp Room at 68-78*F (air temp), where I keep my babies. : Hope all is well with you and yours, and you breed lots of species this year. : TC

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