re: a/c

Posted by iZ's mom on July 12, 2002 at 22:57:30:

In Reply to: Re: Smirnoff's Vet Visit posted by PE on July 12, 2002 at 18:07:24:

igs need a consistant level of adequate, ambient heat to keep their metabolism at a high enough level to keep them healthy ... if they're too cold, their metabolism too low, then they cannot properly digest + process their food ~ which means they cannot maintain a healthy immune system *and* grow ...

too low a humidity will cause chronic low-level dehydration ... (because igs don't *Drink* the way mammals do ...) ... chronic dehydration leads to an impaired immune system ~ among a zillion other things ...

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