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Post by splinter on Sept 29, 2008 15:52:34 GMT 10
I was wondering what everyone does to help their rats/mice in the heat. Mine are all so hot laying around like its the end of the world... should I put a little bath in there for them?
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Post by sharz.ram on Sept 29, 2008 15:58:38 GMT 10
Freeze half of their water bottles, then fill it up with water once it is frozen, this will help to keep it cool.
You can also put wet towels in, or drape them over the cages.
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Post by splinter on Sept 29, 2008 16:08:10 GMT 10
I like the idea of freezing their water bottles..... might put a bowl in there cage with ice in it
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Post by sharz.ram on Sept 29, 2008 16:24:12 GMT 10
Oh, you can also freeze like one pea in a ice try thing with water. And then put them in a bowl of water, or just put peas into a bowls of water. They LOVE it.
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Post by splinter on Sept 29, 2008 16:55:36 GMT 10
Will go and buy some peas and watermelon tomorrow.... they love their watermelon too
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Post by Cara on Sept 29, 2008 18:00:30 GMT 10
Mine are kept in an air conditioned house so they would never over heat but is it still possible their little bodies could feel the heat because their cage is positioned near a window?
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Post by bnrats on Sept 29, 2008 20:43:51 GMT 10
ceramic tiles put in the fridge for a bit to cool and then pop them around the cage. The rats lay on them and cool down really well. You can also just wet them with cold water and again the rats get cool just laying on them. You can pick up the tiles from hardware stores or even junk yards. OR you can use face flannels/washers. Soak in water and put them in the fridge wet. The icy cold water will be nice to lay on to bring down their body temps.
Sharz is spot on with the dish with frozen peas in cold water too as a fun way to fill up on healthy treats AND stay cool.
Watch out freezing water bottles though, you can accidentally freeze water in the dripper pipe and stop the water flowing altogether. Also as the ice melts it too can stop the water flow
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Post by 28thrat on Sept 29, 2008 21:02:16 GMT 10
I imagine you'd freeze the water feeders upside down so that the water isn't in that area when it freezes...
I freeze waterbottles (just normal drinking bottles we use) and leave them around the cage, they all gather up near it.
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Post by bnrats on Sept 30, 2008 7:57:20 GMT 10
yes even if the bottles are frozen upside down (I didn't assume anyone was silly enough to freeze them the right way up) water droplets in the dripper tub can still freeze in place and clog the water flow. I have seen it happen and just want to warn others of the possibility
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Post by sharz.ram on Sept 30, 2008 8:50:21 GMT 10
Couldnt one just leave the cap off? Would that work?
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Post by sharz.ram on Sept 30, 2008 8:50:34 GMT 10
Couldnt one just leave the cap off? Would that work?
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Post by bnrats on Sept 30, 2008 9:43:56 GMT 10
if you have a flat topped bottle I guess you could but all my bottles have hangy bits on them and don't stand up. I guess you could lay them on their side if you didn't over fill them.
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Post by sharz.ram on Sept 30, 2008 9:47:40 GMT 10
If we could get mini ice cubes, we could put them into the water bottle ;D
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Post by bnrats on Sept 30, 2008 10:10:03 GMT 10
you could get crafty and make a mini cube tray out of clay :-)
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Post by splinter on Sept 30, 2008 10:38:46 GMT 10
hmmm I thought maybe get a bag of ice from the servo and crush some of that???
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