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12-18-03, 10:20 PM
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Member
Join Date: Nov-2003
Location: Lynnwood, WA
Posts: 534
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In the dark about feeders
Actually it's about feeders in the dark. What do you know about light cycles for mice, rats, and crickets? I have my crickets in a rubbermaid with only air/circulation holes. My mice and rats are in a room with light on a timer because my corn snakes were in there too. I moved them today and was wondering if I need to keep the lights on during the day.
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12-18-03, 10:22 PM
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Super Genius
Join Date: Nov-2002
Location: Southwestern Ontario
Age: 49
Posts: 6,292
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I keep my breeders/feeders near a window, if it's good enough for me, it's good enough for them.
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12-18-03, 10:24 PM
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Join Date: Nov-2003
Location: Lynnwood, WA
Posts: 534
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No windows in that room. It would be completely dark if I kept the door closed.
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12-19-03, 12:55 PM
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Super Genius
Join Date: Nov-2002
Location: Southwestern Ontario
Age: 49
Posts: 6,292
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Then keep the door open.
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12-19-03, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Oct-2002
Location: New Jersey
Age: 60
Posts: 460
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No light should not affect rats or mice. If they've infested a building, (like your house) they're living inside the walls and between the florrs anyway. No light there.
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12-19-03, 03:03 PM
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darkness doesn't bother them, switch from crix to roaches for better feeders.
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12-19-03, 11:29 PM
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Member
Join Date: Nov-2003
Location: Toronto
Age: 42
Posts: 231
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I'd keep your feeders in the dark...simply because rats and mice are more comfortable that way and it suits their eyes. Too much light can actually be blinding for them. I keep my guys in the dark unless i am in the room of course and they seem to love it. If you are worried....give them a night light :med2teeth
~*Ciddian*~
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12-23-03, 09:51 PM
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Member
Join Date: Nov-2003
Location: Lynnwood, WA
Posts: 534
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Good call. Night light it is! 
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12-23-03, 11:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr-2003
Location: Ontario
Age: 50
Posts: 335
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My rodent barn has no light unless i am in there.
Rodents are naturaly nocternal and would rarly ever see the light of day.
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12-23-03, 11:27 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr-2003
Location: Ontario
Age: 50
Posts: 335
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I should say mice and rats, some rodents do see the light of day LOL.
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12-27-03, 06:01 AM
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Join Date: Jul-2003
Location: Canada BC Burnaby
Age: 38
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I'm no expert but i think every living creature needs ocasionally natural sun light to keep their skin healthy. For the mice i have them in a sunny place but at the same time not hot and i have for them a dark house so they can rest from the sun light, i think this is imprtant to do so that their babyes will be more helthier there for when the snake will eat them, the snake can have more nutreans.
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12-27-03, 06:19 AM
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Member
Join Date: May-2003
Location: New York
Age: 50
Posts: 433
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i think this is imprtant to do so that their babyes will be more helthier there for when the snake will eat them, the snake can have more nutreans.
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That is the most ridiculous sentence I have ever read. The spelling errors are quite shocking..lol
Last edited by djc3674; 12-27-03 at 06:23 AM..
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12-27-03, 01:59 PM
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Join Date: Jun-2002
Location: Trenton
Posts: 6,075
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mice and rats are nocturnal and tend to live in burrows. they avoid light.
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