Thermoneutral zone for mice is around 30 deg C, so they may well have been at 75 deg. There’s a long standing argument that mouse rooms are kept too cold for mice for the comfort of humans, which is likely impacting their behavior and experimental results.
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Thermoneutral zone for mice is around 30 deg C, so they may well have been at 75 deg. There’s a long standing argument that mouse rooms are kept too cold for mice for the comfort of humans, which is likely impacting their behavior and experimental results.