So I finally got around to building myself a nice rat rack. I had been using sterilite/rubbermaid tubs before and they I was having to repair chew outs every 4-5 days with those and it was driving me nuts! Hopefully that problem will be solved with this rack!
I built it out of 2x3s and it is really stable without any braces or anything.(Thanks for the tip Tom!) I only have three tubs going now(the ones with water bottles) but the rest will fill up soon, and I hope to eventually get an auto-watering system in eventually as well.
On the bottom-right you can see the old tubs I was using..one still has the mice in it cause I didn't do any tubs on the rack with 1/4" mesh.
And here's a helpful hint: If you don't have some of these...get some!!!
It's called a 90* corner clamp and in my opinion it is a MUST have for any DIY rack builder. I got 4 of them online from home depot and they shipped free so it was only like $30. But really, if you don't have an extra set of hands to help you...or even if you do have someone helping you..These things are BETTER than an extra set of hands!
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