tub for rats

my hubby says a tupperware tub without a lid will be sufficient enough for the rats i plan on keeping to feed the single ball python i plan on getting. im worried they'll escape. i dont plan on cutting any of the tub's sides except for a hole for the water bottle. i dont think rats can climb smooth surfaces but i was still worried. can/will they escape?

How tall is the tub?

it will be like 2 ft tall i think

So are you breeding rats for just 1 bp? :weirdface

Or are you buying them and keeping em until feed time :weirdface

buying/keeping til feeding times

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Originally Posted by mommanessy247

buying/keeping til feeding times

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oh ok :weirdface

Only problem is, if there is ANYWHERE that is not perfectly smooth and they can get their teeth in...they will chew out. $10 10gal fish tank from Wal-Mart. :D If you will just keeping one or two until feeding day.

Will you have a lid? I keep small and medium sized rats in a glass enclosure that is nearly 2 feet high, and I think they would definitely escape if it didn't have a lid. They have a way of climbing up their water bottle and sitting on top of it, but they can't seem to get past the lid, which is just a metal screen thing that sits on top of the cage without any clips or locks.

how do i situate the bottle inside a glass tank?

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Originally Posted by mommanessy247

how do i situate the bottle inside a glass tank?

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Most pet stores sell a thing that hangs over the side of the aqurium and the bottle rest in it.