Rat help!

I have a whole rat breeding setup for my snakes (it works well but a pain with glass tanks). It is set up in tanks. I wanna make a rat rack (8 tubs high) using petmate cat litter pans. What do you think of that or should I use concreat tubs from lowes? I keep my rats in my horse barn. The barn is un-heated, and i live in upstate NY. I have bought rat for the longest time but i started breeding this spring. What should I do for winter? I have a garage but its probly just as cold. should i move them into my house? P.S. my bp's wont eat F/T. Please help.

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Originally Posted by earthdragons737

I have a whole rat breeding setup for my snakes (it works well but a pain with glass tanks). It is set up in tanks. I wanna make a rat rack (8 tubs high) using petmate cat litter pans. What do you think of that or should I use concreat tubs from lowes? I keep my rats in my horse barn. The barn is un-heated, and i live in upstate NY. I have bought rat for the longest time but i started breeding this spring. What should I do for winter? I have a garage but its probly just as cold. should i move them into my house? P.S. my bp's wont eat F/T. Please help.

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do you have an electricity going to the barn? Depending on how big the area is, you can maybe just go to CVS or Walmart and grab a portable heater. the heaters are no more then $30, i got mine for $20 when living in cali and it warmed up a master bed room quit well. they are small but can do the job.

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Originally Posted by pinkeye714

do you have an electricity going to the barn? Depending on how big the area is, you can maybe just go to CVS or Walmart and grab a portable heater. the heaters are no more then $30, i got mine for $20 when living in cali and it warmed up a master bed room quit well. they are small but can do the job.

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yes it has eletric to it but they are in 1 of 6 large stalls and 1 extra large one it the back the horses had blankets in there. they are ing tanks so will a rack hold heat better?

Rat breeding can be done in both cat litter pans and concrete mixing tubs, I have various racks and they all work fine.

http://stewartreptiles.com/wordpress...rs/ratroom.jpg

Here is a DIY using cat litter pan http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...(Mice-amp-Rats)

Now as far as temps rat will produce best in the low to mid 70's they will still produce nicely during the winter however if the temps drop below 45 degrees in your barn you will have issues.

My temps fluctuate between 48 to 76 in my rat room.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Rat breeding can be done in both cat litter pans and concrete mixing tubs, I have various racks and they all work fine.

http://stewartreptiles.com/wordpress...rs/ratroom.jpg

Here is a DIY using cat litter pan http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...(Mice-amp-Rats)

Now as far as temps rat will produce best in the low to mid 70's they will still produce nicely during the winter however if the temps drop below 45 degrees in your barn you will have issues.

My temps fluctuate between 48 to 76 in my rat room.

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Deb:

Which plans did you use for the rack with black tubs?

Thanks.

The cement tubs are easier to clean, no corners... But, they are bigger.

As for the winter, the will need to be warmed up somehow. Personally, I wouldn't think of leaving them in an un-insulated barn without heat..

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Originally Posted by JohnNJ

Deb:

Which plans did you use for the rack with black tubs?

Thanks.

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None I actually built it from scratch 2 years ago using XL concrete mixing tubs.

I have designed every rack in this room since I could not find DIY that were fitting the tubs I was using.

There are a couple threads out there on them, but as said you have to build it custom to the size tub you pick up. Pretty easy, did it myself.