Repairing chewed tubs??

Does anyone know how to repair the concrete mixing tubs that were chewed out by rats? I already have 4 tubs that were chewed out by rats, and getting tired of buying new ones.
I think i saw a thread about this a while ago, and it says to use jb weld. But what kind of jb weld should i use? I was thinking of using hot glue gun. Please give me some advice! thanks!

We buy those from our feeder supplier, cut out a hole that includes the damaged area, and use them as hides for our larger boas. Our supplier just buys a new tub.

thanks for that idea. My boas are not that big yet.

Feed off the chewers and roommates. They learn to chew from each other.

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Originally Posted by MrLang

Feed off the chewers and roommates. They learn to chew from each other.

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Thanks, but they are my breeder females, so I cannot really feed them off.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

We buy those from our feeder supplier, cut out a hole that includes the damaged area, and use them as hides for our larger boas. Our supplier just buys a new tub.

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He also is now bolting/screwing cut 2x4s over the holes. They take forever to chew the wood down and then you just replace the wood.

Pop rivet galvanized metal over the hole, Seal with silicone

Even if they are your breeders, feed em off. Not a single one of my 60+ rats chew. Not one single tooth mark on any of my tubs.

I often sell off my feeders as pets. None bite, none chew, not kill babies. I can literally keep my babies with all the males with no issues.

Good genes go much further with a colony than good numbers.


I like my Dubstep to go Wop Wop Wop Wop

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Originally Posted by OctagonGecko729

He also is now bolting/screwing cut 2x4s over the holes. They take forever to chew the wood down and then you just replace the wood.

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Yeah, he said that's working well.

thanks guys,
i will see which one of the rat is chewing the tub. I will see if i can repaired the chewed tub with those methods, but the problem is that the hole is on the corner of the tub. Putting a wood block at the corner will be quite hard. Maybe i can do something with hardware cloth. What do you guys think?