Rat breeding part 3

I found a feed store tht sells 50 pounds of food for 13$
I found a breeder that sold me 11 females 3 males for 30$ live and finally my rack is nearing completion. Here's were the questions come can any one link a video or list all the parts I need to build a good water system. Thank all of you for the help

Sounds like a good deal. I can't help with the water system though, I still use water bottles.

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

I still use water bottles.

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^ Us too. :I Eventually we're going to get a setup that includes a water system, but right now it's cost-prohibitive, with such a small setup.

Reptile Basics water systems are great. I'd never use water bottles again!

Here is my setup.

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At the top is my reservoir bucket with a float valve to the water filter and a bulkhead connector + quick release/connect to the water lines.

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Here is an Individual level pic. Each level requires a Tee that branches off to the water supper itself.

I recommend freedom breeder sippers, but you'll need the mounting clips from reptile basics.


Basic rundown..
-Reservoir bucket
-Float valve (if not manually refilling)
-Bulkhead adapter
-Quick connect / release from bulkhead to water lines
-Tee, sipper & mounting clip per level
-water tubing

Hope this helps!

Reptile basics, and go ahead and get their cheaper watering nipples, I actually prefer them over the other ones, and I have both. For a 6 slot system, you'll want 6 nipples and mounting clips, 5 Ts, 1 elbow, around 15' of tubing, and their bulkhead fitting. Any container that holds water will work, so you can get thiers or do like me and just but a clear rubbermaid container. Mine hold about 4 usable gallons. Things like quick connects are optional, I don't use them. I also use RO water in the systems, keeps the nipples from clogging due to mineral buildup. For more or less slots just add or subtract nipples, mounting clips and Ts.

Make sure that none of your plastic lines are where a rat can get to them(like laying on top of the wire) so they don't chew it.

I went back to water bottles when a nipple failed and about 30 pinks drowned in the tub. The adults were very unhappy but alive. It was sad.

imgonna stick to water bottles I .think I have my first prego and id like the pinks to live

I had to switch because I had 21 water bottles to fill daily and on top of that more than half the rat tubs would use 2 Bottles a day!