New rack

I built this rack from wood that was lying around in the garage. I know it's crooked, but I just made it because I had nothing to do.

The top level is two 6 quart tubs for nursing mothers

The 2nd and 3rd levels are 16 quart tubs for the breeders

The bottom tub is a 32 quart tub for weanlings to feeders or future breeders

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/PICT3041.jpg

For........ mice? :confused:

I cant see rats or asf doing really well in tubs that small...

Yeah, I have rats that wouldnt even fit in a 6 quart let alone have a litter in!! Its perfect for mice though:gj:

looks like it will work good for mice.

I have had 4 rats fit comfortably in a 16 qt. It's what I've been using the past few months since tearing down my old rack.

I don't let my females get too big. After 2-3 litters, they're as good as done for me.

I don't even mess with mice or ASF's anymore. They're too cannibalistic.

Nice looks pretty good for just using extra wood haha.

nursing mothers alone can do purfectley fine in that small of tubs i have seen it, but a freedom breeder, the tubs are almost the same size though

as for the 32 quarts, i have a friend that built a rack for them since he had tons of those tubs and now has to build another because those plastic ledges in the front and back are a chew toy

You must have TINY rats!

I could JUST fit a female rat in a 6 quart, and I MIGHT be able to put a male and female in a 16 qt, but that's just wrong to me. How can you even think that's really humane in something that size? :confused:

RD keeps is nursing females in tubs that small..actually I think they have less head room than that. I personally wouldn't keep them in something that small either.

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Originally Posted by stangs13

RD keeps is nursing females in tubs that small..actually I think they have less head room than that. I personally wouldn't keep them in something that small either.

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Yeap, and I don't agree with how RD keeps them in mouse breeder tubs either. :rolleyes:

Actually, while those are only 3 inches tall (good grief, thats sick) they are 21 inches long and 9 inches wide. I always thought they looked like they were laying down all the time, and that's pretty much what's happening.