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Rats...Tanks to Tubs

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  • 02-27-2009, 01:24 AM
    Dave763
    Rats...Tanks to Tubs
    I finished my rat rack. I went from this:(
    http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...63/tiff039.jpg
    To this:D
    http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...63/tiff025.jpg
    http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...63/tiff029.jpg
    http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...63/tiff026.jpg
    http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...63/tiff028.jpg
    No more tanks and water bottles:banana:
    Thanks to the pics Ralph Davis has on building this rack, it was not too bad.
    Found these tubs for $3.59 or $3.19 ea. in lots of 12
    http://www.webstaurantstore.com/-21-...0%20%20BK.html
  • 02-27-2009, 01:41 AM
    Douglesser
    Re: Rats...Tanks to Tubs
    :gj: NICE RACK! I need to ditch the tanks and bottles as well. :gj:
  • 02-27-2009, 01:56 AM
    Dave763
    Re: Rats...Tanks to Tubs
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Douglesser View Post
    :gj: NICE RACK! I need to ditch the tanks and bottles as well. :gj:

    Thanks. Yeah they were a real PITA to clean...and the water bottles oh the horror:rage:qa
  • 02-27-2009, 08:57 AM
    takagari
    Re: Rats...Tanks to Tubs
    nicely done. i plan to do the same thing asap :D

    My only issue with yours is the solid colored tubs?

    I was hoping to use something semi transparent so I can check on the rats easier. I wonder if theres an advantage to black tubs?
  • 02-27-2009, 09:08 AM
    Wh00h0069
    Re: Rats...Tanks to Tubs
    Nice job. It looks great. I have built a few racks. I use cememt mixing tubs for the adults. Every now and then they will eat through. Are those tubs thicker than cement mixing tubs?
  • 02-27-2009, 09:36 AM
    Dave763
    Re: Rats...Tanks to Tubs
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Wh00h0069 View Post
    Nice job. It looks great. I have built a few racks. I use cememt mixing tubs for the adults. Every now and then they will eat through. Are those tubs thicker than cement mixing tubs?

    Thanks.Yes, they are. They look like the same tubs that ARS rat racks use. Black instead of gray. http://www.arscaging.com/ars3021.html

    No chewing yet. High density polyethylene. Time will tell.
  • 02-27-2009, 09:46 AM
    Wh00h0069
    Re: Rats...Tanks to Tubs
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Dave763 View Post
    Thanks.Yes, they are. They look like the same tubs that ARS rat racks use. Black instead of gray. http://www.arscaging.com/ars3021.html

    No chewing yet. High density polyethylene. Time will tell.

    Great, I will check them out. I am sure that I will have to build more racks in the near future...
  • 02-27-2009, 09:50 AM
    Dave763
    Re: Rats...Tanks to Tubs
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by takagari View Post
    nicely done. i plan to do the same thing asap :D

    My only issue with yours is the solid colored tubs?

    I was hoping to use something semi transparent so I can check on the rats easier. I wonder if theres an advantage to black tubs?

    Rats like to be in the dark. Given a choice between a dark or light area, rats always prefer the dark. Less stress=happy rats.
  • 03-06-2009, 11:04 PM
    hmj75
    Re: Rats...Tanks to Tubs
    what ratio do you have their between male to female....
  • 03-14-2009, 11:59 PM
    OneWithNature
    Re: Rats...Tanks to Tubs
    good find on the tubs, i ordered a set of 12 the other day and built my rack. they are better priced and bigger than both the cat pans and the cement tubs. nice thick durable plastic. :gj:
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