Need help on rat rack

This weekend I am going to tackle making a rat rack. I have looked and looked and all the ones I have seen are to tall for my space. I have a wall of 32" and a height of 52". Depth is not a problem. I would rather keep 2-3 rats in each bin, something in between a birthing rack and a "normal" rack. I am not sure if bigger tubs and more rats per bin, or smaller bins with fewer rats and more tubs. I would LOVE to find a tub that is 15" wide and 27" or so long. Would that hold 2-3rats and 2 litters? Thanks so much for the help.

22¼ X 16¾ X 6¾ tubs (jumbo cat litter pan) work great for breeding and communal birthing, when using those for communal birthing I had 2 females per tubs.

I say a cement tub rack is best. 20x26x6 I think are the dimensions. http://www.arbreptiles.com/cages/rat_rack/ratrack.shtml. If you need to cut the height, just take a tub off the top and add another column if you want more space.

Cement tubs, cat litter pans will work nicely I'm sure.

I use bus tubs. They work for me. Cost about 3.50 ea.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/viewarti...497#comment497

We use cement/mortar tubs for breeding and resting girls. And the large size vanness tubs for a maternity rack.

Cement tubs here. Just buy a few extra in case of chewers. I had to pay alot more at Ace Hardware when Home Depot changed Manufacturers

Do any of you guys have problems with the rats chewing out of the cement tubs? The ones I get from Lowes has a little hole on one end, every now and then I get a rat chew that hole big enough to get out. This happen to anyone else?

Hi,

I think I read somewhere people put washers round the hole to prevent chewouts?

Whether they silicon it in place or simply use a round headed bolt or something I couldn't say. :)


dr del

Thank you. I FINALLY got my rat rack done. It took me almost a month, but I could only work on it on weekends. I am SO not a builder! I have 4 tubs (5 but one rail I have to redo because it came off) I have 1:5 They don't seem too crowded but I am thinking of reducing it to 1:4 or 1:3. The tubs are big and I am excited to see if my rats produce better this way. When I get the rail fixed I can take one girl out of each tub and will have the 1:4 in them. I will ratties give birth with that many females in the tub? I know they will at 1:2 but the only way I have been able to harvest the babies is taking the pregnant mom out and putting her in her own cage. I am hoping to get a LOT more babies this way. I am using water bottles right now but I hope to get a watering system set up one day.

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Originally Posted by FatBoy

Do any of you guys have problems with the rats chewing out of the cement tubs? The ones I get from Lowes has a little hole on one end, every now and then I get a rat chew that hole big enough to get out. This happen to anyone else?

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It happened to me a few times, all the rats in the tub became food and I wouldnt have another chew through for a few months. I found it happened when I had 3 rats in on tub and 2 give birth at the same time. Its like the 3rd mother wants to get out of dodge.