Starting a Small Colony - Question.

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Originally Posted by MitsuMike

They will chew thru it..............TRUST me. It happened to me when I had a small colony. Same as you, 3 females and 1 male. If they are fine for the first month they are fooling you, they chew and when they do your screwed.
Only use a glass tank if your looking at getting just one enclosure for them. It will save you time, money and alot of annoyance and stress.

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strange....I havent had anything close to a chew out. I'm using a sterilite 58qt. 1.3 group, and if anyone tries chewing anything into the freezer they go.

I ended up getting the 64qt Sterilite for a 1.3 group. I added a couple hoppers, aspen bedding, and a few chewing blocks. I'll let you know how they make out.

Quick question, I heard that certain dyes are bad for rats. Would blocks of untreated spruce wood dyed with food coloring be harmful to them?

I make these blocks for my Parrot to chew on so I assume they are safe for rats, but I admit I don't know much about rats.

Thanks.

Red dye is harmful to rats. If you google search on it, you should get alot of hits.