My rat breeding setup

I like your tubs! I have a very similar setup only I have found that the rats are less likely to chew on the tub when they have stuff to do. I put a rodent wheel in with them and zero chewing on the tub. One of the biggest issues I have with rodent racks is that none are tall enough for a wheel. Seems like the least I can do for the little buggers.

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Originally Posted by mues155

Nice setup! I hate to invest so much on plastic for rats, those little buggers always seem to chew through it WAY too fast. (or at least have the air holes drilled above their reach)

I love the mesh coloumn idea!
Very creative!

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I actually stole the mesh column idea from a post I saw of a similar setup in the ASF forum here on bp.net :)

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Originally Posted by Ladybugzcrunch

I like your tubs! I have a very similar setup only I have found that the rats are less likely to chew on the tub when they have stuff to do. I put a rodent wheel in with them and zero chewing on the tub. One of the biggest issues I have with rodent racks is that none are tall enough for a wheel. Seems like the least I can do for the little buggers.

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Yeah, thats kind of the consensus I've gathered from talking to other breeders. Give them things to preoccupy their time, and they leave the tub alone. I gave mine a bunch of little wooden blocks and such to play with and chew on and they so far seem to be sticking to those and leaving the tub alone.

I like those set-ups. I am drilling all my 20L tanks about 1 1/2 inches up from the bottom for air flow. Glass is a pain to drill, 15 min per 1/4" hole:O:O doing 3 on each short side should be good now that I have the a/c out there.
Gonna have to figure a feed chute way out still.