DIY Rat Rack done!

Def. need a back stop. It helps prevent accidental escapes. Also I would unspace the tubs. Any little bit of room for the rats to get their teeth up and over the edge of the tubs will result in chew outs. Also Def. go with the autowater system we conect ours to a 5 gallon bucket and it is gravity fed. We have been building and using similar if not exactly the same rat racks except we add wheels to ours to move them around easier. That way if one does get out moving the racks is no big deal.

+1 good point on the casters. I have them on mine and they are really a great help.

I use casters on most of my racks also, it makes cleaning around the racks much much easier.
The auto water spigots will be in the way of the tub being pulled out all of the way.
If you cut off about 4 inches of the front of the railings that hold up the tubs then the tubs will be able to slide out and not be blocked by the water spigot :)

Most of your ratties are weaned now, I have 4-5 females that are 3 weeks old that will be ready this weekend when you come this way :)

I'll shoot you some pics of them after the kids go to bed :rolleye2:

Good info! I'm excited Jerry :D I'll recheck the tubs. I wasn't planning on them this soon so I'm just running on waterbottles for now. I will adjust the tub spacing. It is the thickness of cardboard. That's too thick of spacing? I'll also be making sure they have wood chews to keep busy on.

Regards,

B

Doggy Bag dog food from Tractor supply works well. It's almost identical to the 6F (2% more protein).
It's also large enough to not fall through the screen.

$15 for a 40lb bag.

Even that little bit of space is enough to let them chew on the tubs i built pretty much the same rack except i use bottom support instead of rails like yours. If you use auto h2o you will need to cut the rails the tubs hang from back a couple of inches so the tub will drop without hitting the water valve. Great job on the rack it is so much easier having what ever size rat you need available and no offense to the doggy food but you get better production at least i do with mazuri 6f or something made for rodents. Good luck

Chewing rats?
What's that?
I have no chewing rats so any gap will go unnoticed :)
Chewing rats are called food which is why I have no chewing rats and neither will Brian ;)

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

Chewing rats?
What's that?
I have no chewing rats so any gap will go unnoticed :)
Chewing rats are called food which is why I have no chewing rats and neither will Brian ;)

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You're the man Jerry! I was dreading getting rid of that cardboard thick gap.

Regards,

B

We feed off tubs of chewers too. It just happens. Also with the edstrom valve autowater drippers if you purchase the clips that hold them to the screen you can pop them off the screen to check them or clean them anytime. But we have no issue with the tubs fitting out.

Good luck with your rats!

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I promised an update shot or two ;) Here's the final racks. Instead of a side brace we put a 2x4 down the back as a support and tub stop. It worked better and I had the 2x4 laying around. I'll update if I notice any issues. I'm picking up my rats today :)

Regards,

B