Finished Rat Rack - a bit unconventional

i agree i will never go back to water bottles unless i breed mice again. mice tend to pack the valves with shavings and cause floods more often. i have only ever had 1 flood and it didnt fill the tub. but i did lose a litter of pups. the adults survived. flood was do to a stuck valve.
adam jeffery

Can't say I don't get an occasional flood, it happens...
But, it's pretty rare, and mine are usually due to the o-rings wearing out, and usually start to drip, so I can repair the valve. Most of my floods are due to a loose rat that chews a water line to get a drink. I started adding a couple of spare water valves hanging down from each rack, so that they find the valve instead of chewing a water line. Since I started doing that a couple of months ago, no chewed lines. But, I'm vigilant on making sure I don't have many loose rats too...:gj:

Yea, I may switch to an auto watering system when I have the funds and get sick enough of the bottles. But for now, I got 12 32oz new critter canteen water bottles for $1 each on ebay - can't beat that.

Yeah, that's cheap! I buy them wholesale for around $2.25 each..