lets see pics!

Those are the racks



http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...r/MiceRack.jpg http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...er/RatRack.jpg

On the left is the one for mice and on the right the one for rats.

here's an older pic of one of my rat racks... and my dog looking sheepish... :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...bylka/rack.jpg

You use cedar?? I sure hope you don't still use that mess. It's only good for dog beds where nothing can come in direct contact with it.

Here's the "maternity ward" for the preggo's and their resulting litters....
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...rnityTanks.jpg

Breeder tub (about 19 x 32 x 14) which usually holds one adult male and up to three or four adult females cycling through with him....
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ubSideView.jpg

We also use that same type of tub for our weans to grow out in, one for the males, one for the females.

We also have two very large glass tanks. One is the permanent bachelor pad where our 6 breeder males hang out between "calls to duty" LOL. The other is where our retired females live and where the breeder females go to rest and hang out with the other females until it's time for their return trip to the breeder tub.

Add to that a couple of spare tubs where females with really large litters are put so they have more space than the 10 gallon tanks to raise their big litters in.

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Originally Posted by SatanicIntention

You use cedar?? I sure hope you don't still use that mess. It's only good for dog beds where nothing can come in direct contact with it.

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no, no not any more, it was a week-long experiment...

that picture is over a year old. :)

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

what size tubs are those?

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I think you where referring to mine...

For the rats the tubs are 18" x 11" and 12" high...Not sure what quart

For the mice the small cages are 12 1/2 " x 8" x 5 1/3"

The large cages are 18 7/8" x 13 3/4" x 7 7/8"

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

what size tubs are those?

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they look like the 42qt? tubs. Sterilite. Used it, but now have a rack.

Here's some of our rats....

HoneyChild (a beige hooded) with her first litter and our first rat litter ever birthed...the start of it all LOL....
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...withlitter.jpg

HoneyChild today at around 2 years of age...she's retired as a breeder and just hangs out keeping the other females company and occasionally runnng herd on the newly weaned female feeder group....
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...monthsold2.jpg

Squeekers, one of our breeder females, as a young rat....
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2.../Sqeekers2.jpg

Stubby, another breeder female who was born into our colony, spent her life producing some lovely feeders for the snakes and is now happily retired and hanging out with HoneyChild....Stubs lost her tail as a newborn pink.....this is our "I love my food bowl" rat LOL......
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...odedFemale.jpg

Alita nursing her 18 babies while trying to grab a nap....she recently passed away after spending a few months lazing about in retirement....
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ManyBabies.jpg

Betsy Buttpatch, who seems to think the only litter should be 18! LOL....
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...PatchMar07.jpg

Dee, female Dumbo eared rat....
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ibleDumbo1.jpg

Lightning, one of the adult males....
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...tningMar07.jpg

Casanova, back in the day, our oldest breeder male whose still occasionally fathering litters at 2 years of age....a big love of a male rat that has always fathered perfect litters and is a favorite of the breeder females....
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...reederMale.jpg

That's just a few of em! :)

those were awesome!! i love the one of momma nursing on her belly, PRICELESS! lol

Thanks! Alita was a great rat, very big and friendly with humans and the other rats and produced excellent litters during her time as a breeder. She was actually an adult that I found heavily pregnant at a pet store. The poor thing was in a big bin of adult males and very close to delivering so feeling sorry for her I had to bring her home. She had the worst delivery I've ever seen in a rat and almost bled out. Lost most of that litter and what did survive had to be fostered out to another female. Alita did however survive and after a long rest and some good eats went on to a very productive life. We miss this nice big girl around the colony.