35 tub ASF rack

FYI, this is now a 30 tub rack due to me cutting the top row off.

1. The top row started sagging quite a bit more than I liked due to the weight of the water tub.
2. The water tub itself was sagging around the 2x2s that it was resting on. It needs to sit on a flat surface.
3. It is REALLY annoying to have to stand on a ladder to check the top row.

I added 2X4s that rest across the top like I originally intended (but forgot), with some old recycled particle board on top of that. I also rigged up a new, smaller water tub. I guess I'll see how this holds up now. Hopefully it works out since I'm going to have to build another rack within the next few weeks for grow-out tubs.


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WOW! Great rack Adam!

Thanks! I still need to build another one that's just a bit smaller... one of these days I'll stop procrastinating.

I noticed that you and Mark used pvc and went through all that but would like to know why you guys didnt go with the regular 3/16 tubing and valves. Either way its an awesome rack and maybe later if i decide to do asf or mice rack might just steel your idea on it. I do use the tubing on my rat racks and havnt had any problems but did place a cut piece of melamine under each tub to avoid the whole sag problem.

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Originally Posted by deathadder1069

I noticed that you and Mark used pvc and went through all that but would like to know why you guys didnt go with the regular 3/16 tubing and valves.

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I read in another thread that some people were having issues with the smaller plastic lines clogging. I wanted to avoid that, as well as the possibility of escapees chewing through the lines.

Great Job!!!

Question if you let the litter grow out with the parents, how do you keep the young females from becoming pregnant too soon? If they do become pregnant have you had any problems with them? Just wondering, not judging. So far I have been seperating mine but I wondered what would happen if I didn't.

I have all 30 tubs full of 1.2 - 1.5 breeding groups now, and there is a separate rack for grow outs that has more accessible water nipples for the smaller guys so there is no problem removing them as they are weaned.

so far i havnt had issues with them nibbling on my water lines or anything getting clogged up but i do have an issue with the valves themselves...ive had 3 floods so far and one was bad as i had 4 racks flood from the same rack which i have 2 racks seperately. Turns out it was the smaller valves which were for some reason getting stuck in the open position. I removed and cleaned them but decided to get the larger valves which are recommended for rabbits and with those so far havnt had any floods on that rack.

I have some flooding every now and then too, but I like the small nipples for ASFs. Sometimes they just need to be tightened a bit.

I commend you on the great rack glad it's working out for you, also I commend you on breeding ASFs, I did them for about 2 months. I was bit more in 2 months from the ASFs than I did in the year I had rats.