rats temps

hi im thinking of starting breeding rats i no this question was proble asked b4 but i am goin to keep them in the shed so the temp will drop to about 30 F and there no power out in the shed so i cant run heaters .will they be ok ? wat else could i do to help this ?

ment to say the in tubs if that makes any difference .theres wheels on iy will they chew at them

mine are fine like that. I just give them extra bedding to make nests in

what about the tubs

We keep ours in bus tubs and we have had about three tubs that have been chewed on but it hasnt became a major problem it seems to be only a select few rats that are doing it but they do enjoy to chew on things I have blocks of wood though that I put in there tubs and they like to chew on them

so u think it'll be alri if i give them other stuff to chew on .what size botlles do you use ?

I have automatic watering system

I've noticed a lot of babies dying when it gets below 40 . . . the pinks have no hair to keep them warm, and even in the nests the females make, when the mom leaves to eat/drink, they are exposed. I've got mine in a shed now with a heater run into it on an extension cord. Lots more babies now--I actually have 12 pinks at the moment! LOL (It's been a while since I've had that many between feeding some off and losing some due to cooler weather.)

im not trying to be smart but i am goin to feed frozen or f/k if i got the pinkies just after it died could i be used ?

what sizes are your tubs like how high roughly

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Originally Posted by phil7870

im not trying to be smart but i am goin to feed frozen or f/k if i got the pinkies just after it died could i be used ?

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Yes, if you caught them quickly after death, you could freeze them and use them later. If they sit too long though, they will begin to rot, so the smell might get to you after you've thawed them.

Here's a pic of my rat rack:
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...us/RatRack.jpg
It's about 6 feet tall--I'd guess the tubs are about 8-10 inches high? Never really measured them; I don't know how wide/deep they are.

are they cat litter plans ?

i got new tubs now i just need to no what to feed them because i cant get lab blocks all i can get is a seed mix so im goin to make my own ?

No, they are quite a bit larger than cat litter pans.

You can order Mazuri lab block directly from mazuri.com, though beware: the 50 lb bag is going to cost around $30, and the shipping is going to cost about $30. Just check your protein in the seed mix--you want the mommy rats to have a good diet so they can properly feed their babies as well as gain weight back after birthing.

im in ireland so shiping would be more

I use the same rat racks, those tubs are concrete mixing tubs from menards or home depot. Just go to whatever home improvement stores they have in Ireland and check.