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Re: Built a Rat Rack
nice building man,
looks good
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Re: Built a Rat Rack
Are those pressure treated?....You might run into a problem if the rats can chew the wood....
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Re: Built a Rat Rack
Originally Posted by monk90222
Are those pressure treated?....You might run into a problem if the rats can chew the wood....
I noticed that too.
Nice rack Dude!! I am going to get around to building me one here sometime in a few months.
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Re: Built a Rat Rack
Originally Posted by monk90222
Are those pressure treated?....You might run into a problem if the rats can chew the wood....
Yes they are. I realized the issue about half way through the building of it. I talked to a couple people with the same design and they didnt have any issues with chewing on the wood. Worst case scenario is that I replace the pieces of wood within reach of the rats. I was far enough into the building that I didn't want to start over.
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Re: Built a Rat Rack
Looks good!
You should be fine since most of the arsinic has been removed from from modern pressure treated lumber. They changed what they used to be less toxic. Also rats can smell the lumber and know it will be bad to chew on it before they do. Might actually be a good thing as they will not be chewing on it. We used regular lumber in ours and have not seen any signs of them chewing on the wood. We have had three tubs with chew throughs and only one had an escape, but we found all three girls that had been in that one so it was a non issue in the end. (Other than the bites to my hands from having to get a little rough with one that was persistant. )
If it does worry you the option of painting it to keep direct contact from occuring always exists!
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Re: Built a Rat Rack
Thank you for sharing that!
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Re: Built a Rat Rack
Not a problem. I had to do a lot of research on pressure treated lumber when I built our pool deck. We had concerns with our young daughter and her friends running around on it in barefeet. We still decked the area for the latter out of the plastic lumber to keep the area most exposed to water impervious to water and splinter free!
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Re: Built a Rat Rack
Originally Posted by Gloryhound
Looks good!
You should be fine since most of the arsinic has been removed from from modern pressure treated lumber. They changed what they used to be less toxic. Also rats can smell the lumber and know it will be bad to chew on it before they do. Might actually be a good thing as they will not be chewing on it. We used regular lumber in ours and have not seen any signs of them chewing on the wood. We have had three tubs with chew throughs and only one had an escape, but we found all three girls that had been in that one so it was a non issue in the end. (Other than the bites to my hands from having to get a little rough with one that was persistant. )
If it does worry you the option of painting it to keep direct contact from occuring always exists!
Excellent info! The idea of painting hadn't occurred to me and it is good to know that the rats may be able to smell it and hence stay away from it. I will of course keep a very close eye on the wood for any signs of chewing. I have not put in a watering system yet so I don't even have any rats so far. I should be putting the watering system in here in the next week or so.
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