Does anyone have a rack for use with rats and mice

[JamieLynn]

I breed both rats and mice, a lot of the racks I have been looking at are just for one or the other, is there anyone out there that has a rack with both rats and mice? if so may I see, I want to build my own rack, rite now I have a huge bird cage with female rats 2-10gal and one 20gal of male rats and 2 mouse tubs (i have 2-10gal for breeding, and 2 smaller bird cages)
I want to try and make a rack that firs in a space 4ft wide, and as deep as 2ft (or less)
Does anyone have any ideas?




The shelf i have is just under that size, but the big female cage, and the breeding cages overflow onto the floor.

Thanks for any help
Jamie

[Argentra]

If you build it yourself, you can make anything you want.

I don't see why a rack couldn't hold larger tubs for rats on the bottom and smaller ones up top for mice. I myself have a 'different' rodent rack since I don't believe in putting rodents in those low, small tubs.
And now, my 'racks' are being rearranged to accommodate 3 wire cages for a 1.2 breeding trio of rats once I can get them.

The only limitations are those of your imagination...and budget, space, etc...

[JamieLynn]

I was thinking of trying to build one maby like....




shelf
----------------
[mouse] [mouse] <---large litter pans
[mouse] [mouse]
[-rat--] [-rat--] <---18gal, or 60qt totes
[-rat--] [-rat--]

or with the shorter underbed storage

shelf
--------------
[---mouse---] <---34-40qt underbed tote
[---mouse---]
[---mouse---]
[-rat-] [-rat-] <---18gal, or 60qt totes
[-rat-] [-rat-]

of couse the rat ones would be taller than the mouse ones
No plans yet, it will be a couple months before I build, just looking fo ideas

[ThyTempest]

I think your biggest problem is going to be finding the right size hardware cloth to use. I am not sure if 1/3" is too big for mice or too small for rats, but it falls in between the standard 1/4" for mice/ASF's and 1/2" for rats.

[JamieLynn]

I have almost a whole roll of the 1/2" . I would just have to check the ranch suply stores for the 1/4".
3 ranch stores and no pet shop..go figure