Finally Built Myself A Rat Rack

[nor_cal1980]

I was sick of all the chew outs and other inconveniences that come along with the individual rat tubs, so I broke down and built my self a nice rat rack. Just wanted to show it off

[adamjeffery]

looks good man!!
my only suggestion is that you upgrade to automatic watering. once i did i will never go back. it saves so much time. i only have to add water to my 5 gallon bucket once a week and it supports 5 tubs with 1.3-1.4 rats and their offspring. if it was bottles i would have to fill at least twice a day. it is pricey up front but pays for itself in no time.
i bought a horse watering bucket from tractor supply that had a flat side for attaching to a fence post. its a shorter odd shaped bucket but the flat side is better for attaching the water output to it.
adam jeffery

[Wapadi]

adam could you post some pic and what you need to buy for automatic waters for a rat rack? I completely agree water bottles suck!!

[FatBoy]

All you need is a bucket, a tank connector, a T connector dor every tub but the bottom one, an L connector for the bottom tub, a sipper and wire sipper holder for each tub, and enough water line to do the job. Very simple to do and will save lots of time. I would suggest reptilebasics.com to get your supplies.

[VicShell]

great rack but auto h2o is so much better for the few dollar investment it will save you a ton of time filling bottles

[nor_cal1980]

Thanks Guy's!! Yeah ...auto H2O is definitely next on the shopping list.

[nor_cal1980]

looks good man!!
my only suggestion is that you upgrade to automatic watering. once i did i will never go back. it saves so much time. i only have to add water to my 5 gallon bucket once a week and it supports 5 tubs with 1.3-1.4 rats and their offspring. if it was bottles i would have to fill at least twice a day. it is pricey up front but pays for itself in no time.
i bought a horse watering bucket from tractor supply that had a flat side for attaching to a fence post. its a shorter odd shaped bucket but the flat side is better for attaching the water output to it.
adam jeffery

Thanks for the compliment! Could you maybe post a pick of your h2o setup?

[nor_cal1980]

All you need is a bucket, a tank connector, a T connector dor every tub but the bottom one, an L connector for the bottom tub, a sipper and wire sipper holder for each tub, and enough water line to do the job. Very simple to do and will save lots of time. I would suggest reptilebasics.com to get your supplies.

Im looking into ordering my h2o setup from reptile basics. Im not sure wich drinking valves to order. Vari-Flow Drinking Valve, Original Drinking Valve-Large, Vari-Flow Drinking Valve- 1/8" MPT, or Large Drinking Valve- 1/8" MPT. What would you recommend?

[kylesreptiles]

Nice rat rack. I cant wait to build mine. Did anyone PM you about which valve to use?

[spiderz]

nor_cal how far up north are you i live in tulare county