Your Breeder Rooms!

[youbeyouibei]

Rodent Building...Just the right half though.


Here's a few of my racks...

Rat Breeding Pens on the left, Rat Birthing Racks on the right.


More Rat Birthing Racks and 2 Holder Racks


Mice and ASF Racks

That's an awesome setup! I see your fans on the floor and the ceiling but with that many animals in that space, how do you keep the odor manageable? Do you have an air exchanger that vents to the exterior or a carbon filter in the room or something else altogether? Nice setup; looks clean and professionally kept.

[billye1982]

I will be building another 12+ tub rack in the next month. I am up to 55 BPs now and it seems like I never have enough rats!!!

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Here is our current setup!
It is now almost completely full and we will be adding a 6 tub growout rack very soon!

Are those 2x2s that you have used as the frame? That is a VERY slick rack, I built my 12 tub rack a while back and am going to be building another one soon and I might steal, I mean borrow an idea or two from you

[cecilbturtle]

Rodent Building...Just the right half though.


Here's a few of my racks...

Rat Breeding Pens on the left, Rat Birthing Racks on the right.


More Rat Birthing Racks and 2 Holder Racks


Mice and ASF Racks

Do you like the wire cages better? I would imagine they would air out better but be more of a pain to clean?

[Robyn@SYR]

My least favorite part of raising reptiles : )

[C&H Exotic Morphs]

I will be building another 12+ tub rack in the next month. I am up to 55 BPs now and it seems like I never have enough rats!!!

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Are those 2x2s that you have used as the frame? That is a VERY slick rack, I built my 12 tub rack a while back and am going to be building another one soon and I might steal, I mean borrow an idea or two from you

Yes the frame work for the tubs is 2x2.
I like your 12 tub rack. It looks like it could stand up to a tornado!
Instead of building a whole new rack why not engineer someway to just expand it up?

[Gabe Rienzo]

Yes the frame work for the tubs is 2x2.
I like your 12 tub rack. It looks like it could stand up to a tornado!
Instead of building a whole new rack why not engineer someway to just expand it up?

all that would be needed is the extra frame work for the tubs, and double the length of the legs. Be cheaper then building a hole new 1.

[billye1982]

Thanks, I might have went a litle overkill using 2x4s everywhere, but I dont even move it so being heavy is ok . I might add one or two more rows, but dont want to go much higher. I am 6' tall and getting in the top tub on my 6 tub rack is all I can reach, I dont want to use a ladder to change bedding and move rats and such.

[coldbloodaddict]

That's an awesome setup! I see your fans on the floor and the ceiling but with that many animals in that space, how do you keep the odor manageable? Do you have an air exchanger that vents to the exterior or a carbon filter in the room or something else altogether? Nice setup; looks clean and professionally kept.

There are two Gable Fans in the roof of the building for air exchange...They have duct work running from them into the ceiling of the rat house with 20x20 registers...There is also three widows on the side and back of the building.

Do you like the wire cages better? I would imagine they would air out better but be more of a pain to clean?

Yeah they are good...Very easy to clean the actual trays...The best thing is you don't have to handle any of the rodents when cleaning...Saves a lot of time. The racks themselves need a wire brush to them every once in a while.

They are great in the summer...A fan cuts right through them and keeps everyone really cool!

My least favorite part of raising reptiles : )

Me too!!!

[Ridinandreptiles]

Does anyone know where I could get those wire cages?