FINALLY! my IDEAL ASF setup!

[SquamishSerpents]

it was just this august or so that i ventured into rodent breeding. i've been through sterilite bins with soldered holes for ventilation, and was warned about the probability that the crafty little buggers would most likely chew through, and escape. so, i bought some of the same bins, and this time didn't solder any holes in them, but rather installed 1/4 hardware cloth into the lids, like so:



however after the many, many nightmares of me crawling around the ground chasing and grabbing rogue ASF's by their tales, in a futile attempt to get them back to their cages, i decided that glass tanks would be best for my own sanity. so, this is my 3rd and final setup, and it's just the way i like it. i can load food into the hoppers and change the water bottles, and see when they're getting low without ever having to lift the lids. so pretty much the rat cages only get opened once a week.; FEEDING DAY!

it's definitely a pretty simple setup, the worst part is of course cutting the hardware cloth (and getting the people at home depot to make the correct cuts, grrr!) also, i used some type of metal wire that i threaded through the hoppers to hold them together/attach them to the lid. JUST LIKE SEWING! only, 200 times more difficult.

without further ado, here are some pictures of the new "rat corner."
excuse the hideous red plaid blankey, that's the covering for my cockatiels cage. he's sleepin' cause it's way past his bedtime!



the lid my boyfriend made, that combines food and water:



and a view from the side:



crappy view of the new tank:



a better view of the other new tank:



and the most wonderful concept EVAR: toploading hoppers for food and water! soooo wonderful! now to keep the dog from grazing in the rat hoppers hahaha




anyways, that's my setup, just thought i'd share! if anyone has any questions feel free to ask and i'd be glad to help