So I just had my first terrible experience with my ARS-5032 rat rack, it looks like one of the rats popped out the water nozzle and it landed on top of the wire mesh in the on position and flooded the tub to the brim. The mom and babies all drown, the male survived but is in critical condition. It looks like he may pull out of it but I'd say it's 50/50, I'll know in the morning.
Any suggestions on how to prevent this from happening? I was wondering if the ARS racks are supposed to come with clips to hold the nozzles in place. I've seen clips on competitors racks. Or maybe I can drill a few really tiny holes in the bottoms of the tubs so they will drain? If I had holes in the tubs it may flood multiple tubs? And holes may drain on the food, maybe it's not a good idea... Or maybe I should reduce the amount of water in the reservoir so only a gallon or so will drain out instead of a whole five gallons? Of course I'd have to fill it up more often. Maybe I should have multiple reservoirs with a gallon or less in each running to just one or two levels, maybe a water reservoir per level...
Any other ideas? It's a bummer that I lost a really good pair of breeders on their very first batch of babies.
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