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I always thought an auto h20 was the best idea ever--that is until you have a flood and loose a couple of bins of your favorite rats!! I had just upgraded to a 5 gal pail for water container and the rats moved nipple and flooded there cage--what an awful sight to see your poor rats drowned. The other time i had an escapee that chewed the line. Ill never go back. Its all water bottles for me now-may take a smidge more time but I have better easy of mind knowing no one will drown. JUST A THOUGHT TO KEEP IN THE BACK YOUR HEAD.
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Re: Finally Built Myself A Rat Rack
thats why i use a 3 1/2 gallon bucket not enough to flood them all the one flood i had they made an island of pine and all lived
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Re: Finally Built Myself A Rat Rack
 Originally Posted by kylesreptiles
Nice rat rack. I cant wait to build mine. Did anyone PM you about which valve to use?
I e mailed Rich at Reptile Basics and he recommended to use the large valves.
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Re: Finally Built Myself A Rat Rack
Originally Posted by spiderz
nor_cal how far up north are you i live in tulare county
I live in Calaveras County....quite a ways north from you.
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.1 Pinstripe 2 Corns
.1 Jungle Corn .1 Pueblan Milk
.1 Rosy Boa 1 False Water Cobra
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Re: Finally Built Myself A Rat Rack
Originally Posted by nor_cal1980
I e mailed Rich at Reptile Basics and he recommended to use the large valves.
Ok thank you. Im just drawing up the plans to build mine
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1.0 Pinstripe Ball Python
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Okay, word to the wise from my experiences...
Check out that tub you are using. If that's a cement mixing tub, they usually have a small hole on one end or both ends. You will need to put a screen over that because a rat will eventually find it and chew it out. I did a super easy solution. I took a small piece of 1/4" screen that I had extra from building the rack and stapled it over the hole. No problem since.
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BP owner since Oct 2008, so yeah, I'm no expert.
0.1.0 pastel bp
1.0.0 spider bp
0.1.0 albino bp
1.0.0 bumblebee bp
1.0.0 yellowbelly bp
0.0.1 normal bp
1.0.0 normal western hognose
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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Re: Finally Built Myself A Rat Rack
And here's my watering system. The flex tubes are so much easier than the pvc.
I wrapped soldering rod (it was what I found rummaging through my husband's toolbox) around the tubes to prevent chew-outs. Haven't had a single one of them fail yet.
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BP owner since Oct 2008, so yeah, I'm no expert.
0.1.0 pastel bp
1.0.0 spider bp
0.1.0 albino bp
1.0.0 bumblebee bp
1.0.0 yellowbelly bp
0.0.1 normal bp
1.0.0 normal western hognose
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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Re: Finally Built Myself A Rat Rack
Originally Posted by anatess
And here's my watering system. The flex tubes are so much easier than the pvc.
I wrapped soldering rod (it was what I found rummaging through my husband's toolbox) around the tubes to prevent chew-outs. Haven't had a single one of them fail yet.
Nice...that rack must be pretty tall huh?
1.1 Fire Ballz 1 Pastel
1 Mojave .1 Normal
.1 Pinstripe 2 Corns
.1 Jungle Corn .1 Pueblan Milk
.1 Rosy Boa 1 False Water Cobra
2 Painted Turtles 1 Stink Pot
1 Miniature Pinscher
http://www.youtube.com/1980norcal
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