The more rats in a tub the faster the wood will soil. Think of 4 or 5 humans living in a bathroom. Keep 1.2 or 1.3 in a tub. Kiln dried cedar is the best for odor, I can change it at most 3 wks and it still does not stink but is really yellow. My breeders live 2-3 yrs on cedar and i switched from pine 4 yrs ago. Rats would die in a yr from resperatory problems on pine, plus you have to change it every week if not sooner. Its a waste you use more and waste money. I have 2 freedom breeder racks one with 15 adult tubs the other has 18 small rat tubs all in an upstairs bedroom. Like the other guy no one knows i have 100s of rats in my house until i show them. ARS snake racks also in the same room. Usually change every 2 wks, momma tubs and weiner tubs can go longer. The people who complain about cedar have never used it. Check the bags and get kiln dried only. Snakes eat the rat not the wood, if they do its the aspen in there own tub. I have never had a snake die or get sick from eating rats on kiln dried cedar.
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