Cannibalism in rats?

[Bogertophis]

Exactly the thought that went through my mind. As for those cages you recommended, I was thinking about something maybe like the yellow/black storage bins from Home Depot with some vent holes drilled out near the top with other holes drilled out near the bottom for the water bottle. How far off the ground should the bottle be exactly?


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Probably about 4-5" -that's for the tip of the tube above the cage floor or from the top of any substrate you put in there- to accommodate all ages/sizes of rats. If the tip contacts any substrate, it will continuously wick out the water. Water bottles usually are sold with a basic attachment thingy- so wait until you have the bottle & holder in hand to measure.

It would probably be better to just put a hole for the tube to poke inside, & attach the bottle outside, since rats (& other rodents) will use it to climb on if it's available, & when it bangs against the side for a while, it will drip more. Rats will be rats...