Building & Plumbing a Rodent Rack

[MarkS]

You mean the rats drink water with bleach??

Yes, about one ounce of bleach per 5 gallons of water.

That won't harm them?

No, such a small amount will not harm them

Or does bleach just kills bacteria and not animal?

Yes, I've drunk water treated with very small amounts of bleach myself several times. It used to be a very common way for campers to treat water from a questionable source. It would kill off bacteria or parasites that could make you sick. In this application it helps keep the slime out of the water lines which could cause the lines to become plugged up which could cause the rodents to die from thirst

Mark

[scubaboy]

Very cool rack system, drinking bleach I don't know about that... But Great feeder rack

[twh]

nice rodent rack.are your tubs the van ness cat litter pans,small size?

i've been using bleach and imitation vanilla in my rodents water for years with no problems (bottles).vanilla retards smell and as mentioned bleach kills the bad stuff.

Very cool rack system, drinking bleach I don't know about that... But Great feeder rack

[MarkS]

nice rodent rack.are your tubs the van ness cat litter pans,small size?

yes, it's the small Van Ness pans that I used. The pans are a bit on the small side, they're a nice width but I wish they were longer with more floor space.

Mark

[twh]

those are the pans i used also and i wish they were bigger,the next size up van ness pan i thought was too deep.if i were going to do it again i would get pans from vision,there 18" long.

yes, it's the small Van Ness pans that I used. The pans are a bit on the small side, they're a nice width but I wish they were longer with more floor space.

Mark

[MarkS]

if i were going to do it again i would get pans from vision,there 18" long.

I agree, those are a nice size. Might have to do my next one using those.

http://www.visionproducts.us/htm7/tubs.html

Mark

[amon]

I found some trays at some restaurant supplies stores here, they are used for busing tables. The size is 20" x 15" x 6". I'm thinking of keeping 1.4 in them, but would they be big enough for 1.5?

I think the 6" height may be a bit too high for the mice. I'm thinking of putting some kind of "stool" at the side which they feed so they can reach the hardware cloth (I always find this name funny, we call them something like "wire net" around here..hehe)

[Microddot]

. . . imitation vanilla in my rodents water for years with no problems (bottles).vanilla retards smell and as mentioned bleach kills the bad stuff.

How much vanilla per 5 gallons would you use?

[twh]

per 5 gallons i add 5 teaspoons of imiation vanilla and 2 teaspoons of bleach.hope this helps.