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    Re: About rats...

    "pedigree" means that they are even more inbred than feeder rats, and thats pretty inbred. Here's a pic of my rat rack. I got the plans off the internet.

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    Re: About rats...

    Quote Originally Posted by Loren View Post
    "pedigree" means that they are even more inbred than feeder rats, and thats pretty inbred. Here's a pic of my rat rack. I got the plans off the internet.
    where you find that at? is the blue prints free if not how much? that's a cool rat rack.. mine works fine just i have to refill the bowls every stinki'n 2 hours lol so i was thinking about having one made or making it myself..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlet_2007 View Post
    where you find that at? is the blue prints free if not how much? that's a cool rat rack.. mine works fine just i have to refill the bowls every stinki'n 2 hours lol so i was thinking about having one made or making it myself..
    Here a link;Building a rat rack
    I had to modify the plans, as my tubs were slightly different measurements. the only power tools I used were a circular saw and a drill.
    The hardware cloth I used is 1/2' x 1/2', so dogfood falls through. Lab diet could probably be fed on the top. I have to use food bowls, which wastes food as it gets spilled and soiled. The link tells you about how to get 1/3' x 1'3' hardware cloth, but you have to order a big roll.
    I recently made a prototype feeder for 1 shelf that is like a lab-style feeder using a cut-up spice rack (1/3' wire spacing)with a cut-up 6 qt tub as a holding bin. it seems to be working. I might post a pic sometime. The only drawback is I have to lift it up to get the drawer all the way out.
    Other than that, I love the rack. By using an extra tub, and swapping them clean-for -dirty one at a time, I can clean the whole rack in 15 minutes.

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