Approx how many females can happily & healthily be housed in a 55 gallon tank w/ lid?
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55G tank for breeding rats-how many?
Heat
Apr 15, 2007 08:26 PM
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ge
Apr 16, 2007 10:19 AM
what are the measurements
Sonya
Apr 16, 2007 10:55 AM
>>what are the measurements
a 55 is a foot by four feet (by 17 high I think)
Personally I hate tanks for rats as there is trouble with airflow, condensation, upper respiratorys. The only way I have consistently found that works is to use a pelleted low dust, high absorbancy bedding like Cellsorb Plus and hope for the best.
As for how many? Probably a 1.6 Depending on if you are adding nest boxes, wheels etc. I keep a 1.4 in a 18X24 wire cage (with a wheel and box and 18 high.
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