What happened 1 and a third years ago that led you to 2 cubic feet of cage space per rat?

And why 2 cubic feet per rat? IMO seems VERY excessive.




I regularly keep mine in measurably less than 2 cubic feet for each rat in tubs. And have done so for 20 years.

Currently I keep 1.3 breeding groups in my cat litter pan sized tub racks. That works out to 0.17 cubic foot / rat.

I also have large mortar tub growout racks. In them I keep various qty's depending on size....
16 large = 0.18 cubic feet / rat
20 med = 0.14 cubic feet / rat
40 weanling = 0.07 cubic feet / rat

The large mortar tub at 35" x 20" x 7" is only 2.8 cubic feet per tub so by your numbers is not large enough to even house a 1.1 pair?




>>Please keep in mind that EACH rat requires a minimum of TWO (2) CUBIC FEET of cage space, as I learned the hard way a year and a third ago.
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Thanks,


Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com



0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (05/26/2009):
36.51 BRB
29.42 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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