New Cage for my rats

**lilchris_28** · #1 05-08-06, 09:51 pm

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/IMG_4973.jpg

I built a new cage for my rats today. I found the grids at Linens N Things, even though when I called they told me they didn't have them. They were $19.99 for 17 grids.

**BabyGrl** · #2 05-09-06, 05:34 am

Very cool. Don't your rats chew that fleece in the bottom of the cage? I know mine would tear it up.

**lilchris_28** · #3 05-09-06, 08:49 am

They nibble at it, but not too much.

**ginger_fish** · #4 05-17-06, 02:16 am

wow that's pretty small looking, mine's almost 3 times that size for 2 rats and I think mine is still to small. do you let them out alot?

**lilchris_28** · #5 05-18-06, 06:58 pm

The minimal cage size for three rats is 24x24x24. This cage is 28x28x28. The rat cage calculator says it will comfortably house up to seven rats. I have three in there. Yes, they come out every night for about 30 minutes.

**ginger_fish** · #6 05-19-06, 12:46 am

almost all housing calculators are for lab cage regulations... I dearly hope your got keeping them for lab rat purposes. I don't even see a wheel...

**2pigs4rats** · #7 05-20-06, 04:34 am

Rats don't need wheels ginger_fish! In fact most rats don't even bother with them as they are too intelligent, I know none of my boys would. They would much prefer running around a rat proofed room than running on a wheel!
Oh and do they look like they are being kept for lab rat purposes.....geez!!
I think it's a great cage lil-chris and very initiative, I bet your ratties love it!

**ginger_fish** · #8 05-20-06, 08:55 am

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Rats don't need wheels ginger_fish! In fact most rats don't even bother with them as they are too intelligent, I know none of my boys would.

My girls use wheels and love them

, not as much as they love outside though

. The lab rat part was just a joke to stress the fact, incase you couldn't tell...

It is a good start for a cage but I'm sure they would like more room to "frolic" and play while your not with them.

**2pigs4rats** · #9 05-20-06, 12:30 pm

No I couldn't tell it sounded like a mean comment to me. Maybe girl rats are different but my boys would never run on a wheel. All rats would like more room but we have to do the best we can.

**ginger_fish** · #10 05-20-06, 08:01 pm

My girls are the strangest rats I've ever met, they do nothing that makes sense and everything beyond that. Not to sound gross, but male rats seem to have big "equipment" and maybe they could have been getting in the way.

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All rats would like more room but we have to do the best we can.

So true, after I finish the new addition to there cage there cage will have double in size twice in the last 8 months and it'll probably double again soon.

**Ly&Pigs** · #11 05-20-06, 10:40 pm

ginger_fish, smilies are NOT punctuation so please stop using them as such. And as far as your little "lab cage" joke, it was neither funny nor appropriate.

**2pigs4rats** · #12 05-21-06, 04:05 am

Lol, yes my boys do have rather large "equipment"!!

**ginger_fish** · #13 05-21-06, 12:25 pm

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Originally Posted by Ly&Pigs

And as far as your little "lab cage" joke, it was neither funny nor appropriate.

Why is everyone getting so bent out of shape over this? I aplogize, sorry if I cause and grief over this.

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Originally Posted by Ly&Pigs

ginger_fish, smilies are NOT punctuation so please stop using them as such.

Wow talking about being rude, this is a forum for loving and caring for animals that provides criticism free support. this should be enforced, not used as a tool by a moderator...

2pigs4rats, I think that is the leading reason why they don't use the wheel. That would probably be very painful for those boys, I know I wouldn't use the wheel if that happend to me when I did

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**Ly&Pigs** · #14 05-21-06, 12:31 pm

Me, rude? No, it's my JOB to enforce the posting rules. If you don't like it, well tough.

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this is a forum for loving and caring for animals that provides criticism free support.

Criticism free huh? You came here and just about every post you have made is putting someone's cage down. Telling them it's innappropriate or too small. You have done nothing but criticize other people's rat cages. Talk about a hypocrite.

**ginger_fish** · #15 05-21-06, 12:46 pm

actually I said they were a little to small, not anything else and I did have compliments, if you read the entire threads you would have noticed this. Also I massively loved 2pigs4rats cage and thought it was such a cozy looking place to live.

Half of these forums don't even seem to make sense they days, all most people are doing on here is just prancing around with there prefect spelling, perfect punctuation, and "wide selection of knowledge" pushing everyone else down!

GROW UP!

**VoodooJoint** · #16 05-21-06, 02:48 pm

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Originally Posted by ginger_fish

Half of these forums don't even seem to make sense they days, all most people are doing on here is just prancing around with there prefect spelling, perfect punctuation, and "wide selection of knowledge" pushing everyone else down!

GROW UP!

This forum has rules. Abide by them or leave.

As far as your "grow up" comment. Grown ups know how to abide by rules. It's "children" and miscreants who have a problem following the rules.

If you talk back to anyone else, especially a moderator, about following the rules again or fail to abide by the rules you will be placed on a minimum of a one week ban.

**naturestee** · #17 05-21-06, 03:16 pm

Lilchris_28, I think your cage looks awesome! I have a question though. Is there any worry about the rats chewing the zip ties off and escaping? One of my friends has been thinking about getting rats but he's never seen a decent cage for sale. We've talked about the mesh grids, but he was worried that they would chew the zip ties and connectors. Or are they just more interested in toys and such?

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