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Old 05-31-04, 05:18 PM   #1
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Rat Tubs

For those of you with rat racks. What size/brand of kitty litter pans do you use and how much can I expect to pay for them. Just called PetLand and they quoted me $14 for a Giant (22"x16"x6") Is that too much? Is there anything else besides kitty litter pans that would work. Contemplating sterilites. Does anyone have any experience using those? Thanks!
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concrete mixing tubs at home depot or lowes.
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Old 05-31-04, 05:44 PM   #3
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I use a bin that I found at Ikea, it measures 29x23x7 or so, they are only $10. So far, they seem to be working wonderfully.
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I'll be damned if I know of an Ikea near me! :P Does anyone know if the Home Depot in Canada carries these concrete mixing tubs. I guess I could phone myself. Thanks guys!
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Living in a small town, in the middle of nowhere sucks! :P
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dollarama, i kid you not.....
they were just as big as the kitty litter pans i had just bought for $6 each (which got returned).

I bought ten bins for $1 each, and they have worked perfect.... and haven't been chewed at all......

Also saw some great ones at walmart for $3 each, but they might not have the 10-15 that you might need....
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We got ours from superpet (on sale for $6) but the plastic is very soft and seems to encourage chewing, we've had to armor the ends. I want to make my next bins out of tin.
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I use the Giant litter pans from Zellers and if memory serves me correctly, I paid around $7 or $8 for them.
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Old 06-01-04, 12:16 PM   #9
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Jumbo cat litter pans form TSC $7.99 Brand (petmate) I have been using them for over two years with 25-1.4 colonies, I have not had even a little chew damage two any bin. I am now replacing my neodesha racks with these racks because they are by far the best i have used.
Construction of the rack itself plays a big role in saving your bins.
I planed and replaned this rack for almost a year before i built it and then still made changes during the construction.
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Thanks for the info guys! Appreciated.

Anyone have the URL for TSC? Looked em up but didn't find anything in Canada.
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