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06-29-11, 02:54 PM
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need some ideas
In about 44 more days we are moving from MI to NC that will be about 13 hour drive but with us towing a car over the mountains its going to be more like 15  i know how we are going to pack the snakes my ? is how should i pack the rats? im going to put all my rats down but my 6 breeders.i need something they will not eat there way out of before we get to the house, anyone have a good idea?
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06-29-11, 03:04 PM
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Re: need some ideas
Dont have any ideas other than hard plastic Tupperware from like walmart i had to keep some in that for a few days and they never even tried to get out, to slick of a surface. Where are you moving in NC? Im really close to the SC/NC border.
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06-29-11, 03:06 PM
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Re: need some ideas
yea, some wallmart plastic tubs would probably do the trick. just poke or soldering iron some air holes.
i house mine in bird cages, you could get one of those.
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06-29-11, 03:07 PM
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Re: need some ideas
Rats could live through a nuclear war. Theres no reason to put them all down for the trip. Just get a big sweater box. put some bedding in it etc and basic essentials. Ventilate the lid with a drill and then duct tape it shut. and your set.
And when I say sweater box I mean the big rubbermaid ones.
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06-29-11, 03:40 PM
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Re: need some ideas
I agree- they are insanely resilient. No reason to put them down unless your snakes eat f/t. Can you get one of the plastic bins vendors put rats in for shows? They're like sweaterboxes but have ventilation and air filters in the lids.
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06-29-11, 03:42 PM
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Re: need some ideas
The way I always ship rats when traveling is really simple, I take a soldering iron and scald the inside bottom of Tupperware containers (to give them grip so they don't slide around, add some wood chips to absorb pee and poke some air holes. Put the Tupperware inside their normal metal cage and pack it with crumpled newspaper on the sides so it doesn't fly around the car.
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06-29-11, 03:44 PM
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Re: need some ideas
the tubes sounds like a good idea i was thinking about them but was scared they would eat there way out. Thanks
im just putting down the ones that my snakes will eat and pack them in a box with dry ice. i dont want to drive 15 house with 50+ rats.
we are moving close to Fort Bragg
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06-29-11, 03:47 PM
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Re: need some ideas
Thats why I put the Tupperware inside their original cage, so even if they eat their way out they are still trapped.
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06-29-11, 03:49 PM
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Re: need some ideas
there original cage is a rack with tubs so there is no way thats going to work lol
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06-29-11, 03:57 PM
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Re: need some ideas
toss the box on your hubbies lap, anything gets out its his job to throw it back in. Turn a dull 16 hour drive into a fantastic 16 hour game of catch the jumping rats.
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06-29-11, 04:00 PM
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Re: need some ideas
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Originally Posted by stephanbakir
toss the box on your hubbies lap, anything gets out its his job to throw it back in. Turn a dull 16 hour drive into a fantastic 16 hour game of catch the jumping rats.
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In this case, I recommend a cardboard box with large airholes around 3" across placed randomly along the lower sides of the box.
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06-29-11, 04:06 PM
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Re: need some ideas
And internal ramps for easy access.
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06-30-11, 05:48 AM
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Re: need some ideas
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Originally Posted by stephanbakir
toss the box on your hubbies lap, anything gets out its his job to throw it back in. Turn a dull 16 hour drive into a fantastic 16 hour game of catch the jumping rats.
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with him driving i think that would be a lot of fun lol
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06-30-11, 07:19 AM
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Re: need some ideas
Who sais he has to be the one having all the fun, you can take the box too if you want 
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06-30-11, 07:20 AM
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Re: need some ideas
lol no thanks i have to keep the kids from fighting every 10 mins lol
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