Rat Racks - finding it hard to put together the pieces
Hi,
I've done some searching and looked at the plans for rat racks, but I'm finding it hard to put together the pieces of how they fit together.
I've got 6 ball pythons and plan on getting either 1.2 or 1.3 rats to breed. I plan on building a rack for them with the following compartments:
1 x compartment for male
3 x compartments for females
2 x bigger compartments for male/female rats to grow up
The biggest rats I need now are medium. How long does it take for rats to get to that size?
Also, when looking at the various rat rack plans, I see that most have kitty litter pans or some kind of bin that's held in by the edges that stick out by a wooden frame, then hardware cloth is attached to the frame to make a screen lid. I don't understand how the feeding troughs work though. Can someone post a good clear pic of a feeding tough/water setup? What do you make the trough out of so it doesn't let the rat climb out / chew up / hurt the rat?
Also, what sizes of bins should I be looking at and how many of each size rat can fit without overcrowding?
Wow...that's a lot of questions...in the meantime i'll do more reading and try to piece it together better, but i'm looking forward to any help you guys can provide.
Thanks!
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