loads of rats....

[jadegrasse]

I now breed way too many rats then I can use. I am using the steel rack systems (see pics) with auto water and feed bins for my rats and mice and will have to freeze over 200 rats this week. The mice I find easier to sell and don't have a problem selling 100 to 200 at a time or freezing and storing. Rats take up much more room and take longer to freeze.


Alain

[Lisa]

I look forward to when we can complain of too many rats and mice.... going to have to build a rack system too... your pics didn't come though though maybe you can repost them?

[unknownclown]

Must be nice! What do you do with them when you have so many?

[reptilesalonica]

(Look in his gallery Lisa). Good racking Alain! How can i make an automated watering system like yours?
~Greg~

[jadegrasse]

The system is already pre made a a joke to install. The gravity fed vari flow <a href = "http://www.agselect.com/ED/showdetl.cfm?&DID=11&Product_ID=179&CATID=12">wate ring nozzles </a> are about $2.15 US each at Agselect.com. They are connected to <a href = "http://www.agselect.com/ED/showdetl.cfm?&DID=11&Product_ID=371&CATID=12">T's</a> in series all the way to a <a href = "http://www.agselect.com/ED/showdetl.cfm?&DID=11&Product_ID=112&CATID=12"> outlet Tank Connector</a> which filters the water and allows the water to be shut off. On the other end of all the connecters is a <a href "http://www.agselect.com/ED/showdetl.cfm?&DID=11&Product_ID=393&CATID=12">Barb ed Drain-Vent </a> which allows the user to purge the air from the system. Everything is connected with <a href = "http://www.agselect.com/ED/showdetl.cfm?&DID=11&Product_ID=363&CATID=12"> flexible plastic hose</a>. I use 5 gallon buckets for water. A couple of very important things on auto watering: Never allow the rats to get to the hoses! Burn a small hole in the corner of the rat boxes (on the bottem corner were they cannot chew) to allow water build up to vent. If a valve gets stuck on from dirty water, it will fill the rat tank and flood it. I have only had this happen three times in two years. It sure saves a s__t load of time. NO MORE WATER BOTTLES!!!!!

you can always send your extras to me, my 3 boas will pound about 30 rats a month if I don't get rabbits lol good luck

[jadegrasse]

I do sell frozen rats and mice but my niche seems to be in NB.