My momma rat and her babies live in an aquarium glass tank. They are 4 weeks old now and CRAZY. I need to find a larger cage from them. I was going to use chicken wire and wrap it around this old cage I had (the bars were too far apart) but we are all out. Any other iddeas??? Maybe to help make the bars not so far apart/ make the babies not be able to escaoe??? I have to wean the babies in a week, I am going to put momma and her 2 girls in the aquarium until I find them homes, and keep all 5 boys in the new cage i need. PLease hellpp?
Google...there are tonnes of plans on the web for easy to make from scratch rat cages. Please get the rats out of the aquariums as soon as possible, aquariums are very bad for their delicate respiratory systems.
I used a large plasctic box. It says they chew threw that kind of stuff, but I have three rats and they never bit on it. I poked a hole in the side and used a little duck-tape to put thier water bottle. Then I cut up a tissue box and they like to hide in it. When my rats breed they never got threw. (It was pretty thick plastic). These are all things you can find around the house without getting ripped off by petsmart for a 150$ cage.
I have always found it far cheaper just to buy a cage. Also do not use chicken wire(it is galvanized and poison to rats). Someone else gave the dapper rat website. The cages on there are great to make if you have the time and $$$.
