The new rat cage...finally - Paw Talk

geegeorge · #1 04-08-2007, 05:50 PM

So after a coupl of weeks of building and then rebuilding, locating the coroplast and adding all the final touches, here is my rats new cage

It cost about $65.00 for everything, and the boys LOVE it!! I'm so happy I could move them out of the tank they came in and give them an appropriate home.

rodentz · #2 04-08-2007, 06:12 PM

looks great! your lucky you have big boys, I have to cover mine with chicken wire! what a pain.....

You could also put some lonolium on the top floors then all you have to do is wipe it down, it makes cleaning a breeze

geegeorge · #3 04-08-2007, 06:36 PM

Yeah I know they won't fit trough the spaces, I had them outside on the floor and chess got scared and tried to get back in through the spaces. Only his head would fit, I had to pry him of the bar and show him the door so he could get back in.

uMgaziRatRescue · #4 04-09-2007, 05:18 PM

thats a cleaver idea, my girls wouldn't last 5 minutes in there but my biggest boy Nazarath is too big & fat to get trough

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mulder · #5 04-09-2007, 05:20 PM

wicked awesome setup!!

Perfect · #6 04-10-2007, 01:57 AM

Love it!!! Where did you buy the cubes? I have been looking for some. That is a really nice setup, your boys must love it!

geegeorge · #7 04-10-2007, 02:03 AM

Well I'm in Canada so I don't know if it will help to tell you I bought them at Superstore. But before I just happened to completely by accident stumble on them, I had searched everywhere I could think of and had kind of put the idea of building a cage away for awhile. I had been looking into buying a used cage, but had a hard time finding any. It was a complete shock when I was looking for a storage container for my daughter and I looked up and there they were, I bought them immediately and now my boys have a great new home. I think there are other threads that talk about where to find the cubes in the U.S.

**Dragonrain** · #8 04-10-2007, 07:08 AM

Just if anyone wants to know - I built my bunnies cage with those cubes too and got two boxes of them at Target. So if they'res a Target around you they should have them! I think the one's I got were like $15 for 24 pieces. At one Target they were in the section with all the other storage stuff - but at the other one they were somewhere weird and random, it took me and my bf like an hour to find them :p But still they were there!

storminstaffs · #9 04-10-2007, 08:43 AM

it looks great