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Go on the sofa as they please without reaching the floor.įrom 4 lengths of 30 x 18 mm pine. With the top door open, the rats can come and We often wheel the cage out to the lounge room in the evenings and park Section while you clean the top and vice versa, (3) you can open the topĭoor and interact with the rats without them leaping out onto the floor. (2) it makes cleaning the cage easy as you can put the rats in the bottom This has numerousĪdvantages: (1) it's handy if you need to separate rats for any reason, The cage into two sections (divided by the trap door). (one large door would have been heavy and cumbersome) and also to separate Were all held together with brass screws.ĭecided on two separate doors for The Grotto.
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Surprisingly) although you could also use a non-toxic water based paint. It with white adhesive contact sheeting (the rats are yet to chew on this, Of the cage (laminated wood is quite heavy). White electrical tape to prevent pee and cleaning liquids soaking downįor a large sheet of 6 mm plywood instead, to reduce costs and the weight On top of each shelf, we also covered all the joins with To seal any exposed cuts (like the ladder access holes) with iron-on laminate Laminated wood is waterproof, but you will need We also recently added a narrow shelf above the hammock on the right andĪ terracotta pot for the rats to lurk in.įor the main construction. With the tree branch (bolted in at the bottom right) and the digging box. With no old rats at the moment, we've added more interest Low ramp instead of a ladder down the front (after removal of the treeīranch). With a hammock instead, so that old rats can walk straight off the shelf like the top one, it's only 30Ĭm deep, but it also only goes half way across the cage. Was designed specifically for old rats who can't get around as well. Hole (and trap door) cut out of the front left hand corner.
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The third shelf is also a full one, with the access One is a full shelf, with a rectangular ladder hole cut out of the back More headroom on the level below, and the rats can climb up the wire inįront of it to reach the top hammock (they enjoy this). The top one is only 30 cm deep (rather than the wholeĤ5 cm) so that a ladder can come down in front of it.
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On at least a few levels), plus a storage area. 45 x 240 cm made 3 shelves).ģ0 cm apart (ensure there's room for your rats to stretch to full height The lengths of laminated wood we could buy (i.e. The size was simply what worked best with We couldn't find a cabinet the size we wanted, so we opted toįirst, noting exact measurements and figure out the perfect interior planįor positioning of ladders and hammocks and other toys so it's interestedĨ0 cm wide and 45 cm deep. Similarly sized cage from a pet shop or cage manufacturer.īuild your cage from scratch or buy a suitable storage cabinet and convert It's not as difficult as you might think and much cheaper than buying a You to enrich the lives of your rats with a new large fun filled home.