[lieunym]

Okay, so this is a cage that was given to me by a friend whose had rats in the past (and none now). The measurements are 30" height x 30" width x 14" depth. I know it looks alittle dirty at the moment, but I'm not getting my rats for a month and I'm going to thoroughly clean it before then. I put the measurements through the rat cage calculator and it said that it could possibly house 3 rats at one time. What do you think about this cage?

And just some extra info, it'll be housing (if I use it) two males.

 

[Forensic]

How big is the bar spacing?

 

[chrisstrikeagain]

i have a bigger version of that...young rats can slip by. so either cover it or get a more full grown rat.

 

[chrisstrikeagain]

Oh, and you'd need to cover the second story with something. linolium(sp?) stick on tiles is what i used.

 

[lieunym]

Okay, if I measured the spaces correctly: It's 1" up and down and 2" side to side.
I'm going to be getting baby rats, so I'm planning on getting another cage for that stage. Do you know how big/small of a cage they'd be able to stay in until ready to transfer into that one?

 

[lostbutnotforgot]

Just put hardware mesh over the one you have until they're too big to slip out. It's cheaper than buying another proper cage. You can even get the powder-coated stuff if you want it to look a little better. It seems like a decent cage, it just needs a little work and a little love to make it a nice ratty home. :-D

 

[lieunym]

Just put hardware mesh over the one you have until they're too big to slip out. It's cheaper than buying another proper cage. You can even get the powder-coated stuff if you want it to look a little better. It seems like a decent cage, it just needs a little work and a little love to make it a nice ratty home. :-D

Alright
I'm not sure how exactly to put hardware mesh over the cage/fasten it. Any tips?

 

[reachthestars]

You can attatch it with zip ties