[Fuzzie]

Is this some type of formula or website or what?

 

[2manyrats]

Re: "rat calcualtor" ?

It's a website that will calculate how many rats can fit into your cage. I mean, not how many rats you can literally stuff in there, but how many can live in there comfortably. (Although I am a bit curious how many rats could all be stuffed into my FN - like 200?)

http://www.rattycorner.com/odds/calc.shtml

 

[OnlyOno]

Re: "rat calcualtor" ?

i use this one, but i think they all give you about the same answers anyway.

http://www.fancy-rats.co.uk/information/guides/cagecalculator/

EDIT: changed the link so it should work now

 

[fallinstar]

Re: "rat calcualtor" ?

my big cage can apperently hold up to 7 rats and my small one up to 3 although i would never put more than 3 in my big cage!

 

[fallinstar]

Re: "rat calcualtor" ?

just told my mom how many my big cage 'could' hold and she sed ur not geting any more grrr

 

[Poppyseed]

Re: "rat calcualtor" ?

That's what Chris told me >_>

 

[Fuzzie]

Re: "rat calcualtor" ?

the one I'm looking at said 2 rats, yay! thanks for the links!

 

[DonnaK]

I've made this a sticky as it has useful links and it will make it easier for people to find in future.

 

[Rodere]

http://health.ratzrus.co.uk/cagecalc/

That calculator also takes into account the shelf space. It might give you a more realistic calculation.

According to the rattycorner calculator, my new Martins cage (24Wx14Dx60H) can hold 5 rats. According to the UK Fancy Rats calculator, it can hold 5.83 rats (so nearly 6). According to the ratzrus calculator, link above, it can hold 5 or 6 maximum.

But, according to the rattycorner calculator, my 34Wx22Dx19H cage can hold up to 4 rats. And on the UK Fancy Rats calculator, it says 4 rats as well. However, the same cage, according to the ratzrus calculator, can only hold 2 because it only has 1 small shelf and the bottom floor space.

So it's height isn't really much of a factor. You can have a seriously tall cage and it could say you can keep 10 rats in it, but if you have only 1 shelf and the floor space, that isn't a realistic number. It's all about the wise use of space and floor area.

 

[ManBeard]

The ratsrus calculater says that my cage is too small for one adult rat, with 2.25 square feet of floor space and three small levels.

 

[Forensic]

So it's height isn't really much of a factor. You can have a seriously tall cage and it could say you can keep 10 rats in it, but if you have only 1 shelf and the floor space, that isn't a realistic number. It's all about the wise use of space and floor area.

I think the first calculator at least clarifies that it requires 'wise use of space'.

ManBeard, how tall is your cage? Three small levels are good for sleeping and such, but running requires big levels, ie, the base...

 

[Night]

Remember... just like it says on the Ratty Corner website, you owe it to your pets to give them a comfortable and happy home, not just the minimum they can survive on.

 

[ManBeard]

ManBeard, how tall is your cage? Three small levels are good for sleeping and such, but running requires big levels, ie, the base...[/quote]

There are pictures of it in the thread I made titled "New(ish) cage for Skurge and Plague" on this forum.

 

[Forensic]

There are pictures of it in the thread I made titled "New(ish) cage for Skurge and Plague" on this forum.

Hrm... I'm always a bad judge of size from pictures, but I'd wonder if it's not too small...

They will get bigger....

 

[ManBeard]

Ill be expanding it eventually, not that that will do much for the floor space. Maybe I could find a way to join another cage adjacent to the first?

 

[Nazarath]

hhmm well one cage cal said I can old 6 rats, the next said 7 and the last one said 9 max lol, I don't plan on having more than 5 in there at once lol I like the shelf area seems a little more logical . That one also said I could have 8 rats lol.

 

[MagicalLobster]

It also, in reality, depends on how much time your rats spend outside the cage. If you take them out and let them roam quite a bit then that's also something to think about.

 

[MagicalLobster]

First one said two, second one said 4 maximum. :O I have three rats in my cage right now but they are still babies of about seven weeks.

 

[DonnaK]

I think the general rule of thumb is a minimum of 2 cubic feet per rat. I think these calculators vary based on how the area is distributed - height vs width, etc.

 

[sneakers88]

How many rats can you put in 24x12x24 cage?