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Durn Ratsnakes.........
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by Cro on May 25, 2008
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Went to check on my African Short Haired Rats today, and found one of the cages that used to have about 13 or 14 rats to only have 6 of them, LOL !
A couple of weeks ago, I removed a Black Ratsnake from that garage that had found its way in.
I re-located it to a horse barn, where I hoped it would stay.
I am guessing that same ratsnake made it back and had a good feeding on the African Rats, LOL !
I am looking for him now, he should be there somewhere in the garage.
He probably did not go far with $35.00 worth of rodents in his belly, LOL !
Best Regards JohnZ
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by LarryDFishel on May 25, 2008
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I had a yellow rat get out in my snake my snake room once and slip into a mouse cage, where he ate a whole litter of fuzzies and a few hoppers and decided to just camp out until he got hungry again... Of course, he couldn't have gotten out if he wanted to...
http://www.madprogrammer.com/snakes/pics/dscf0946.jpg
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by Cro on May 26, 2008
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Larry, is that mouse cage commercialy available?
I have been looking for something like that.
Best Regards JohnZ
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by LarryDFishel on May 26, 2008
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No, they are plastic bins from the office supply store. The tops are a frame of 1X2's that fits over the outside of the bin, with a section of 1/2 inch wire mesh screwed to it.
They are convenient and stackable, but have one drawback (other than allowing ratsnakes in). The 1/2 inch holes are just a little too big... Mice go through a stage where they are big enough to jump up to the food bin but still small enough to squeeze throuh the 1/2 inch holes. 99% of time they stay there on the top of the cage, but occasionally they go exploring.
1/4 inch mesh is too small for the adults to get at the food. I've found a manufacturer of 1/3 inch mesh on the web but no suppliers around here that carry it.
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by Cro on May 26, 2008
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Larry, thanks for the information.
I might just have to try building some of those rodent cages.
Sure would be nice to raise enough rodents so that I did not have to purchase them commercially.
Best Regards JohnZ
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