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Mouse Set-ups
- Thread starter MikeSaw23
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MightyNutteR
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I would, but I've misplaced my camara, why do you want to see anyway?
The mouse rack and the first rat rack took about a week each. I don't have plans~ I just looked at pictures online and kind of winged it. After I had it figured out the other 3 rat racks took about a weekend each. I'm sure it would be less time if I'd had plans to follow and someone helping me~ but even still~ not bad for one old, fat lady working by herself!
I built this for our monitor by myself too~ it took about 3 weeks (no plans for it either)
I built this for our monitor by myself too~ it took about 3 weeks (no plans for it either)
Here is the breeder mice rack ... I keep 1:5.
Once they are within a week of delivering I move the females to this rack.
Hoppers are kept in 20g breeder tanks. One can be seen in the first picture.
Here are my rat racks
Im converting everything into the 5 stacks. The first one are the largest tubs and are kept 1:5 the smaller ones are kept 1:4.
The last 3 pictures I tried to use for mice. Within a day they had almost gnawed through the tubs using the "keyhole" to hang them up.
The various other tanks you see on the enclosures are gerbils.
Bryan
Once they are within a week of delivering I move the females to this rack.
Hoppers are kept in 20g breeder tanks. One can be seen in the first picture.
Here are my rat racks
Im converting everything into the 5 stacks. The first one are the largest tubs and are kept 1:5 the smaller ones are kept 1:4.
The last 3 pictures I tried to use for mice. Within a day they had almost gnawed through the tubs using the "keyhole" to hang them up.
The various other tanks you see on the enclosures are gerbils.
Bryan
JM :o) said:
The pregnancy racks are intended to only hold 1 female per tub. The main reason for this is im trying to establish some specific strains. Its much easier when I can see the female and her offspring.
There is usually a little bit of a scuffle when they are reintroduced to a colony but no deaths so far. I do try to keep them with the same size/age colony.
Bryan
That sounds like exactly what I do with rats~ sometimes I seperate a specific female if I'm looking for something genetic from her. When I put her back, sometimes there is a scuffle, but just re-establishing dominance in the colony.
Mice on the other hand~ I've tried it~ and have dead mice to show for it. Never had it work. I've heard people say it works~ but it's never worked for me. Every time they kill her. Maybe my strains are just extra nasty? Probably more like your strain is less nasty than usual~ because I'm sure I have discussed this before and others have mentioned not being able to alter a mouse colony in anyway once it is established.
Good for you if it works
Mice on the other hand~ I've tried it~ and have dead mice to show for it. Never had it work. I've heard people say it works~ but it's never worked for me. Every time they kill her. Maybe my strains are just extra nasty? Probably more like your strain is less nasty than usual~ because I'm sure I have discussed this before and others have mentioned not being able to alter a mouse colony in anyway once it is established.
Good for you if it works
For the rats to feed through the wire tops over each tub. The tubs are not very tall, so it is pretty easy for the rats to reach the feed. Smaller rats and mice just jump up and hang off the wire while they feed.
The feed hopper on top like that keeps them from soiling the feed. They wind up eating almost all they accomplish pulling out of the wire top and don't bury the pieces in the dirty bedding as their hoarding instinct suggests to them.
The feed hopper on top like that keeps them from soiling the feed. They wind up eating almost all they accomplish pulling out of the wire top and don't bury the pieces in the dirty bedding as their hoarding instinct suggests to them.
Ratsicles said:
How amazing those mice racks are! As I know, there are few people have done it in Taiwan. Here we usually have a plastic box, as the box you have below the mice rack, with a metal cap and open an exit on the top.
I would like to ask for advice that if I want to make mice racks like this what size of the net (meshes) on the plastic box I should take?
I had discussed it with one of my friends that mice won't get feed easily through small meshes, but small mice could escape from big enough meshes. We have problem with it, so we really need any advice from an expert like you.
Osmond,
The net/mesh is hardware cloth. It's a metal screen of sorts. You can get it in several sizes. I use 1/4inch for mice. Remember the mesh does not need to be wide enough for the mice to pull feed pieces through it (in fact, that would defeat the purpose if they could)~ it just needs to be at least as wide as the incisors on your largest rodent feeding through it. They will hang from the hardware cloth on the bottom and eat through the mesh. Just keep the feed bins full so that the weight of the feed on top will keep the pieces the mice are trying to eat from rolling around (makes it easier for them to eat it) and they will get plenty to eat and not be able to escape.
Don't use 1/2 inch for mice~ hopper mice will escape~ but it works great for rats.
The net/mesh is hardware cloth. It's a metal screen of sorts. You can get it in several sizes. I use 1/4inch for mice. Remember the mesh does not need to be wide enough for the mice to pull feed pieces through it (in fact, that would defeat the purpose if they could)~ it just needs to be at least as wide as the incisors on your largest rodent feeding through it. They will hang from the hardware cloth on the bottom and eat through the mesh. Just keep the feed bins full so that the weight of the feed on top will keep the pieces the mice are trying to eat from rolling around (makes it easier for them to eat it) and they will get plenty to eat and not be able to escape.
Don't use 1/2 inch for mice~ hopper mice will escape~ but it works great for rats.