i have this HUGE plastic storage box with clear sides and the lid was cut to fit a screen and it used to have a guinea pig in it, but she died awhile ago. could it hold rats if i wanted it to?
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I used one for my rats, as well as my guinea pig and a house trained rabbit.
Just make sure they have plenty of room and lots of toys to play with (rats love toys) and they'll be fine. Also, you have to be CAREFUL because if given the chance they'll chew a hole right in the lid or anyplace else they can get a good bite into and they'll escape!
Yes although it depends on how many though definitly YES! how crative of you
Good luck-Lil C Maine
I'd be afraid they'd chew right out of it... Rats need a sturdier enclosure than just that, but you can try it and keep a sharp eye out in case they start chewing.
It wouldn't hold rats for very long. They would chew a hole in the side and get free.
yea but they could possibly chew threw it and the screen
Defiently what a creative idea!!! Probably no more than 5 rats though!
It is not a good idea as rats can chew through just about anything. I had a rat(got her from a pet store) she escaped and chew through concrete into the next store(took her a few months, lol)
It is also not a good idea to keep rats in "tanks" as their urine is fairly strong, the ammonia builds and can actually burn out the lungs. I got a rat from a store once(it was so bad I had to buy her), he was kept in a tank that was not cleaned enough(only once a week) and the ammonia from the urine actually burnt his lungs, causing sever respiratory problems.
A wire cage is the better option, I'd say better safe than sorry.
Those have no ventilation and are designed to store goods and not animals. It isn't to keep a guinea pig in it and I recommend getting a cage that provides ventilation.
A NO! Please don't put rats in that. They can chew through the plastic. That is no place for a rat. No matter if it has air holes or not. You know rats don't live very long anyways, they deserve to have better living areas than a plastic box! I'm sorry if I sound like a biotch, but that just sounds cruel.
i guess it could but you need to make sure the sides are slippery enough so they cant get a grip on it and chew
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