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Topic Should I buy my $5 rats a $200 cage?
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my sausage in ur bun Posted at 1:50 am on June 14, 2008
I wanna buy my ratties a nice, comfortable roomy cage, but the best ones are so expensive.

The pet shop sells them for outrageous prices, but no other stores around here have any rat cages.

What's a rat breeder to do?

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k1Lka Posted at 2:31 am on June 14, 2008
build one yourself out of matches, should look neat with rats inside, hehe
bourney Posted at 2:24 am on June 14, 2008
Quote: from BlueAutomatic at 10:17 am on June 14, 2008

Quote: from dreamweaver at 9:52 am on June 14, 2008

How many rats are there?  

 If you think it's worth it, then do it. Especially if you're breeding them and then reselling them. Eventually it'll pay for itself.  

 Either that, or look at fleamarkets and such for a used one. Might even talk to a petstore and such places to find out where you can find a much cheaper cage.


Yes, because you're going to find a completely nice, disease-free cage at a fleamarket.


disease free? I wasnt aware that cages were vectors for diseases.

BLUEAUTOMATIC Posted at 2:17 am on June 14, 2008
Quote: from dreamweaver at 9:52 am on June 14, 2008

How many rats are there?

If you think it's worth it, then do it. Especially if you're breeding them and then reselling them. Eventually it'll pay for itself.

Either that, or look at fleamarkets and such for a used one. Might even talk to a petstore and such places to find out where you can find a much cheaper cage.


Yes, because you're going to find a completely nice, disease-free cage at a fleamarket.

BLUEAUTOMATIC Posted at 2:15 am on June 14, 2008
Quote: from ChynnaDoll at 9:52 am on June 14, 2008

I'd just take the rats to a feild and let them go  

rodents are NOT my thing


The rats from pet shops are domesticated. They'd die pretty quickly.

I'm sorry, but unfortunately, making the cages are more expensive than breeding rats which means they'll obviously be a lot more expensive in price.

However, you could always buy a cheaper cage and save up for a bit to buy them a nicer one.

dreamweaver Posted at 1:52 am on June 14, 2008
How many rats are there?

If you think it's worth it, then do it. Especially if you're breeding them and then reselling them. Eventually it'll pay for itself.

Either that, or look at fleamarkets and such for a used one. Might even talk to a petstore and such places to find out where you can find a much cheaper cage.

ChynnaDoll Posted at 1:52 am on June 14, 2008
I'd just take the rats to a feild and let them go

rodents are NOT my thing

Keego05 Posted at 1:51 am on June 14, 2008
build one?
AthleticAshley Posted at 1:51 am on June 14, 2008
I don't even understand why someone would pay five bucks for a DAMN rat. Gross.
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