Caging & Accessories for Rats
Alternative Design Manufacturing offers a broad selection of plastic rodent caging systems for the housing of rats. Our selection of cage tops and bottoms are available in two quality plastic resins. One resin is polycarbonate (PC); the other is polysulfone in the Udel® brand (UD).
Polycarbonate (PC) is the least expensive. It is not recommended for autoclaving and yet is very durable.
PC is clear and offers excellent visibility.
Udel® (UD) is moderately priced and is suitable for most applications. It will not break down from exposure to very hot water and is autoclavable. The natural resin is light amber colored with excellent visibility that does not deteriorate. Alternative Design also offers Udel in low color(clear). Udel is our most demanded product and provides excellent value and dependable use for years. Udel is offered with a 2-year, pro-rated guarantee. Udel® is a registered trademark of Solvay Advanced Polymers LLC.
Caging
Dura Cage Rat Bottom
A full size cage designed for rats and pairs of rats of various sizes.
- Part # RC88D-PC Polycarbonate
- Part # RC88D-UD Udel® Polysulfone
- Part # RC88D-UDC Udel® Polysulfone Low Color(Clear)
- Cage Dimensions: 10.25"W x 18.75"D x 8"H
- 10 per case
Rat and Large Mouse Filter Top
This top is designed to fit our Large Mouse and Rat Cage Bottoms and has replaceable filter paper.
- Part # FT8XL-PC Polycarbonate
- Part # FT8XL-UD Udel® Polysulfone
- Part # FT8XL-UDC Udel® Polysulfone Low Color(Clear)
- Dimensions: 10.75"W x 19.25"D x 3.25"H
- 10 per case
- Part # FR-R-1018XAD Filter Paper
- View the cage features chart to easily select the caging that is right for you.
Accessories
Rat Wire Bar Lids
These wire bar lids are manufactured using 304 Quarter Hard Stainless Steel and are electro polished. The wire bars have a food hopper and accommodate our low profile water bottle. These wire bars stack very well and the handle/divider folds down for easy stacking.
- Part # WL88R Round Rim Rat Wire Bar Lid
- 10 per case
Cage Card Holders
The ADM cage card holders are made to either clip on or hang on the cage and hold a 3" x 5" standard index card. They are made of heavy duty 304 Stainless Steel sheet metal. Depending on the model they either show the card in the horizontal or vertical position.
- Vertical
- Part # CH35VHM Hanging Mouse
- Part # CH35VHR Hanging Rat
- Horizontal
- Part # CH35HCS Clip Side
- Part # CH35HCT Clip Top
- Part # CH35HHM Hanging Mouse
- Part # CH35HHR-1 Hanging Rat
- Part # CH35HCT-SL Flip-Up Card Holder
- Part # CH3x5HCT-3 Gentle-Air Card Holder
- Part # CH3x5HCT-FA Flex-Air Card Holder
Bottles, Stoppers and Sipper Tubes
Water Bottles
All Bottles are Udel® Polysufone. Autoclavable up to 300˚F (149˚C).
- WB8FS 8 oz. French Square, 8.5
- WB8FSW 8 oz. French Square, Wide Mouth
- WB16FS 16 oz. French Square, 8.5
- WB16FS 16 oz. French Square, Wide Mouth
- WB9RH 9 oz. Reduced Height, 8.5 mouth
- WB9RHW 9 oz. Reduced Height, 10.0 wide mouth
- WB16RH 16 oz. Reduced Height, 8.5 mouth
- WB16RHW16 oz. Reduced Height, 10.0 wide mouth
Stoppers
Neoprene stoppers are autoclavable, the black rubber stoppers are not.
- NAS8.5 8.5 Neoprene Stopper
- NAS10 10.0 Neoprene Stopper
- BRS8.5 8.5 Black Rubber Stopper
- BRS10 10.0 Black Rubber Stopper
Stopper Assembly Includes Stopper and Sipper Tube Pre-Assembled
- NASS8.5ST2.0SB 8.5 Neoprene Assembly, 2.0 Sipper Tube w/ball
- NASS8.5ST2.5SO 8.5 Neoprene Assembly, 2.5 Sipper Tube Straight Open
- NASS8.5ST2.5SB 8.5 Neoprene Assembly, 2.5 Sipper Tube w/ball
- BRS8.5-ST2.5SO 8.5 Black Rubber Assembly, 2.5 Sipper Tube Straight Open
Stainless Steel Hanging Feeders
Feeders are left hand side hanging unless otherwise specified.
- Part # FD100M Mouse Feeder
- Part # FD100R Rat Feeder
Sipper Tubes
Stainless Steel Sipper Tubes.
- Part # ST2.5SO 2.5" Sipper Tube, Straight Open
- Part # ST2.5SB 2.5" Sipper Tube, With Ball
- Part # ST1.5S0 Sipper Tube, Straight Open
Additional Accessory Items
- Cage Grommets
- Cage Grommet Flap Doors
- Filter Paper
To inquire about our Rat Cages and Accessories visit our Contact Us page and request more information. We’ll respond quickly to your request.
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