From time to time, rats become poorly. At these times, Deb and I especially worry about their access to water. With this in mind, I wanted to tell you how to make a water bottle cradle. It is cheap and simple, and with the new (and less brittle) standard tank coming more common, the new tank and water bottle cradle are useful when they stay at the vets or are convalescing.

This is extremely handy for oldies, kittens, convalescing rats, and such like who may not reach a bottle, especially in a deep sided cage. However, it may be worth pointing out that an active rat who enjoys chewing could, theoretically, wreck a bottle in minutes although it's never happened to us (yet).