Show Tanks

Rats must be shown in a humane transparent plastic tank. The minimum tank size is to be eleven litres and the maximum tank size to be fourteen litres.

Approved Show Tanks

• Wilkinson’s fish tank with plastic or mesh lid
• Old NFRS plastic tank with mesh lid
• Ferplast Geo XL with plastic lid
• Ferplast Nettuno XL with mesh lid
• Any 11 to 14 litre tank of a similar shape to the above with plastic or mesh lid

Small Furries should where possible be shown in a tank as above. Where size does not permit, they should be shown in a suitable container with easy access for the judge.

Tanks can usually be purchased at our shows, or can be purchased in some stores.

Approved Tank Litter

• Pale unscented wood shavings
• Aspen wood shavings
• Bio-catolet
• Yesterdays News
• Carefresh
• Bob Martin's recycled 100% paper-based cat litter
• Shredded card bedding, e.g. Ecopetbed, Easybed, Finacard etc.
• Chopped hemp
• Megazorb
• Cross-cut paper (including 'J-cloth' type bedding)