maybe you could make a tunnel out of toilet paper rolls.... also, the hammock is adorable! did you make it yourself or buy it somewhere?

Thanks!!

We improvised a bit, put some towels down on the bars and some fun PVC pipe in.  They also are having fun "decorating" with a full box of kleenex.  I think we are going to try and make things out of dowel rods (ladders) and I'm going to try my hand at some cubes to see what we can come up with.

We have a gazillion LEGOs and I'm wondering if it is safe to make them things out of those? 

The good thing about rats, is they can play with pretty much anything we think is garbage. Tissue boxes, toilet paper rolls, food cartons, etc. Also a very cheap way to decorate/stimulate your ratties!

I've found that my ratties like hammocks in the corners also.



This one is made out a bandanna & zip ties.

Good Luck 

I have a Rat Manor also.
My guys LOOOVE the running wheel, so I attached it (Hung it) at the bottom of the cage.  Their food/water is at the bottom also.
Here is a photo of the cage.



The inside arrangements are temporary, and it's missing quite a few things in there, because Page and Sabrina are in there right now, and Page has Babies.  I noticed that if I hang too many Hammocks / Sleeping Tubes, Pouches, etc, then Page doesn't seem to want to care for the Babies as well, and she prefers to sleep in a hammock with her sister, but after I removed 3 of their additional Hammocks (Leaving 1 hammock, and 1 Extra-Long Crawl-Thru Tube), they now BOTH sleep in the whelping box (with the Babies).

Less than a week ago, I Upgraded the Boys to a much larger cage (that I got on Craigslist for $40).
Here is a side-by side comparison of the Rat-Manor, and the New Cage for the Boys.





The cool thing is that I make all my own Hammocks, Sleeping Tubes, Pouches, etc.  I use Fleece, and there is NO sewing involved of any kind.
A short while ago, I made a few How-To Videos, and posted on another Forum, on how to make each item.
I'm wondering if I should do so here also.
Perhaps the Mods would want to "Sticky" it, so that everyone can take advantage of making their Own Bedding for Dirt-Cheap.

You can (seriously) deck out the ENTIRE cage, for $5 or LESS.  And you don't need a sewing machine.  Just Fleece, and a pair of Scissors.
I think the Large Boy's cage, cost me under $10 to completely FILL with Hammocks and Tubes and Pouches, etc.

Thank you for all the replies! However, this thread is several months old and I have already changed their cage around.