4 pairs of females, or 5?
I leave my male for 2 weeks with each set of females and keep rotating him. Now, should I go with 4 pairs of females or 5? As it stands I am getting plenty of babies, but the moms barely have any time between me taking their babies and him arriving. So I am considering building a new rack to house 5 breeding pairs of females.
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How long do female rats live/breed for? Not sure when to get new breeders ready
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How long do female rats live/breed for? Not sure when to get new breeders ready
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Optimum production is variable, as rule rather than use age I determine retirement based on the number of rats produced anything under 8/10 and it's retirement, since they all retire at different stage every time one retires one is being added (sometime 2 depending on the season)
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Deborah
Optimum production is variable, as rule rather than use age I determine retirement based on the number of rats produced anything under 8/10 and it's retirement, since they all retire at different stage every time one retires one is being added (sometime 2 depending on the season)
Ok that's what I was thinking as far as production as the indicator. One of my females just had a litter with only like 6 live babies and 2 still born so I was thinking this may be her last go.
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OTorresUSMC
Ok that's what I was thinking as far as production as the indicator. One of my females just had a litter with only like 6 live babies and 2 still born so I was thinking this may be her last go.
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She probably can have more the issue is that when you breed for food a female producing 2 or for babies for example is costing you money while producing very little, and that makes your feeder cost go up.