My Rats are dying while pregnant Help

Hey guys

why does my rats keep dying while giving birth?
I feed them Mazuri 6F only and i take good care of them.
Also how do you make them have larger litters, mines have only from 8-10

thanks

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How old are the rats? You cant make them have larger litters I have some that are 8-10 and others that have 15-18...my bigger females do the best and they are not breed until the are old enough.

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I dont know their age but i bought them from another breeder, he sold them as Breeders
They are pretty big like the size of a Large feeder Rat

Then they were probably retired or close to when you got them i would bet ....

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It's not unusual to lose females here and there when birthing all it takes is for the first baby to be too big and getting stuck , nothing can be done about this, it can happen to first timer like it can happen to females with several litters under their belt.

Now how do you get big litters? With optimum weight and age we first bred and selective breeding.

My females will produce 12 to 18 babies at their peak.

I only hold back future breeders from the largest litters and my female only start breeding at 250 grams.

Now if your original stock comes from a store or seller it's a little harder but you should buy small rats (never buy breeders) and raise them up to 250 grams, and once they start producing you should only hold back from larger litter.

I started with pet store rats and build my colony as it is now little by little.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

It's not unusual to lose females here and there when birthing all it takes is for the first baby to be too big and getting stuck , nothing can be done about this, it can happen to first timer like it can happen to females with several litters under their belt.

Now how do you get big litters? With optimum weight and age we first bred and selective breeding.

My females will produce 12 to 18 babies at their peak.

I only hold back future breeders from the largest litters and my female only start breeding at 250 grams.

Now if your original stock comes from a store or seller it's a little harder but you should buy small rats (never buy breeders) and raise them up to 250 grams, and once they start producing you should only hold back from larger litter.

I started with pet store rats and build my colony as it is now little by little.

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I will try this for sure
thanks for your tips i will follow them to see if i can have a successfully breeding colony


thanks again