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    thinking about breeding feeders

    im thinking about breeding i hav 3 ball pythons right now will probably have 2 more in a coupple months...what would be my best way to breed...2 tanks 2 females and 1 male per tank...can you leave the males with the females after birth??? how big of tanks/tubs would i need...i have been looking at breading mice but was sugested to do rats...i have not tried to feed my balls rats yet

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    Re: thinking about breeding feeders

    Quote Originally Posted by willieshotg3 View Post
    im thinking about breeding i hav 3 ball pythons right now will probably have 2 more in a coupple months...what would be my best way to breed...2 tanks 2 females and 1 male per tank
    You could do one male to two females. Most that I have spoken to do a 1.3 setup.

    ...can you leave the males with the females after birth???
    I leave my males and females together and have not had any issues. Some say separate each female into their own birthing tank/rack. You'll get alot of different answers. My suggestion would be to take all the answers you get and pick what works best for you.

    how big of tanks/tubs would i need...i have been looking at breading mice but was sugested to do rats...i have not tried to feed my balls rats yet
    I currently use 58 qt sterilite containers that I modified for my rats. I've been using them for almost a year and a half and have only had two get chewed through and nobody got far before I found them lol. Someday I am going to make a rack system which is probably the best way to go. There are plenty of threads on here to see what others are using as well.

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    Re: thinking about breeding feeders

    so would a 10g tank be big enough to house a 1.2 rat colony
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    Re: thinking about breeding feeders

    Quote Originally Posted by willieshotg3 View Post
    so would a 10g tank be big enough to house a 1.2 rat colony
    With rats I thnk a large plastic tub with more floor space would be better.
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    Re: thinking about breeding feeders

    10g would be too small for 3 adult rats. 20 long would be the smallest i'd be comfortable with personally. 10g might work for a birthing/nursing mother, but not adults.

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    Re: thinking about breeding feeders

    use a mortar tub with a single lid if need be. Much better setup than an aquarium period.
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    Re: thinking about breeding feeders

    how do you set up a morter tub...just make a screen lid or drill holes in the sides???sorry im new to breading feeders

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    Re: thinking about breeding feeders

    worst case...buy a mortar tub from home depot (theirs are thicker than the one's from Lowe's) and build a lid for it. Food sits on top of the lid and so does the water bottle. That will give you roughly twice the floor space a 10 gallon will, easier to clean, better venting, easier to feed and water= happy rats.

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