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    Question Non breeding rats????

    Ok I seem to have a male and a female that don't seem to be handeling there buisness at all. Has anyone else ever had this problem? I tried this female with multiple males even my best breeder to no avail. And the male I have put in with him a few different proven females that have had previos litters. And he has not produced one litter to date. I am thinking of replacing these two with offspring from the best breeder I have. I held back 1.3 from 2 seperate mothers. To add to my breeding stock and am thinking about getting rid of them two. Any seuggestions??

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    Re: Non breeding rats????

    Get rid of them two.
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    Re: Non breeding rats????

    Agreed,

    I had a group of 1.2 that never bred either after months of being together.
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    Re: Non breeding rats????

    Thats what I was planning on but just wanted to get a second opinion. so thanks guys!!

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    Re: Non breeding rats????

    feed em off!

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    Re: Non breeding rats????

    Quote Originally Posted by phunkyone808 View Post
    feed em off!
    Well I think they are both a bit too big to feed off to my bp's so I might sell them on cl as pets and make a lil money back for feed/bedding. LOL

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    Re: Non breeding rats????

    Worn out breeders "normally" make crappy pets unless you treated them like pets when they were breeding.
    My breeders are handled almost daily, never bite, and have no issues with me handling babies or them whenever I like.

    Advertising them for food for larger snakes is a better bet for older breeding stock.

    I gas them and freeze them and then when I get a group large enough I advertise them as jumbo frozen feeders, they always go fast
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    Re: Non breeding rats????

    Quote Originally Posted by snakesRkewl View Post
    Worn out breeders "normally" make crappy pets unless you treated them like pets when they were breeding.
    My breeders are handled almost daily, never bite, and have no issues with me handling babies or them whenever I like.

    Advertising them for food for larger snakes is a better bet for older breeding stock.

    I gas them and freeze them and then when I get a group large enough I advertise them as jumbo frozen feeders, they always go fast
    Well they are tame and I do treat my breeders as pets the big male is very calm and never bit and the female has also never bit but a bit shy but thats a good idea but IDK if I could kill them two myself. LOL

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    Re: Non breeding rats????

    If at first you don't succeed..feed them off and try again.

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    Re: Non breeding rats????

    Quote Originally Posted by Jyson View Post
    If at first you don't succeed..feed them off and try again.
    The problem is Jyson I have nothing big enough to eat these two rats. I own all bp's and these are some huge specimens of rats. Kinda look like NY sewer rats in their size! LOL

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