asf rats

I had bought a colony of asf rats because i have been told that they have lots of babies but one of my females just had babies and she only had 5. Does anyone know why she only had that many?

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but if her size of litter is slowing and getting smaller, she is retiring.
she will need to be replaced soon.

thats the downfall of getting adults to breed.

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Originally Posted by FIEND_FO_LYFE

*needs to be moved to ASF's forums*

but if her size of litter is slowing and getting smaller, she is retiring.
she will need to be replaced soon.

thats the downfall of getting adults to breed.

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Uhh, that or he had a small first litter.

yes could very will be first litter or a retiring doe, but i have had a few does that will have good litters for a while and all of a sudden have 3,4,5 or so and then there next litters will be big again. my mice have done this also. just kinda fluke thing.

Eric