Rat Breeding Question?

I have had my pair of rats together since December 30! I was thinking about putting another female in with them. The current female looks to be pregnant but i'm not sure! IS THIS A GOOD OR BAD IDEA? *OHH THEY ARE IN A 36GALLON PLASTIC TOTE!*:confused:

putting another female in would be a good idea.

In that size tub, you can probably get away with another 2 females. Don't worry about the current female being pregnant. All the females will help feed the babies. They GENERALLY aren't canibalistic.....again......generally.

Good luck. Breeding rats is very fun, as well as cheaper than buying.....depending on how many snakes you are feeding.

Jason

You're fine. They haven't been together all that long yet. You could add some more females into the mix, especially if there's no babies yet.

With more than one female, they'll take turns caring for the babies so one mom doesn't get too run down... generally.

Good luck.

Do you currently have the other female (hahahaha! the "other" woman!) on hand or are you looking at getting another? My only concern would be possible disease/illness transmission if you're introducing a new female to the ones you already have. If you already have a female that has been around the male/female pair you currently have, there shouldn't be any issues putting all three (or more) together. Don't mean to complicate the issue, just saying... Anyway, there shouldn't be any issues with introducing another female to the mix provided everyone is healthy.

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Originally Posted by JTrott

In that size tub, you can probably get away with another 2 females. Don't worry about the current female being pregnant. All the females will help feed the babies. They GENERALLY aren't canibalistic.....again......generally.

Good luck. Breeding rats is very fun, as well as cheaper than buying.....depending on how many snakes you are feeding.

Jason

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Well I have 5 ball pythons right now. I just want to be able to feed them all on a regular schedule. I want to add at least another female or 2 but just don't want them crammed into a small space and them little jokers are busy bodies. I had to move the water bottle because they like to climb on top of it and chew lol. Glad I caught it early enough. Thanks for your advice:gj: