Rat size

can someone please tell me how big the male and female rats have to weigh before they are big enough to breed, thanks

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Originally Posted by lilnash0

can someone please tell me how big the male and female rats have to weigh before they are big enough to breed, thanks

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I wish I could help but I go by age. Once they hit the magic 6 week mark for me the game starts. Many people will tell you to wait until they are older than that though.

The rats I have are 2 months old and they won't breed and It's frustrating because the reason Im trying to do it is to feed my snakes

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The male chases the female and tackles her but I don't know what that means

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I wait until 250 grams minimum. That's usually about 3 to 4 months.

Ya about 250g for the females, males can do it younger but the female may not let them breed.

2 months is possible but they are most likely too immature to breed.

I currently have about 300 rats in my small colony. Wean the babies when they hit about 4-5 weeks and start breeding at about 250g.

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Ok thank you expensive hobby

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Originally Posted by lilnash0

Ok thank you expensive hobby

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No prob.

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Yup. I also do 250g minimum for females as well.
Males can be maybe 150g+.