Any more help on this one?

Hello,

I was looking up information on how to breed rats and it said to place the rats male and female in a tank over night and then put them back. Is okay if the rats are living together? Because i have two rats and they are both living together and I am trying to get them to have babies. Once they have babies and they grow up I will start to raise many rats to breed, and I wanted to know also if I should be placing one male with a bunch of females. And is there a good chance that most of the females will get pregnant? Or should I do one by one in separate cages? Why do people separate the rats after a few hours? Is it just to keep track of how long the female was pregnant for? https://ball-pythons.net/forums/imag...s/confused.gif

I keep mine together in their bins. That's just me, there are arguments for keeping them seperate.
Wolfy

You mean you keep ALL the rats in the same bin?

Here's an FAQ that JLC has put together:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=31106


6. How many of which sexes should I keep in an enclosure if I plan on breeding?
Depending on the size of your enclosure you may want to try one male with 2 to 4 females but this is dependent on your specific requirements for prey each month.