ASF trio

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

Wasn't that the 1950's way to say it? Soda-pop? :D

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Sodie pop? or sodie water? LOL Thats what my old JH coach called it...he is pretty old....

Wow.. these Asfs have NO smell! I have them on pine pellets and since last friday (not yesterday) they've been in there with some wheat straw for nesting. NO smell other than a faint wood-pellet odor if you really sniff. Wow. If I could get enough of these bred, I would gladly switch to them from "normal" rats.

ASF are great! They have almost no smell at all! Anyway i recently picked up a trio loved them so much....that i picked up a group of 3.8

I've noticed that they love these tunnels called Grassy Tunnels

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I put the tunnel in the tank.....and also the box........they love both of them......I'll have to get a picture of it one day!


P.s the tunnel also comes with some sort of bedding or string inside of it.....they love tearing it apart and making a nest out of it

Try'em out!

Man, you people are gonna make me buy a trio.... :p

Ok I can now report on this topic. I have had my 2.3 of ASF's for a few days now. 4 to be exact. I offered mine a box to hide and chex and to help them feel secure. I see them out in the mornings and at night. I haven't noticed any smell or chewing. I have been able to move slow and gentle and pick them up by the tail with no problems what so ever.

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Originally Posted by reediculous

ASF are great! They have almost no smell at all! Anyway i recently picked up a trio loved them so much....that i picked up a group of 3.8

I've noticed that they love these tunnels called Grassy Tunnels

Pictured here http://www.bunnybasics.net/images/files_200px_61236.jpg

I put the tunnel in the tank.....and also the box........they love both of them......I'll have to get a picture of it one day!


P.s the tunnel also comes with some sort of bedding or string inside of it.....they love tearing it apart and making a nest out of it

Try'em out!

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i took some pics so you guys know what i'm talking about:

Notice the water bottle, in this first pic.....they seem to work pretty well, and they haven't been able to chew them.



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Don't mind this water bottle, it will be changed when these rats get bigger

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Ohhhhhh I like that beige one with the face stripe. I don't have one like that! (lovely now I have ASF envy! :oops:)

Awesome pics! I am glad that these little buggers are becomeing more popular. I am just plain flabbergasted at how little odor they have. And they are so clean. Kinda like taking the non-stinky-urine aspect of rats, and the small-poop aspect of mice, and combining them into a critter that's the perfect size for BPs to eat.
I still have.. 3 girls. No males! I am going to go get a male tomorrow from a different store, and see how it goes either working him into the females' tank, or maybe isolating him with one female at a time to impregnate them.

Be careful when introducing the male....they might be aggressive...and when separated, might not let the female back into the group.

(on a side note, once they get goin' you'll be overrrun, mine are producing more than I can feed..I have like 50 babies and 5 more preggos now...)

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Ohhhhhh I like that beige one with the face stripe. I don't have one like that! (lovely now I have ASF envy! :oops:)

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:D

where do you get them from??
do they cost more then rats?

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Originally Posted by monk90222

Be careful when introducing the male....they might be aggressive...and when separated, might not let the female back into the group.

(on a side note, once they get goin' you'll be overrrun, mine are producing more than I can feed..I have like 50 babies and 5 more preggos now...)

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I am debating on a few ways to go about this. I would love to keep the four together, but I am afraid of aggression. I was thinking of houseing the females seperately (but argh; I need to get some more housing!) and rotating the male. Another thought was to get 2 more males, house them 1.1 and 1.1 and either feed-off the remaining one or use it in trade for a male at the shop..
I am hoping to get to my friend's shop today if she is open, and see what's there. if it is all females.. argh!
Edit: yay! Called the shop and she's there.. I am off.

I thought heard some squeaks last week..............didn't think anything of it......as a matter of fact in this thread i think i posted some picks of my set-up

when i took those pics..........i didn't see any babies


This morning! Boom! one the biggest girls that i have is a momma! YES!

I'm kind of excited! My first AsF babies! I'll get some pics up later or in a couple of days.....i don't want to stress the mom out!


:banana::banana::banana::banana:

Good Job Tyree! Watch those fingers when your playin with the babies...Momma no like!

Jen- I would see if you can get 2 males and 3 more females and set up 2 tanks 1.3....separate the girls (move 2 and a strange female into the 1.3)

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Originally Posted by monk90222

Good Job Tyree! Watch those fingers when your playin with the babies...Momma no like!

Jen- I would see if you can get 2 males and 3 more females and set up 2 tanks 1.3....separate the girls (move 2 and a strange female into the 1.3)

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When i lifted the box her nest was under today, i thought i saw the devil! Don't worry she can have her space! lol

I'll try and get some pics up later....i just don't want her to eat them or something....so i didn't really bother her!

Poop.. she was out of ASFs. No males or females. I know of a store that I can probably get to tmrw, that sells them.. cross your fingers :)
I will take your advice, Charlie. Sounds like a plan! For now I guess I just have 3 females getting fat "off of the system" and not producing :)

The time has come! My babies! Snapped some shots from the litter today! My first ever! Anyway, check out the white streak down the fuzzies face! These little things are pretty cool!


This first photo i was messing around with some new feature. Came out pretty nice!

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nice congratz on the litter, I hope u dont feel bad when u feed them lol...

Noob ? what does ASF stands for?

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Originally Posted by Dcommander

nice congratz on the litter, I hope u dont feel bad when u feed them lol...

Noob ? what does ASF stands for?

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African soft rurred rats! The ball Python weakness!

lol I have to breed REW cuz that's the only thing available in Costa Rica other than wild ones, and wild ones dont breed very well in captivity (yeah tried it lol)

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

I am debating on a few ways to go about this. I would love to keep the four together, but I am afraid of aggression.

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I harem breed in 20 gallon tanks for the most part. Adult males will attack each other if the tank gets overpopulated, but I've never had a problem otherwise. You should easily be able to breed four females and one male in a 20 gallon tank. Remove and feed off the males as the mature, breed the females, and soon you'll be completely overrun with ASFRs.

any idea where in eugene oregon I could pick up some? I would love to get some.