I breed high quality pet rats including blues, Himalayans, dwarf rats and Satin coat, velveteen coats and rex coats.
I sell rats for pets to pay for my feeders for my snakes.
It pays for rat food, rat bedding and puts a few bills in my pocket now and then too.
COOL LOOKING RATS!!!!!!!!!!! IS IT HARD TO SHIP LIVE RODENTS? IF NOT WE NEED TO CHAT RATS BUDDY! :gj:
06-04-2010, 01:24 PM
snakesRkewl
Re: say it aint so.....
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Originally Posted by SERPENT_MASTERS
COOL LOOKING RATS!!!!!!!!!!! IS IT HARD TO SHIP LIVE RODENTS? IF NOT WE NEED TO CHAT RATS BUDDY! :gj:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure it's illegal in all states to ship rats.
Otherwise I'd be shipping more rats than snakes, lol.
06-04-2010, 01:54 PM
wax32
Re: say it aint so.....
Rats are, IMO, the best rodent pets. I used to have some, but I need the space for snakes now...
06-04-2010, 01:59 PM
ddiaz
Re: say it aint so.....
I struggle to see what you see in rats. Like someone said before me every rat I've ever handled was either peeing or going dooky. I thought about trying to keep one but that just drives me nuts! If I could find one that wasn't using the bathroom every time I go to mess with him\her I would probably keep one or two. Can they really be litter box trained? Please share your experience and fasination.
06-04-2010, 02:19 PM
snakesRkewl
Re: say it aint so.....
Young males can and do mark occasionally, especially if left to run around.
When I throw my dwarf boy on my shoulders he just chills and goes along for the ride. We clean tubs and do chores together :P Granted I do most of the work, lol.
He doesn't pee on me and never has.
06-04-2010, 02:29 PM
kilabyte
Re: say it aint so.....
I used to have hamsters as pets. I most all rodents with long tails nasty. Go figure how I am into snakes now. :rolleye2: My hamsters never went to the bathroom on me and rarely left a poop while I was holding them. I was able to train them to go in a small drinking glass I left in their cage. I will say this I had a small rat a few weeks ago that was kinda cute and it did make me feel bad to turn him into a snake food. The mice I get for food are nasty & after scenting the room can't wait till my bp ends it for them.:snake:
06-04-2010, 02:41 PM
NatelovesBPs
Re: say it aint so.....
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Originally Posted by BallsUnlimited
my favorite male outta the bunch. i also gotta take a picture of the light tan male and female rats that randomly popped out of no where. Going to breed them together when they get to the correct size. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._3645494_n.jpg
There is no correct size for breeding rodents, they will breed when they are mature. I have some rat females that breed very early and some when they are bigger/older. The only difference is the females that are smaller have smaller litters. I have only had one rodent die after giving birth and it was a mouse, happened to be the biggest female I had so that pretty much rules out a higher mortality rate for younger/smaller mothers. I dont know what everyone elses experiences are but I would say for myself that on average the younger smaller females tend to be better mothers.
06-04-2010, 03:31 PM
BallsUnlimited
Re: say it aint so.....
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Originally Posted by NatelovesBPs
There is no correct size for breeding rodents, they will breed when they are mature. I have some rat females that breed very early and some when they are bigger/older. The only difference is the females that are smaller have smaller litters. I have only had one rodent die after giving birth and it was a mouse, happened to be the biggest female I had so that pretty much rules out a higher mortality rate for younger/smaller mothers. I dont know what everyone elses experiences are but I would say for myself that on average the younger smaller females tend to be better mothers.
i do not breed my rats small, they have to be big, i have a lot of snakes so i need the big litters. All my females are very large. Im always feeding off the males and keep females from the litter to raise as future breeders.
06-04-2010, 04:09 PM
snakesRkewl
Re: say it aint so.....
I put my groups together at 12 weeks old and they have their first litters when they are ready.
I average 13 to 15 babies on 2nd litters with some smaller litters of 8 to 10 by first time moms.
