breeding rats question

i have 3 ball pythons. a 400 gram male a 1200 gram female and about a 90 gram female. if i had 1.1 could they eat them all before the next are born?.

Depends how much you feed your snakes and how big the litters are.

You'd be better to do a 1.3

i feed every 4-6 days

1.1 won't be consistent enough, 1.3 would provide a better supply.

Always better to have more rats than not enough. I would run 1.3 at least. There is nothing like being able to have any size rodent available anytime you need it. The extras can always be sold as pets or food if you take the time to raise them. Food for thought.

Regards,

B

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Originally Posted by llovelace

You'd be better to do a 1.3

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

1.1 won't be consistent enough, 1.3 would provide a better supply.

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Wow, great minds? LOL.

Regards,

B

will most pet stores take them? like petco, petsmart, souther agriculter? i dont want to have a over flow of rat lol.

Speaking from someone who owns a pet store.....
No.
I don't chance bringing in rodents from an unknown, outside source....
That's me, don't know about other pet stores..

In my experience the big box stores will not take in any animal to sell but they would take them for adoption. IOW, they'll take your rats if they're free. They don't pay for them.

My area has a wholesaler who travels around and picks up the "over-flow" and then resells them to pet stores in the area for pets and for food.
He has people breeding rats, mice, asf's, rabbits and guinea pigs etc. for him to flip to stores.
Maybe there is someone in your area that does the same?

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jasbus
I don't chance bringing in rodents from an unknown, outside source....

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I agree, they do it around here though, nobody has ever heard of quarantining rodents I guess :rolleyes:
The pet store I sold to would bring in other rodents and get the whole lot sick and then blame me for giving them sick rats.

i get rid of my extra rats on craigslist... food for thought