Easy grow out setup.

I started doing something about a month ago and have had some really good results so I thought I would share.

When I wean the baby ASF's, I seperate them into two large tubs. Males in one, Females in the other. I do this each week adding new just weined babies in with the ones from the previous weeks.

Surprisingly, they do not fight AT ALL. I think the reason they don't fight is that the males have not had sex yet... And the females have not been pregnant yet. Right now there are asf's that were weined 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 week ago in each of the 2 tubs. ASF's from the same and completely different blood lines... No fighting, and every single one that I put in the tubs is accounted for.

Is anybody else doing this? If not, give it a try, and report back with your results.

I have no problems mixing old and young, as long as they aren't from a breeding group they don't fight.

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Originally Posted by panthercz

I have no problems mixing old and young, as long as they aren't from a breeding group they don't fight.

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Exactly!

Thats a great idea. I am going to start doing that also.

You are the ASF master!

yup must admit I do the same , large 30 x 15 glass tank , split in two equal halfs . Males go in the right side , well , males are ALWAYS right yeah ;-) , females in left hand side.

I did use plastic tubs before , got fed up chasing the wee buggers around the room !

took a leaf out of the ''American Way '' of doing it , ( glass tanks ) works a treat now ..yeeha!

Also no fighting when ( and after ) I add new weaners to the established group .

Weirdly , I have one female that has given me her third litter , each has been smaller than the last . Once she has nursed this last litter she will be ''retired'' Her first litter was 11 and her recent one was only 6 . That said , she has littered every month since June.

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Originally Posted by mcavana

I think the reason they don't fight is that the males have not had sex yet... And the females have not been pregnant yet.

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Guess sex has that effect. :colbert2:

Why wouldnt anyone separate them by sex when they are weaned? I suppose I figured its common sense to split them up that ways.

Mine are from largly different aged groups, and they all do just fine.

I don't separate them by sex when I wean them. I haven't had any problems. I have a large tub and every week I put weans in there. I am only feeding off 4 or so ASFs per week to the picky feeders so I have a lot of weans growing up!

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Originally Posted by jglass38

I don't separate them by sex when I wean them. I haven't had any problems. I have a large tub and every week I put weans in there. I am only feeding off 4 or so ASFs per week to the picky feeders so I have a lot of weans growing up!

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Same here, when I clean tubs every week I shift them around by size and have had no problems yet.

Thanks for the info. I was just wondering about adding new weans to an older group. I currently have a 1.2 group with the first female getting ready to wean, and the next will probably pop in the next week. Being so far apart, I just wanted to know if they would fight. So far in the thread, I see they do not.

:gj:

Makes sense- when we get large orders of rats in they all come mixed into rodent boxes and they don't fight as long as pieces of potato / food are thrown in.

Lol! I thought that was what everyone does and thats what I've been doing. :rofl:

Although I get almost ALL males so I've been doing it a little different. I weaned them when they just open their eyes and I put ALL of the weaned ones in the FEMALEs Tub, Since there is usualy only like 3-5 females in there. As soon and I place the new ASFs in, the older females check them out and start licking them. When the males start droping their testicles, I replace them to the MALEs tub.

Maternal Instinct?? :)

i put all my weiners into a 20 gallon aquarium, there are 30 or so in there right now, probably minus 10 or 15 after tonight (feeding night is monday, yay!) and haven't witnessed any fighting or chasing whatsoever.

my ASF production is hopefully going to double soon though, as i now have 2 colony's of 1.4 going. so we'll see if any fighting comes along. i hope not!

one of my pregnant females just gave birth for the first time.
I got home and looked in and she was squeezing one out.
Should I take out the male?

This is the first time I've had them give birth.

Leave the male in it, cause when you put them back they will fight.