Pregnant asfs!( Pics)

There are not many pictures of prego asfs, and im super ecstatic about these!

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...s/IMGP8348.jpg
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It was NOT easy getting these! I had pictures of a few other asfs but they were constantly spinning...

This makes 5 pregnant ones

congrats on the preggo asf's. I hope to start a small breeding colony of those for myself soon, those and reg rats. :D

Congrats. Looks like your ASFs have been feeding at the same golf ball dispenser as mine. :)

They're funny. Look in one day, not pregnant... look in the next day... and W:OW pregnant!

Bruce

Unless this is the first litter, they should get much bigger then that in a day or two...

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Originally Posted by mcavana

Unless this is the first litter, they should get much bigger then that in a day or two...

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Like golf balls!

Try grabbing them by the scruff, they sit perfectly still. ;]

you lucky sob!!!! Ive been trying to find another source locally for these guys to get some more preggo girls.... but no go..

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

Like golf balls!

Try grabbing them by the scruff, they sit perfectly still. ;]

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LOL YEP!

All of mine are handle-able though, so i just pick em up :gj:

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Originally Posted by Loft Lizard

Congrats. Looks like your ASFs have been feeding at the same golf ball dispenser as mine. :)

They're funny. Look in one day, not pregnant... look in the next day... and W:OW pregnant!

Bruce

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Tell me about it! She blew up over night

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Originally Posted by mcavana

Unless this is the first litter, they should get much bigger then that in a day or two...

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Im giving her a week, if she had her babys at this size id be pretty dissapointed!!

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

Like golf balls!

Try grabbing them by the scruff, they sit perfectly still. ;]

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I normally do, but with my camera in hand the tail was all I could manage:) They still spin pretty bad when I hold them by the scruff, they try to bite me when I do!

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Originally Posted by JasonG

you lucky sob!!!! Ive been trying to find another source locally for these guys to get some more preggo girls.... but no go..

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hehe, ive only had this girl for a day, and a few others are pregnant as well.

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Originally Posted by mooingtricycle

LOL YEP!

All of mine are handle-able though, so i just pick em up :gj:

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These are as well,but I wanted a belly shot.:taz:

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Originally Posted by Ladydragon

congrats on the preggo asf's. I hope to start a small breeding colony of those for myself soon, those and reg rats. :D

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pfft skip the regular rats, these drink in a day what the asfs drink in a week! They also smell like no tomorrow...

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Originally Posted by Beardedragon

pfft skip the regular rats, these drink in a day what the asfs drink in a week! They also smell like no tomorrow...

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I would love to see proof of this, really... anyone....

My experience with both species, ASF's drink the same amount of water as a domestic rat the same size. Same for food consumption and potency of smell as far as I can tell. (I still want to upchuck when I clean their tubs)

Let's stop the propagation of false rumors!!

well, I do know that my three male rats, which are housed together in a large 30g breeder tank, by wed or thursday, it smells close to what a barn/farm animal pen might smell like. Well, thats how my hubby describes it. As for the water, doesn't matter how much they do or dont drink, I change the water usually every other to two days. I think there shouild be a sticky listing the pros and cons of ASF's, Rats, and mice, as well as a comparison sticky of the differences between all three when it comes to breeding and such. :D

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

I would love to see proof of this, really... anyone....

My experience with both species, ASF's drink the same amount of water as a domestic rat the same size. Same for food consumption and potency of smell as far as I can tell. (I still want to upchuck when I clean their tubs)

Let's stop the propagation of false rumors!!

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Really? My rats drink a whole 16oz water bottle a day, twice as many asf's drink half of the small sized wate bottles. I'll give them both the same sized bottles and take pictures of how much they have drank in two days. Smell, cant even smell anything unless its cleaning day. Food, they do not eat as less as I thought but it still is not as much as rats. Are you sure yours are asfs Connie:P

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Originally Posted by Beardedragon

Really? My rats drink a whole 16oz water bottle a day, twice as many asf's drink half of the small sized wate bottles. I'll give them both the same sized bottles and take pictures of how much they have drank in two days. Smell, cant even smell anything unless its cleaning day. Food, they do not eat as less as I thought but it still is not as much as rats. Are you sure yours are asfs Connie:P

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Are you referring to a full grown rat?

I still stand by that ASF's eat and drink just as much as a domestic rat the same size. ;)

I think ASF's smell bad. LOL I also know no one else in the world can smell them. I've come to terms with that. :P

ASF's definately drink and eat less then a same sized normal rat. The water use especialy is at least half as much.

If they ate and drank the same amount of food, how could they possibly take so much longer to grow? Do you think asf's just digest their food way faster?

Same potency of smell? I am starting to doubt that your ASF's are ASF's too!!!

LOL!

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Originally Posted by mcavana

ASF's definately drink and eat less then a same sized normal rat. The water use especialy is at least half as much.

If they ate and drank the same amount of food, how could they possibly take so much longer to grow? Do you think asf's just digest their food way faster?

Same potency of smell? I am starting to doubt that your ASF's are ASF's too!!!

LOL!

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Hey man, I'm just laying down what goes on in this house. However I think it as been well told by me that I think ASF's smell far worse than domestic rats. :rofl:

Maybe it is just your overwhelming love of your normal rats... You love them so much that you don't even recognize the STINK!

Weeeellll.... If it lives in its own poop and pee, its gonna STINK!:taz: What should we expect?!

I find the asf's have a unique smell, kinda like skunk.. but very weak. Some people probably smell it better than others.. Also they pee in a corner so the entire bedding is not urine soaked.

My regular rats overpower any smell that the asf's make I clean the regular rats more than twice as often as the asf's.

nice pics.. I haven't gotten any golfballs yet but I am getting close!!

Richard

well, guess the only way I'm gonna find out is if I get some asf's. I already know that I am not breeding mice again, well not on purpose anyway, cause they really STINK!!!! Hubby tolerates the smell of the rat tank, so maybe asf's are the way to go. Hubby has a really sensitive nose to smells, so if the smell bothers him he's gonna pester me about it. :rolleyes: Plus, having all the animals in the livingroom doesn't make it any easier either. :P

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Originally Posted by mcavana

Maybe it is just your overwhelming love of your normal rats... You love them so much that you don't even recognize the STINK!

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Ah Mike... Thanks, but that's not true. I can smell the soiled bedding from domestic rats when it's time to change, but I really find the smell of ASF's to be nauseating. That little corner that they pee in smells so terrible by the end of the week... Like something rotting...

I've never been known to have a sensitive nose, but I have had one person agree with me about the ASF's this past weekend. She doesn't live around any rodents, and she really did think the ASF tubs smelled worse than my domestic rats as she helped me move them around.

Maybe I just do a good job keeping the big rats smelling good. ;)

The one in the last picture had its baby. i say baby because there is only one left:rolleyes: I found one still born and a healthy live one, this girl was not even big! I was like what tha? when I opened their tub. Oh well, we all know how first litters work:rolleyes: But hey, I should be getting a real litter from that first female any day now I hope

hmmm.. that is odd... Go over you setup again? including food. How old were these ASFs when you got them? Where did you get them from? You know the deal, give details.


I have never had more then 2 or 3 babies get eaten.... even with a first litter.

I have one girl that only popped out what I can tell is less than 5.

Every other girl has given me 16-18 first time.

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

I have one girl that only popped out what I can tell is less than 5.

Every other girl has given me 16-18 first time.

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Biggest litter I have ever had was 14.

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Originally Posted by mcavana

Biggest litter I have ever had was 14.

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Yea, imagine my surprise cleaning my 1.2 group one day after they popped...

21, 22, 26, 28 (wow), 30, (for real?), 32, 34 (omg), 35!!! Holy moly girls!! That's a lot of babies!! :D


Needless to say, I grabbed a bunch of pinks for my two small colubrids.

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Originally Posted by mcavana

hmmm.. that is odd... Go over you setup again? including food. How old were these ASFs when you got them? Where did you get them from? You know the deal, give details.


I have never had more then 2 or 3 babies get eaten.... even with a first litter.

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Just a normal 1.2 group in a concrete mixing tub, food is on top of the hopper, some food is inside the tub. Normal water bottle. All my girls are virgins from Greg ( where Robin and Trey get theirs as well.) Im not sure of age, they are young enough to just start breeding in their groups.

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

I have one girl that only popped out what I can tell is less than 5.

Every other girl has given me 16-18 first time.

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Maybe this is one of those girls:weirdface

Heres the litter from the bigger female

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...s/IMGP8415.jpg