this mama is about to pop, yo

[Mephibosheth1]

So how do you go about finding or making good mamas?


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I got lucky. My friend (who is currently getting his MD and Ph.D in Human Medicine and Biomechanical Engineering) was coming back from an internship working for the National Institutes of Environmental Health and Safety in North Carolina when he thought to himself: "California needs a diverse strain of mice". So, he purchased mice from a number of states on his trip back, and bred them over the course of 6 months to select away the bad mice. Every successive generation, the bad specimens were removed at the first sign of cannibalism, leaving the friendly, healthy mice to breed. When I purchased the colony from him, I got a whole colony of friendly mice.

[iamratpimp]

You must have godlike patience to be a pro mouse breeder for shows and stuff.

[Rhasputin]

Sometimes.


But I don't think it's anything like the patience you guys have for waiting -years- breeding snakes, to reach one goal. Mice at least breed fast enough that I can reach my goals in like 6 months (at least on a basic genetic basis). Body type might take years to improve though.

[iamratpimp]

rash, i dont breed snakes. I strictly breed rats as pets. I just like this forum a lot better than touchy afrma people.

[Rhasputin]

The funny thing is, AFRMA people aren't that touchy. The west coast is way more chill about mice and rats (rat people are always a bit touchy though) the east coast is really what's given rat breeders and mouse breeders a bad name.

[sorraia]

I agree, afrma isn't that bad. They keep an open mind. Some of the afrma board also not only support, but encourage culling (contrary to what much of the rest of the hobby believes). Afrma doesn't take a stance one way or the other when it comes to snakes (individuals might, but not the organization as a whole).I haven't been involved in shows for a very long time, but I did used to show with afrma.

[iamratpimp]

I more meant the kind of people attracted to rat shows and such, not afrma as an actual specific organization

[iamratpimp]

I also made the mistake of going on tumbler for rats...

..I am now scared of rat enthusiasts.