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    what rat size is equal to the size of an adult mouse(wanna know so i dont have to deal with the process in the long run)

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    A normal adult mouse is about the size of a rat pup/crawler. Typically around 3 inches long and about 25 grams. Sometimes very large retired breeder mice can get the size of weaned rats, closer to 4 inces and 35 - 40 grams.

    A great site for comparing sizes is www.rodentpro.com. If you "browse products" you can view pictures of each size of rodent as well as see weights and lengths.

    Hope this helps.

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    esssh, i think the guy i get my feeders from must breed some big mice :\

    seems like the constant average size of the mice i've been getting ar about 3.5-4inches, and pretty fat, about 2 1/2 diameter
    i'll weight one next time, cause now i'm curious as to the weight
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    Well, there is not really a standard for the relation of rodent length and weight to "size". Raising rodents to size is not done with percision. Every rodent breeder is going to be a little different. I was just speaking from my own experience and using a second source as a reference.

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