Low odor rats and mice for new colonies

[Ben Biscy]

My local supplier just sold all his rodents out, and will not be breeding anymore. My best option now is to breed our own.

Can anyone help? Smell is our biggest concern. Are there any breeds that are notably less odoriferous?

[Freakie_frog]

Nope... cleanliness and air circulation are your best friends when it comes to breeding rodents.

[Ben Biscy]

These will be bred outdoors, plenty of circulation. We won't be breeding during the winter, I'm certain I'll have found another breeder/supplier by then. However, it does seem that i'm on my own this summer.

Looking to buy, if anyone has adults for sale.

[Freakie_frog]

These will be bred outdoors, plenty of circulation. We won't be breeding during the winter, I'm certain I'll have found another breeder/supplier by then. However, it does seem that i'm on my own this summer.

Looking to buy, if anyone has adults for sale.

Outside?? will they be housed in a building out of the heat and humidity?

[Ben Biscy]

Outside?? will they be housed in a building out of the heat and humidity?

They will be housed under a shaded carport with plenty of air circulation, and no direct sunlight. Temps are always 10-20 degrees cooler there than in the yard. We have had rabbits in the same location with no problems.

We will NOT be breeding in the house. I have been to rat farms, the smell left nightmares. I can't handle that in an enclosed space.

[Freakie_frog]

My only warning is to keep an eye out for parasites, Fleas, mites, rat lice ect. Having them outside like that you do run a slightly higher risk of seeing something like that pop up.

[Ben Biscy]

I agree completely. I need to do some looking on that part. Hot shot "no pest strips" are available, as is seven dust. We don't have a big problem with fleas, but ticks run rampant. I have a table set up to keep cages off the ground, and can spray the heck out of the table and ground around the area. I will not spray or treat the rodents with anything, as I care about my reptiles more than I do rodents. Prevention will be absolutely necessary, and any advice is certainly appreciated!

Thanks for the help ff!

[Freakie_frog]

I agree completely. I need to do some looking on that part. Hot shot "no pest strips" are available, as is seven dust. We don't have a big problem with fleas, but ticks run rampant. I have a table set up to keep cages off the ground, and can spray the heck out of the table and ground around the area. I will not spray or treat the rodents with anything, as I care about my reptiles more than I do rodents. Prevention will be absolutely necessary, and any advice is certainly appreciated!

Thanks for the help ff!

I can't say that I know of anything that is rodent and snake safe that you can use to keep parasites at a 0%.

[nixer]

i would surely use sevin5 lawn treatment around the entire yard, but what i wonder is how will you stop wild rodents from eating their food or contaminating the colony with urine or feces. i have got fleas 1 time before keeping them in a garage

[LadyOhh]

I've gotten rat mites by having my rodents in the garage...

Wild rodents would come in and eat the food, drop the mites in, and... yeah.

NOT fun.