Rat Breeding Learning Curve..

[satomi325]

I got a personal stock, I can't figure this out, the rats I profit off of, are crazy breeders, but the two females and one male I have nothing for 4 weeks. Kind of up setting. I think I might have one female right now in there that is prego. but I am not too sure

How old are your rats? Are they mature enough?
If nothing happens in 22-23 days then something is wrong.

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[RobNJ]

Spending a little time interacting with them can go a long way in making breeding your own feeders a more pleasant task. They're neat animals with individual personalities. It's also nice to have them used to human interaction...if all you do is clean and feed, they're more likely to be nervous and skittish. Breeding/cleaning/feeding rodents can become a grueling chore as well, so it's best to try to find some enjoyment in it so not to burn yourself out quickly.

[crepers86]

How old are your rats? Are they mature enough?
If nothing happens in 22-23 days then something is wrong.

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The male is a large and the females are medium rats actually on second thought I think I will say the females are of large size now. They do a lot of playing and eating I just wish that they would breed

[youbeyouibei]

The male is a large and the females are medium rats actually on second thought I think I will say the females are of large size now. They do a lot of playing and eating I just wish that they would breed

Not being a smartass, honestly asking: are you sure you have males and females both and not all the same sex? It should be pretty obvious once they're to that size...no mistaking the males, lol! When they're younger it can be harder to sex them but if they're not breeding and are of that size/age, that's odd, to say the least.

[coolballsdave]

The main reason I ask is that a friend of mine keeps warning me that it's so much harder than I think it will be. He raises his own rats and has had issues. He keeps saying, "you'll see. They'll eait their babies. Changing tubs takes hours; they get sick; they'll get lice; etc."

Until I ordered the Native Earth Rat food, he was feeding his rats dog food. I can't help but think that many of his problems were caused by using dog food. he piggy backed some food on my order...

Careful what you say Clark, your friend is on this forum. You are quoting me out of context. My rats have never had significant problems eating offspring, nor have I had any rats die from respiratory problems. I clean my cages weekly. Yes, I fed my rats dog food (since I saw no reasonable alternative living in the boondocks) till you suggested that I piggyback some food on your order. My rats did get lice shortly after I allowed you to put some rats in my shed that you got for free (my bad). I have almost eliminated the lice now and yes it is hard to keep rats. I work 50 hours a week, go to school full time and keep 35 snakes as well as a rat collection, not to mention I'm married with 4 kids. I just think that since you are so busy and have the money it's easier to just buy them frozen in bulk like you have been. I would if I could. Why add one more thing to the plate?