Colony-
1.2 ASF
Wheel
10 Gal
Glass bottle
Hog Feed dumped on substrate
Substrate= Kaytee SoftSorbent Pellets
No Hides, TP provided for nesting as needed


ASF#1 first litter born 8/12... 11 pinks
ASF#2 first litter born 8/17...8 pinks

ASF#1 first litter weaned 8/31... 2.3
ASF#2 first litter weaned 9/4... 3.2
.1 Left behind with parents (runt)

ASF#1 second litter born 9/7... 11 pinks
ASF#2 second litter born 9/12... 10 pinks

So....they birth 5 days apart each time...they were weaned 19 days after birth each, 5 days apart. New litter was born for each rat 26 days after inital birth, 5 days apart (lol huh?!).

Weaned 2 days after opening their eyes and observed feeding by themselves. Growth rate...WOW.