I really don't like my first trio having back to back litters and I scrambled with their last two litters to get them all fed when they were still the size for my girls (Allure helped a good deal with having 2-3 a meal). I want to pull the male out and put him in his own tub. I don't have enough females (nor have enough snakes to warrant it) to have females paired off and rotate him through the tub. I have another younger male, but since I'm going to use this male to start my rat colony, I really don't want to risk anything by putting the male in with the younger male. Would it be ok to house this male separate as long as he's next to another tub of rats? Do they need to be with each other to have the socialization they need or can viewing the rats next to them be sufficient?

My thought was have him in a tub of his own next to the females then move one of those females in for 4-5 days then move her back to her tub after she's been in there long enough for a heat cycle.

He keeps harassing those girls even when they are clearly pregnant and I don't feel it's right to have them doing back to back litters all the time. I also don't want them with my other rat trio since these guys are on the chopping block for a reason. I also don't want him to be lonely or sad.