Since I started my small breeding group consisting of 1.2 rats 7-8 months ago; my girls have dropped a litter each every 5-6 weeks. They've normally dropped 8-12 pups, but this time one of the girls dropped 16 babies.![]()
I just cleaned their tub and placed them in a fresh tub and counted 16 plump pups! What could've caused the increase in pups all of a sudden? Diet is still mainly pellets, but occasionally we add some Granola and a hard boiled egg here and there.
My 2nd girl should drop any day now as well...![]()
I have to admit they are no trouble at all to breed, this is our 9th or 10th litter we've had already. We even brought them in the house since temps have been in the mid 90's for a few months now. We use to change the substrate every 7 days, but now we do 5 day cage cleanings and at this schedule you don't even know we have rats.
Could the lower temperature have effected their number of babies? We keep the day temps at about 78F and the night temps at 75F compared to mid 90F outside during the day and low to mid 80's during the nights.
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