thought i'd share how we do things here... with our ratties. we have 4 cages and bins... our retired mamas are in the black bird cage... then our other mamas and our little male in the white bird cage... and the little yellow/white cage is a birthing cage and the white/blue bin is as well. eventually we'll probably have to add another bin or two to the mix... but at this point, it's enough.

when we are giving a female a break... we will put her in with the retired mamas. we are hoping to get this breeding business happening so that the male is in with two females in the white bird cage at a time... and the other two are each in a birthing bin/cage... and then they can go in with the retired mamas for a few weeks... and then back in with the male again.

of course... we'll make any changes necc. as time goes on.