Hello, I am thinking about breeding my own rats. I have 3 snakes soon to be 4, 2 balls eating weaned, and 2 dwarf retics that are eating large rats.

I have a couple of questions. How long does it take for a rat to get to 250 to 300 grams?

How many rats should I get for this project 1.2, or 1.3?

I read that cat food is just as good as rat food, if not better, what do you all think of this?

Is there a chart that says the approximate rat growth rate?

How many containers would I need? I assume at least 3. 1 for the breeders, 1 for females, and 1 for males, is that good?

Thanks,
Nick