Your Colony Number Set Up???

[matt71915]

yeah its easy to just put the tub right next to the tub in the rack and transfer them instead of taking the tub out and they bounce all over and some escape

[bobbi]

you could probably even use 1.1 for one snake

ya i know but i sell the extras to help pay for the whole thing (food and bedding) so essentially seymore eats for free

[Emilio]

I've got 1.3 over here and there doing well but I've heard that 1.2 do a good job to, so now I'm trying a 1.2 group out.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

I use 10 gallon tanks for my breeders. 1.2 groups have by far the best production.

[euphuistical]

I have a 1.4 and 1.3 mostly because I went from three breeding groups to two and wanted to still have decent production. Now I only have three tanks to keep watch of, which is nice.

I've haven't noticed any fighting in my grow up tank (which has weaners all the way to adults) but it does look like some of the females may be pregnant. I haven't been feeding those just in case. Is this likely or are they just getting well fed?


Oh yeah, another food question: I just toss scoops in to the tubs and when I've cleaned or taken a look around underneath the substrate I've noticed a ton of food laying down there. Do the rats know its there and are they able to get at it? Or is it basically lost? Substrate is kiln dried pine only 1.5-2in thick, feeding hog feed mixed with some bird seed which is mostly millet and sunflower seeds and all that.

[littleindiangirl]

I have a 1.4 and 1.3 mostly because I went from three breeding groups to two and wanted to still have decent production. Now I only have three tanks to keep watch of, which is nice.

I've haven't noticed any fighting in my grow up tank (which has weaners all the way to adults) but it does look like some of the females may be pregnant. I haven't been feeding those just in case. Is this likely or are they just getting well fed?


Oh yeah, another food question: I just toss scoops in to the tubs and when I've cleaned or taken a look around underneath the substrate I've noticed a ton of food laying down there. Do the rats know its there and are they able to get at it? Or is it basically lost? Substrate is kiln dried pine only 1.5-2in thick, feeding hog feed mixed with some bird seed which is mostly millet and sunflower seeds and all that.

Yes, if you havent separated the weaners, the females will get pregnant.... If you're wasting food, think about making a hopper, or control their portions.

[OgleRpets]

I have 5 different cages with asfs. They are all 1.4 and work really well. Then I have 2 different cages for growing. Which are separated as males and females.

[suzuki4life]

I have 5 different cages with asfs. They are all 1.4 and work really well. Then I have 2 different cages for growing. Which are separated as males and females.

yep should yield a litter per week. I run the same numbers.

[SnakeDoc]

I believe out of all that I have the 1.4 pairing works best/fastest. I've got several males that I hang on to because the tend to breed to the females as soon as she drops babies. Then again you could end up with a male like the one I've got call "ole Faithful" I dropped him in with 12 females in a 30gal tank and all except 2 came out pregos! He's one I put with females that seem like they have a hard time getting pregnant. He's a hump'n blind man now...he's got very visible cataracts yet will breed no matter what!

[zombieon3rd]

Snake Doc I love your special smile at the end of your entry. I may want to farm out some old blind rat action. Nothing like having a go to guy. THANKS