I will try and weigh one of the small rats on the next feeding day. The only reason I gave her a mouse was she used to be a really picky eater. (when I first brought her home she went on a 4 month feeding strike). The small rats I feed her tend to be 80+g. Should I be feeding her more than that?

I don't want to stress her out too much by trying to make her breed when she's not ready. But I am wondering how other breeders do it. Most breeders start off breeding in October or November and get eggs by March, April or May then they all hatch around this time. So those females that bred and laid, do they put them back into the breeding program for the next season, or give them a year off, or just breed them later than usual?