To answer a few question I have been asked.
In the grow out tank there is 51 females and 48 males(# will change on feeding day) of varying ages. I am not promising that ratio is perfect but I will promise that it is within 5 either way. In the breeding tank 1 I have 1.2 breeders with 9 babies and one expecting, breeding tank 2 I have 1.2 breeders with 26 babies( really close to being weaned), and tank 3 I have 1.2 breeders with no babies and one expecting. Tank three I think is about ready for retirement AKA snake food. I get between 20-30 per tank a month. If I was worried about it I'm sure it could be more. I am only feeding a small collection so I didn't need huge #'s. Most people retire their breeders as soon as their production starts to go down. I don't bother until they start missing litters. My ASF's are not aggressive. I have never been bitten and I pick all of them up by hand. If I ever have one that seems aggressive or over jumpy I feed them off right away. You are not going to walk around with them like a pet but they won't run across the cage to bite you like some. Let me know if you have any questions. The 10 gallon tanks have cracks that have been repaired with silicone.
