Some of us do leave the Males with the nursing females that they impregnated. I have had no bad experiences in doing so (but again when they males get really big, I dispatch them and put in a younger male (fat males tend to get lazy). I also leave several female pups in with the colony as I take out the weaners so that they can grow..as they grow and the adults get old and die or dispatched, there is always a fresh supply of females for the males to impregnate.Originally Posted by Snakefreak64
lol. well back to square one?but I do know seperate mom good, mom with male bad........tubs have 3 to 1 so that only leaves 2 females with the male? something to do with her neglect ?i dont know, in her nest 4 live babys and in the edges(buried) 3-4 cold and neglected. I was really surprised to see it. I was also told for maximum production to leave females with the males( while nursing )so they could get prego again......
What I suggest is to look over all the options/suggestions given, and find something that works for you. My way may not be everyone's way, but it works for me and I am always having to freeze my surplus of weanlings, small rats, med, big and huge rats.
I feed my rats good, I am not prone to keeping non-producing or problem rats on the payroll.
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