Quote Originally Posted by suzuki4life View Post
I disagree of course. Rats have roughly a 15-20 month "window" of optimum breeding life. If you allow for pregnancy, nursing and a rest period. You just used over three months for ONE litter. In the same three months, rats under my care would be working on their third litter. So even if you produce and sustain 200% more offspring than I can per litter, you are producing less than 1/3 of the litters.
Again, you were correct in your first post. It comes down to if you are breeding for strictly feeders, pets or somewhere in the middle. I've never bred for strictly feeders. I worked at a place that did, but didn't personally ever use these methods. I did breed somewhere in the middle (for feeders, but treated them like pets). Most strictly feeder breeders are retired at 12-15 months and fed off because production becomes lower.

But, I'll agree to disagree. We all have our methods and since we are obviously breeding for different reasons, it's all good.