Quote Originally Posted by Michelle.C View Post
I can assure you, there was no respect lost on my side. I've watched you post on several threads and you give top quality information. I just disagreed. And as I said in my other post, we all have our own methods and not everyone is going to agree with how I'm doing things, but it works for me and it was simply advice. Furthermore, I think it's why I like this site so much, people aren't afraid to give their opinions and it gives advice seekers several options to choose from.

As far as my litter sizes, as stated, I'm not even a breeder who gives 3-4 months off. I give 6-7 months off, as my rats are pets and I only breed to preserve genetics and improve pet quality.

Concerning my litter sizes, just a few months ago, I had a female throw 30 kittens (pups) and another 16. I will start documenting my litter sizes and maybe make a post on it. I planned on making a post on here about growth (taking picture of the pups every day) and weight. So, that will fall in line. the female I'm fixing to breed has over 20 pups every time so I know it will be a nice experiment.

you figure the secret out to throwing 20-30 per litter and keeping them alive and I will be one of your top supporters. That would be doubling to tripling my current output per rat.
However, my rats do not get those types of breaks and a down time of 6-7 months would not pay off. /in seven months, my mothers would have already produced 60+ offspring....some would be in the 80 range.

difference strokes....