I have read many things on the topic of separating nursing and expectant mothers. Some say that it is better for the stress of the mother and babies to give them their own enclosure. Others say that you just get all the females in a group pregnant at the same time and leave them together.

What do you do? Have you had any negative effects on the babies because of it? Do the babies have to be the same age?

I have been separating the expectant mothers into their own 10 gallon tank but I have been considering putting some mothers together. Right now I have 3 litters 2 days old. 1 - 1week old, 1 litter eyes just opened and 1 that should be weened soon. That is 6 separate tanks plus 3 grow out tanks and one lonely male.

Can I put two females in one 10 gallon tank? I do have some larger tanks but I was going to keep them for grow out tanks. Also do you keep separate grow out tanks to keep the same size females or males together?