Quote Originally Posted by Amon Ra Reptiles View Post
Hey Bob, that's actually my concern, I'm sure I can produce the pinks to feed em I'm just concerned about producing enough medium rats for the breeders and the last thing I want is to let my breeders miss meals for hatchlings. That's obviously counter productive.

This year was kind of an eye opener for us. We were running 25 tubs total with 5 mouse tubs 5 Asf colonies and 5 grow out tubs for weaned feeders. So only ten breeding groups of rats for 45 adults and 25 hatchlings and we had a surplus of medium rats for a while until our hatchlings all got on the ground then there was still enough for all but it has been touch and go for a while. I'm thinking that we will start to add tubs as our clutches hit the ground next spring that way they can begin producing while our eggs are cooking. I'm thinking to stay with the same amount of mice and ASFs and increase rats to 25 breeding tubs overall and hopefully that will keep us close and we can supplement with some f/t for those who will take it.
Yep that's the kicker for sure. I have jsut feed 2x's a week feeding smalls to my breeders. They are still gaining well. Then the breeders who never refuse FT I get either meds or lg at the shows. So Far ALL of my females that laid are either at weight or OVER pre-lay weight.