Feeder Rodent Businesses Closing?

[wilomn]

Rodent breeding is a nightmare because the consumer is cheap. Everyone is thinking it. I said it.

If anyone knew what it cost to raise a rat from a pink to Jumbo size they would poop right in their pants.

The only way to be successful and profitable in breeding rodents is to put animals together when they are way to young to be breeding, keep them pumping out babies in the most high density system you can, accept a high mortality rate under those conditions, and then replace your breeding stock every four or five litters to keep up with the people that want large and jumbo rats.

It is a disgusting industry. FILTHY disgusting.

If you had any idea what a large scale, profitable rodent breeding facility looked like a lot of you would cry.

Have you got any personal experience with rodent raising or are you just passing along what you've gleaned off youtube? Do you or have you ever raised large number of rodents? How many for how long, if you have?