I haven't a problem handling any of my rats, including the feeders. All my breeders rapidly become afectionate and allow handling. MY best breeder I grabbed out of the bin of feeders for that particular feeding day. I had bought about 40 rats, and she was one of the lucky two that got to be put into the rat palace.
She had 9 pups first pregnancy. The pet store hooded rat had 4. The pet store hooded rat doesn't know how much closer to the feeder bin she is currantly.
wolfy