Mice are prone to cannibalism, rats are not.

You can pick up some young females (ideally 2) raise them up to 250 grams, which take time and than get a male. (1.2 is recommended for starter). Older up to size females might be too old to breed.

Once breeding you want to remove the male from the enclosure soon as you notice that the females are pregnant. (back to back breeding is not recommended, being pregnant and nursing take it’s toll on the females very quick). Healthy well taking care of females that is not over bred will produce bigger, healthier litters.

A good diet is very important, too much protein is not good thing, most people who breed use Mazuri Lab Block which can be found at feed stores. I mix the Mazuri with some dog food (3/4 Mazuri 1/4 dog food)

As far as housing glass tank or tubs it does not matter, since I have 2.12 I wanted to make it space efficient so I designed my own rack and build it (the DIY is on the forum http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=41913) I house 2 females per tubs and the 2 males are rotating through the tubs.

If you build a rack with 3 tubs you can have 1 tub for your 2 females one to put your male, and one for the babies once weaned.

If you use tanks having 3 would be a good idea.

My females always stay together from breeding to nursing and I have been successful at it, which is not the case for everyone (I used to separate the females when it was their first litter but I no longer do it)

Breeding takes time and work but if you breed on a small scale it should be pretty easy.

As far as substrate I use wood pellet, it cut the smell down and I don’t need to clean but once a week (again on a small scale the smell should not be an issue)

Just like for snakes if you get 2 females and raise them up, and than get a male you will need to quarantine him.

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Make sure if you use a water bottle to get a spring loaded one, they are less prone to leakage.

Food place in a bowl is often wasted so making some kind of homemade feeder with hardware cloth might be a good idea and will prevent the waste (in a rack the eat through the wire so no waste)

I guess it covers a bit of everything if you have additional question just ask.