Questions for ASF breeders

[akaangela]

My guys and girls LOVE their new home. I have two wheels (which are in use most of the time) they are GREAT. I picked up them all without a bite I even picked up mom with a litter and she didn't nail me. I am go glad. I did loose track of how many I had. At least 3 litters and one VERY pregnant mom.

[nixer]

i was messin with mine today too and noticed they like to be rubbed on their backs

[rabernet]

Too cold, I enjoy the soutern weather too much

Yayyy - I get to keep her!!!!

[broadude]

I have been breeding mine for approximately a year now. Started with a very nice 1:3 ratio from Jon (they were very nice and tame) Picked up a 3:10 ratio from a show and carefully culled the biters, nippers and jumpers (they will still jump if startled).

I have steel tubs so no worry about chewing out of anything. and they do walk upside down and can get to my automatic watering system with no problems. I don't know how much they drink exactly, but when I cull for feeders, I have to keep refilling the bottle..so unless you have bookoos of time on your hands, I would go with the automatic watering system, because it frees up a LOT Of time and if you want to go out of town for a weekend, the watering issue is taken care of.

Mine are not biters, but I am sure they would nip me if I startled them. They don't rush to the front to kill me, but they do come to see what kind of treat I have now. I give: grapes, bird seed and millet, nuts, Timothy hay, on top of lab blocks.

A pic is worth 1,000 words so without further ado:


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I read the caresheet of a woman that had been keeping them for a while. Her suggestion (in a nutshell) was tht most things/animals respond to how they are cared for. I am not saying that mine won't bite, anything with teeth will bite on a bad day. It's nust that they are getting a bad rap in my opinion and they are no where near as vicious as they are being painted by some.

[littleindiangirl]

I would love to read that caresheet, or a paraphrasing of some key points.

[broadude]

I would love to read that caresheet, or a paraphrasing of some key points.

http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Anim...rred%20Rat.htm

It doesn't say "copyrighted" so I am sure that they would want the information shared.


Oh yes! I forgot they eat some of Duchess (gecko's) superworms and mealworms!