Need help on Rat Qty.

[JoshJP7]

Gloryhound you mentioned a grow out rack to get the rats larger... the rack in buying has 21 tubs and I only need 12 tubs right now so I can use a couple of the empty tubs to "grow up" some rats to larger size correct? I checked out the "grow out" racks and they dont seem much bigger than a "breeding rack"... I'm having the rack shipped out next week and I currently have some local pet stores I buy my live rats from work on getting me 24 females and 4 males... I have several snakes that eat FT so I plan on keeping some in the freezer incase I need them.

Can I keep the males in the same tub until they are ready to breed? Any pointers I should know before I dive in... please please let me know

[stangs13]

Gloryhound you mentioned a grow out rack to get the rats larger... the rack in buying has 21 tubs and I only need 12 tubs right now so I can use a couple of the empty tubs to "grow up" some rats to larger size correct? I checked out the "grow out" racks and they dont seem much bigger than a "breeding rack"... I'm having the rack shipped out next week and I currently have some local pet stores I buy my live rats from work on getting me 24 females and 4 males... I have several snakes that eat FT so I plan on keeping some in the freezer incase I need them.

Can I keep the males in the same tub until they are ready to breed? Any pointers I should know before I dive in... please please let me know

It wont hurt to keep the males together! They are social animals.
Yes, you can use the extra tubs to grow up feeders/breeders, just separate the sexes! Good luck, and we will need pics for sure!