Breeding Rats

[Darren179]

I am going to be breeding rats for the first time and I have a rough idea of the best way to go about it but I was just curious as to if there was a detailed care sheet on the net. I couldnt find any. Thanks in advance


Darren

[Brent Strande]

I haven't seen one, but it is fairly basic.

Basics:
-don't let the temps get over 75F or so
-escape proof caging
-water bottle
-food (I prefer a hanging 'hopper' so that you don't have to reach in to feed, and it can stay full up to a week)
-bedding (shredded paper, aspen, and carefresh all work pretty great)

I don't really know much more than that, other than that if I rotate my male between the cage with one femlae and the other cage with two females, they continously get knocked up and I have food on hand!

[bighillreptiles]

will bring you a good book on them tomorow when i come down your way paul

[annieb_mice]

There are several excellent rat caresheets available, unfortunately, most of them are written by "pet" rat owners so there is a LOT more detail than needed if you are only breeding for feeders. BASIC rat care is pretty simple and as long as they have lots of good food and water and the temperatures generally stay between 65 - 78 F you'll have no problems. Some people prefer to rotate the males around, others prefer to have stable colonies where the male is never removed. As long as the females are given a high quality diet, they should have no problems being bred back to back. Though... I would suggest giving them a bit of a rest after three repeat breedings... but that's just me.
Take care
Annie B. <:3 )~~

[Diggy415]

I have my own breeding colony on both rodents, i pull large number of litters each time and have a guidline to what to feed and breed etc if your interested i can post or u can e me.