how my mice roll - Page 18

Snakefood · 03-24-12, 08:51 PM

really?? I HAD to do it last time because my male was not getting anyone preggers and it went very well, I added the new male and within 21 days I had 2 litters. No fighting at all. It was when I added unknown/new females that I had problems.

Snakefood · 03-25-12, 12:13 PM

first time mamma rat in colony 2 gave birth today to 5

exwizard · 03-26-12, 01:07 PM

ok, updated numbers from last weekends cleaning...

Rats:
11.51 breeders,6.15 future breeders, 12 mediums, 28 smalls, 15 weaners, 96 pups, 27 fuzzies and 27 pinkies for a total of 288 rats. Our goal for the breeders is to have at least 15.75 in order to increase the production considering the constant high demand.

Mice:
9.39 breeders, 6 hoppers and 28 small and jumbo growouts for a total of 83 mice.

Yes our numbers did drop for both mice and rats but most of that was due to this demand however the mice production dropped as well. Still not bad considering the sheer numbers of snake people that buy from us.

Snakefood · 03-26-12, 01:12 PM

Nice!!!!!!

exwizard · 03-26-12, 06:14 PM

Thank you. Our biggest challenge right now is keeping up with that demand and yet maintaining our stock. Its a tightrope to walk and one that is always in front of us.

KORBIN5895 · 03-27-12, 07:23 PM

So two females gave birth to 19pinkies last night. Three seem to have been still born. I think I might get rid of my rats and use their enclosure as a segregation tank for all of my females.

Snakefood · 03-27-12, 08:35 PM

sounds like a good idea since you don't have the equipment to do the rats. May as well cull them and give the room to the mice!!

Trent · 03-27-12, 08:42 PM

Well the next wave of rabbits are due to go in the next few days.
49 from the first wave have reached the eye open and starting to run around stage.
Think this going to be a very good year

Rollin right along....

Snakefood · 03-27-12, 09:21 PM

I have 4 females preggers now and another 2 lined up to put to a male in the next week (rabbits that is!!)

KORBIN5895 · 03-28-12, 05:21 PM

Well I am up to 27 pinkie now. I found three more still born and lost two fuzzies that were really small.

KORBIN5895 · 03-30-12, 06:45 AM

One of the rats is pregnant for sure and another might also be pregnant. I am probably going to set the pregnant one up in a 10 gallon here soon.

Snakefood · 03-30-12, 08:28 AM

awesome, then she'll be able to raise them up!!

exwizard · 04-01-12, 04:21 PM

That is so cool! If you can get the rats going, Im telling you, they are much easier than mice.

exwizard · 04-01-12, 04:27 PM

Ok, we have almost all the rats in the South Colony now. All but one rack are moved, all but 4 nursing females are moved, all but 3 litters of 19 pinkies and 10 fuzzies are moved and all but 16 of the growout mice are moved. The breeding colonies themselves have yet to be moved but that will happen soon enough. Below are some pics of what the new South Colony looks like but even with this stage of the transition, still more rodents need to be moved in the next 2 weeks.

Gungirl · 04-01-12, 04:29 PM

I can not believe that with so many animals you don't have them on an automatic watering system. I would go nuts filling and washing all those bottles!