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morphdepot
at Tue Apr 17 18:13:09 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by morphdepot ]
Interesting article.
I live in Vermont. I keep my rats in a well insulated but unheated room that I constructed in a barn. I open windows and open up the ceiling except in winter. Body heat from the rats keeps the room above 45 degrees all winter even when temps are below zero outside. I feed my rats a combination of Harlan rodent block, low protein low fat dry dog food, corn, and sunflower seed. I keep then in home made racks that use mortar mixing tubs (5 rows of 3 to a rack) and I keep 1 male and 4 females in each tub, but I think this year I am going to build a couple more racks and lower the ratio to 1 to 3. I remove weanlings and grow them out in stainless steel "laboratory racks". I change the shavings once a week in summer, and in winter change once every 10 days as they don't drink and pee as much when it's cooler.
Good luck
Grant
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RE: Question about breeding rats..... - morphdepot, Tue Apr 17 18:13:09 2007