I suppose the big commercial rodent breeders have it down to a science with large scale efficiencies. But still I bet the biggest advantage to your rodent business is what it does for your own collection. I've not raised my own rodents regularly since I got married in 95. My ability to procure the right size and quantity of rodents on a regular basis falls quite short and I've had girls go close to 10 years before their first clutch. But I do have two really nice big girls that eventually got to size and produced 26 eggs between them a while back and are now back on their retired breeder rat diet. Nice thing for me once they get that size is even if I miss a week or two between feedings, big retired breeder male rats can put some serious weight back on.

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