Hi, I'm new to rat breeding and I just had a couple questions. I have the temp around 65 and keep all of the bins clean I was just wondering I am doing something wrong or does this just happen in the winter? Is it easy to tell when the females are pregnant and do you take the males out? And if I have a ratio of 1.3 and see that 2 females are pregnant can I remove both and put in another bin and would they fight or kill each other's babies? I would appreciate any help. 

65 is pretty cold, you don't need to keep them like mice. Females become very round when pregnant, very easy to tell. No need to sperate, they will actually help each other raise the little ones! Good luck.
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