I'm going to be working with 200-300 female rats. I have heard from many many breeders that pulling the pregnant females is wise for many reasons. I've done it myself & ir works better I believe. That's the way the labs do it too. The qustion really isn't to pull or not to pull, but what type of system am I going to breed rats in; 1)a friend of mine has a lrg wire cage he made from plastic coated wire shelving (awesome idea)& has a wash down system underneith it that washes the droppings right into the sewer - another awesome idea! Ideal, but difficult & expensive to set up. 2) Weather to keep females alone with their babies the whole time their lactating, or put several lactating females together in a community cage.

Thanks for your reply, I appreciate it.

Paul

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• Which method do you use to breed rats? - Paul Edwards, Wed Nov 19 09:41:03 2003
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