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Hey guys,
I haven't been able to find a lot of information on the internet about breeding TX Rats. I know that my pair is far too small this season, but next season they should be ready to go, and I just want to be ready.

The only breeding size recommendations I could find were for black rats, and the website recommended a minimum of 150g and 36 inches. This seems a little on the small side to me, but I thought I would ask. Any sort of general breeding advice would be welcome. Thanks!

-Jaime
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-Jaime Palma
Mad-City Constrictors

Well, 150 grams would practically be like breeding a hatchling...LOL! For a male, the small size could apply, as long as he didn't get knocked around too much by a larger female, and she was on the smallish side, or was just VERY cooperative, but DEFINITELY not for a female. Even small/medium sized colubrids such as cornsnakes the very general rule of thumb of 3's apply,....meaning 3 ft., 300 grams, 3 years old.

Since full grown Texas Rat's are MUCH bigger, and can be monster's compared to most corns, I wouldn't breed a female unless she was a minimum of somewhere around 4 plus feet, and 400-500 grams, or larger. Breeding female snakes that are very small is just asking for problems come egg laying time.

That's my take on the issue. Hope it helps you out!

best regards, ~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Very straight-forward, and they can be bred, raised in the exact same conditions of husbandry as Black Rats, and all the other North American Ratsnake's, corns included. The care and breeding practices of these snakes is all over the web, just "google" some key-words like Breeding Ratsnakes, Ratsnake care sheets, etc..., and tons of hits will pop up for your convenience.

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Hey Doug,
Thanks for the info... I thought that 150 grams seemed really small... especially since my yearling female is already about 150g, and she looks NOWHERE near breeding size.
I guess I'll see where she's at next season.

Thanks again!

-Jaime
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-Jaime Palma
Mad-City Constrictors

Yeah, she might go her second year possibly with a good heavy feeding schedule.

Good luck with the pairing!

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"