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Huge first litter

zues Mar 07, 2004 11:09 PM

One of my rats had her first litter today and what a surprise. She had 17 pups and sixteen are alive. This is by far the largest litter I have ever got from a first time mom. She was bred to one of her brothers mainly for color. Their mother is one of my best producers. Her litters are always between 14-16 pups. This has got me thinking that maybe there is something to selective breeding for large litters. Needless to say i will be holding back some of her offspring. just thought I'd share. Clay

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rodmalm Mar 10, 2004 01:43 AM

I just got done cleaning cages and I found a litter of 25. I think that's a record for me. (2 were dead though--but 23 live ones isn't bad).

Rodney

zues Mar 10, 2004 11:55 AM

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