Is an enclosure with base surface area of 2 square feet (1' by 2') adequate to house 1.3 breeding rats and most of the young to weaning?
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Rat breeding enclosure size (specific question)...
mariasman
May 16, 2004 09:54 PM
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Sonya
May 17, 2004 12:36 PM
>>Is an enclosure with base surface area of 2 square feet (1' by 2') adequate to house 1.3 breeding rats and most of the young to weaning?
To me that is gonna get really crowded if say, you have litters of even just 8 ea. You are talking 28rats! I tend to keep two girls in a tub about that size....breed them but then the male comes out before they kindle. Then I don't leave all the pups. I don't need many to go to weaning even. I weed out litters to 8 ea immediately as I have many animals that take that size. Then I feed off and freeze off many more within the first two weeks. If it is rats that I know I will want to raise to weaning I keep them in a 18X24X 18high cage (wire) and have a big box to provide a second layer and a full sized wheel. OK, so I have spoiled rats.
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