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How many medium sized rats can you put in a 30 gallon tank?

monitorman315 Jun 06, 2004 11:44 PM

Had a male and female in there but purchased what i thought to be a 1.3 today but ended up with a 2.2. My female that i had in the 30 gal. didnt like the male i had her paired with so i added a new one from the new bunch since i wound up with 2, and moved the old one to a cage of its own to heal up from what i believe to be bite wounds from the female. Meanwhile the other new male is paired with the 2 new females in a separate tub. But i was wondering if i could put them all in the 30 gal. Would 2 males and 3 females present a problem like eating each others litters or fighting amongst the males?
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Sonya Jun 07, 2004 11:30 AM

If it were me I wouldn't put in more than a trio. And once the litters start you are gonna be hip deep in them and changing the cage every few days. Tanks have that whole, poor air circulation thing. I have a pair of girls in one (30gal) and it was a last resort, and I weeded down the litters to only 6 pups by the time they were 3 wks. The male makes the rounds and won't be back in there til the pups are all gone.
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Sonya

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monitorman315 Jun 07, 2004 11:02 PM

the 1.1 in there for now but i also have a 1.3 and was wondering what size tub would would house them and also where to find them?
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Jaye- " When you try of all your forces to make your own way, you will help some of others and will be helped by others. As long as you do not make your own way, you cannot help anybody, and nobody can help you. " (Shunryu Suzuki)

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