I was wondering how long you other rat breeders let a female rat rest between breedings. Meaning, after the pups are weaned (or fed to snakes, hehe) but before you put the male in with her. I do not want to overstress my female breeders. So far, I have usually given each female a few weeks or so off after weaning. is this enough?
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How long to rest females between breedings...?
ginevive
Sep 01, 2004 12:36 PM
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Sonya
Sep 01, 2004 05:19 PM
>>I was wondering how long you other rat breeders let a female rat rest between breedings. Meaning, after the pups are weaned (or fed to snakes, hehe) but before you put the male in with her. I do not want to overstress my female breeders. So far, I have usually given each female a few weeks or so off after weaning. is this enough?
If they are in good shape and haven't raised a huge litter I think it is enough. Some folks leave groups together all the time and get litters as they come, without breaks. I think some of it is care and diet and some is genetics so it is hard to say what will work for you and your rats without seeing them. I would tweak it to suit myself.
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