when you can tell they are male rats from 10 feet away and everything is all swollen, does that mean they are ready to bread and they are dieing for it, or what exactly?
Ty for a newbie rat colony...
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Male rat question
reptilesintampa
Oct 16, 2004 09:03 PM
Replies (2)
LdyPayne
Oct 16, 2004 09:31 PM
Male rats are always ready to breed. Though their testicles are large, they shouldn't look like they are swollen. It's always best to house the male with the female(s) all the time, as rats can take awhile to get settled with eachother. Once they are both ready to mate and have babies the male will do his duty as soon as the female is ready.
Sonya
Oct 17, 2004 08:45 AM
>>when you can tell they are male rats from 10 feet away and everything is all swollen, does that mean they are ready to bread and they are dieing for it, or what exactly?
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>>Ty for a newbie rat colony...
IMO rats are always like that and it is just normal. Temp will have some bearing with how much shows...just like all boys.
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