breeding rats and mice

[dougie86]

hi every1 i have 4 female rats with one male and the same with mice which i plan on breeding for my snake collection.

can the females have babies in the same tank?

can the male be left in with the females and babies?

is it the same rules for mice and rats?


i have heard so many different thing just wondering what some of you snake breeders do thanks

[rachel132002]

I keep mine in 1.4 groups, let the male do the deed then when the girls look big i move em into another tub usually 4 girls to a tub, this gives them peace away from the male and each female picks a corner to nest in or they just bundle together and share babies plus it gives them time to recover better before breeding again.

[bluerain]

The male wont harm the babies at all...if anything its nervous first time mums that eat their own young! Only thing, if you dont seperate to give birth...male will mate with female straight away. You will kill your females if you just constantly breed them..as Rach says , give them the rest of bringing first litter up...before you put back in with male!

[oakelm]

Same here, 4 to 1 ratio then move the females when looking round. But I only put 2 females together as more than 2 females with growing young looks a little cramped in my preggie tubs. Plus as said you can control the break they have between litters that way.