Abundance of Rats

[garthy]

Over the last few days my small colony of rats (keeping me in feed for my 5 snakes) has gone from 1 buck, 3 breeding does, 11 weaners and about 15 sub adults to... the previously mentioned plus....54 pinkies.
I couldn't beleive it. I had found yesterday that I had two heavily pregnant does in the growing out cage plus another one today that started to birth in the same cage and another that will probably drop within a few days.
I am thinking of growing most out and freezing some of the pinkies in preparation for the coming breeding season (bredli hopefully)

 

[-Katana-]

Over the last few days my small colony of rats (keeping me in feed for my 5 snakes) has gone from 1 buck, 3 breeding does, 11 weaners and about 15 sub adults to... the previously mentioned plus....54 pinkies.
I couldn't beleive it. I had found yesterday that I had two heavily pregnant does in the growing out cage plus another one today that started to birth in the same cage and another that will probably drop within a few days.
I am thinking of growing most out and freezing some of the pinkies in preparation for the coming breeding season (bredli hopefully)

Color me jealous, Garthy!!

What type do you have? Hooded?

 

[saximus]

Dude that's huge. I wish I had your problem

 

[garthy]

Color me jealous, Garthy!!

What type do you have? Hooded?

Ok??? I don't even know what a hooded is???

Dude that's huge. I wish I had your problem

But now I have the problem of either housing them or killing them off early.... it always seems a waste to me to not let them grow out. That may change however if my big girl (Bredi) lays this year

 

[-Katana-]

Hooded have a colored head and a white body. Sometimes they have a stripe or a spot on their backs as well.

 

[garthy]

I'll just go up n look.

How funny... I had never noticed that all their heads were coloured.... so obviously yes they are hooded!

 

[Fiamma]

I don't even know what a hooded is??? The Dapper Rat you'll find all the markings here garthy

 

[garthy]

I don't even know what a hooded is??? The Dapper Rat you'll find all the markings here garthy

Thanks, saved link to faves. Some of mine don't even come up in those photos though.