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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
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 Posted - 10/08/2009 : 22:49:43
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At what age is it not safe to introduce another female to a male and female rat?
and do you take the male out once she is pregnant or leave him in there?
does anyone know what weight ,male and female adult rats get to? |
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Edited by - wolfspirit on 10/08/2009 22:50:41 |
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matty18714
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/08/2009 : 22:54:41
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quote:
Originally posted by wolfspirit
do you take the male out once she is pregnant?
What sort of sick twisted rat breeding are you up to?  
As for how big they get, have a look how much large/jumbo rats weigh. |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/08/2009 : 23:21:37
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quote:
Originally posted by matty18714
quote:
Originally posted by wolfspirit
do you take the male out once she is pregnant?
What sort of sick twisted rat breeding are you up to?
As for how big they get, have a look how much large/jumbo rats weigh.
well i have a pair of rats here that i could not bring myself to feed to Kaz..
The male has such beautiful soft eyes, and he looked at me, so i kept him and the female together, but tomorrow i am off to get frozen multis as Oscar is being a pain to feed and i need more live for Kaz till my multis are a bit bigger and decided to get another female rat to breed some of my own... |
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Danny Action1
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/08/2009 : 10:54:54
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I swop all my rats about as long as where they are going is nice and clean and only one male they should be fine
As for pregnant one wait until she looks like she is going to blow and then put her on her own or with another pregnant one away from the male
Cheers Danny |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/08/2009 : 15:13:24
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Originally posted by Danny Action1
I swop all my rats about as long as where they are going is nice and clean and only one male they should be fine
As for pregnant one wait until she looks like she is going to blow and then put her on her own or with another pregnant one away from the male
Cheers Danny
well she nearly got fed today, my female, she has got all bitey on me now..lol..so i am thinking maybe she is pregnant..
i picked up five weaners today one of them i think is female, will it be ok to put her in with the bitey female, they wont attack her will they?
once i know they are pregnant i will take the male out..
thanks;-) |
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Danny Action1
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/08/2009 : 17:14:38
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| Strange my females are dog tame when they are pregnant but as long as females are all kept together does not matter what age they should be ok |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/08/2009 : 18:20:50
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Originally posted by Danny Action1
Strange my females are dog tame when they are pregnant but as long as females are all kept together does not matter what age they should be ok
well she has just yesterday started being bitey, she was ok till then, but maybe needs more time with me to calm her down, the male is gorgeous, he is really calm... |
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337smile
Yearling
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Posted - 11/08/2009 : 23:32:26
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| They should be fine. I never had any bother with females fighting, as long as the cage is big enough for one to get away from the other while they sort out their pecking order. If you can be bothered you could slowly introduce them in stages (putting cages nearer each other, let them "play" in a large space, etc) But I don't think you need to. |
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wolfspirit
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Posted - 12/08/2009 : 07:54:12
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Originally posted by 337smile
They should be fine. I never had any bother with females fighting, as long as the cage is big enough for one to get away from the other while they sort out their pecking order. If you can be bothered you could slowly introduce them in stages (putting cages nearer each other, let them "play" in a large space, etc) But I don't think you need to.
ok, well the one i want to put in is a lot smaller, i will see today, i may leave them separate as i have two cages anyway...but they like to live in groups dont they? |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
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Posted - 13/08/2009 : 19:40:57
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another question,
how long an the baby rats be left safely with mum?
Multi babies have to be moved at 3 weeks or the parents will kill them,
so just checking on the rat situation..
thanks;-)
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Danny Action1
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/08/2009 : 20:55:38
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| Rats and there babys can stay together but have to keep an eye on the babys as they can breed well young so is better to separate as soon as you can |
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wolfspirit
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Posted - 13/08/2009 : 21:03:51
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Originally posted by Danny Action1
Rats and there babys can stay together but have to keep an eye on the babys as they can breed well young so is better to separate as soon as you can
i know that but they grow quite quickly dont they?
gestation is similar to multis to isnt it?
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Danny Action1
Yearling
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Posted - 13/08/2009 : 22:01:29
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| Yeah rats do grow very quick and i think they carry for 25/30 days (i think)i have 40 odd 2 week old rats at the mo and they dont stop eating |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/08/2009 : 22:37:41
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Originally posted by Danny Action1
Yeah rats do grow very quick and i think they carry for 25/30 days (i think)i have 40 odd 2 week old rats at the mo and they dont stop eating
how old do you let them get to before culling them? i mean the breeders...
what age can they get pregnant at?
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Danny Action1
Yearling
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Posted - 14/08/2009 : 08:39:22
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Well im not at that stage yet of culling my breeders yet but i did read that breed the females 6 times and then change(kill).I think they can breed from 3/4 months old the babys can be parted from mum after 4/5 weeks old
Also for every baby Mum has a week off so 6 babys = 6 weeks off |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/08/2009 : 09:03:48
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| thanks for your help Danny;-) |
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Danny Action1
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/08/2009 : 09:28:32
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| No worries |
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wolfspirit
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Posted - 18/08/2009 : 11:53:46
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Danny, one more question..
when you take the males out after the girls are pregnant, can they be put in with other males or will the boys fight?
what will happen if i leave the male in with the female? will he kill the babies? |
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Danny Action1
Yearling
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Posted - 18/08/2009 : 12:13:41
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Males will fight so im told but i never put 2 males together not worth the risk
Also the male can stay with the female as when my female drops her babys the male is always there and when i clean them out next then i move the male but the males can eat the babys if they wanted to.
Also if you did leave the male with the female for a long time she could be pregnant again they can get prgnant 5/6 days after she drops her babys which is no good for the female |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/09/2009 : 11:34:52
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Danny, would i have probs with two females if the one that is not pregnant is dominant?
Is she likely to eat the other girls pups?
I have ten healthy rat pups at the moment, with another litter due soon.. |
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Danny Action1
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/09/2009 : 12:41:37
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trial and error to be honest i was told that all females and there babys can be kept together and the adult females will share and take turns in feeding
I tryed but the 2 females had a fight straight away within 2 mins of being together so now each rat has its own cage
But then 2 females together without babys and 1 rat has babys then theres never a problem
Its all trail and error
Cheers Danny |
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