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ASF's: my first litter! and pics of my setup

SquamishSerpents

SquamishSerpents

Katia
So i got these ASF's at the beginning of august i believe...1.1 adults, 15 weanlings, and about 15 rat pups. I took the rat pups for my trouble-feeder cornsnake hatchlings (they GOBBLED them down, even after 3 months of non-feeding!) and froze the rest to give to the feeding cornsnake hatchlings. I left the female and male together and moved the weanlings to a very large (105 quart) sterilite tub. The parents are still in a 64quart tub. Along with their first litter they've had with me...there are 14+ rat pups! I got a quick count in today while the mom was distracted. Looks like my colony is finally growing! Here are some photos of the babies and my setup:

parents bin:

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the babies!

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the grow-up bin:

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i plan on feeding off the current parents as soon as the grow-ups start producing...first 6 that give birth are the breeder females! I'm planning on having 2 64quarts for the breeding adults (gonna try 1.3's), and the 105 quart sterilite for grow-ups. Can grow-ups from different litters/at different stages live in harmony?

i'm lazy and copy pasted this post from ball-pythons.net. i've been informed that soldered holes in plastic bins are a complete recipe for disaster, so i went out and grabbed some new bins from walmart, and decided to use 1/4" chicken wire as ventilation in the lids. but again, i'm lazy and the camera's charging so i don't really feel like snapping new pics. besides, the set-ups look exactly the same! just postin' these so somebody else can get some ideas for a very small-scale ASF breeding operation...the food hoppers are THE BEST!
 
cute? oh wait, you ain't seen nothin' yet! i forgot to post the BEST picture!

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don't ask me how i got them all to pose like that, i was just working away at my computer, and looked behind me and...BAH...15 pairs of eyes staring back at me! i had to snap a shot!
 
CaptBogart said:
Lol, all my babies do that too, but it's funnier when all the adults try to squeeze onto the wheel :D
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bahahahaha. that i would like to see. i dont breed rodents yet but that would be amazing to see.

awesome that your asfs are producing good. i wanna breed rats, but i dont want to go to crazy with it. i dont have the use for a ton of them like some, so im gonna wait a few more years.
 
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