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Problem with breeding rats and mice.

rolandslf said:
Hi there, this is a very interesting thread. I breed quite a large amount of Mice and Rats. My colonies are made up as follows: Mice = 1) 5.15 in a 55 gal. cage. 2) 3.8 in a 20 gal. cage. Rats = 1) 1.2 in a 40 gal cage.
2) 1.1 in a 20 gal cage. 3) 1.1 in a 20 gal. cage.
I have a literal population explosion every 6 -7 weeks, currently I have about 30 baby mice and 40 baby rats, you also need to remember that from this stock I feed an average of 10 snakes a week. The rats steal each others babies all the time but I don't interfere, the mice are temperamental but also feed each others babies, I don't mess around with the colonies by swopping or introducing new members I just let them grow naturally and split them only when they become too big. I have not experienced cannibalism for at least a year now.
Lastly I feed both the Mice and the Rats a mixture of Sunflower Seed, Rabbit Pellets, Dog Pellets and Crushed Mealie (corn) Pips. I have found that feeding them Peanuts over an extended period of time causes Growths.
Sorry for the long Post.

Ciao
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The male mice don't fight??? Is it true as long as the container is BIG enough? You find this work better than using a few smaller containers? How does it work better?

Sorry for all the questions. Thanks for your input.
 
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