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johonny · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject: problems breeding rats

iv being breeding rats for three years in the house but everytime i put them out in the shed they wont breath why is this

jakeus · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 664

Not enough ventilation in the shed?

Jake

peaches · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:39 pm Post subject:

or too hot even???
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Young_Gun · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject:

Could have a gay rat?
Laughing

I had a male in with a female a while back and didn't get any babies for a while(4 months?) and never found out why.

Could be one of those things?
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peaches · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:45 pm Post subject:

I think I have a gay mouse atm too Shocked

......well previous male was in there and nout now this male and nout...unless these female mice are absolutely pig ugly in rodent world I have no idea Laughing

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jamie_s · Site Moderator Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 1963

obviously it depends on what time of year you put em out but i always find the heat is worse the the cold with rodents.cold slows em down heat just plain kills em Crying or Very sad

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Stuart · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:09 pm Post subject:

Thats all well and good eggman but the cold can have adverse effects too ya know!..pmsl Laughing

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Jase · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:31 pm Post subject:

Maybe the cold has made Mr Rat too embarassed about his 'Rat-hood' (think man-hood Wink

) to show Mrs Rat Very Happy

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Sioux · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:48 am Post subject:

optimum breeding conditions for rats
approx 22oc photo-period 14hrs on 10hrs 0ff any thing less than that fertility / success rate goes down
Also the age of the breeding stock is important, less than 2 years for females less than 3 years for males
I know that rats will breed outside this parameters but this is optimum as long as you are "close" to this guidelines you should get results.
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Sioux · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:01 am Post subject:

I forgot to add that an environmental "shock" ie moving from one location to another, especially if they are quite different in terms of temperature, photo period "draughts" etc will also have a negative effect on breeding. Until re-acclimatised.
HTH?
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