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Post by whipple on Apr 18, 2011 14:47:45 GMT -5
So I am going to be building a rodent rack. I went and visited a ball python breeder who sold me an asf colony. He had a rodent rack that looked quite simple and had quite a few bins. SO I'm going to build a similar one, just smaller. Currently I have two mouse colonies, and one asf colony, and going to get some more female mice today.
Wish me luck!
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Post by katt on Apr 18, 2011 14:52:43 GMT -5
Are you setting up a CO2 chamber for the rats? Or are you still set on feeding live?  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2011 14:55:16 GMT -5
afs aren't that much bigger than mice, correct? i thought they were just like, an over grown mouse, not rat size.
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Post by katt on Apr 18, 2011 15:12:46 GMT -5
But they have the attitude, intelligence, and strength of bite of a rat. They are bitey as well.
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Post by katt on Apr 18, 2011 15:19:35 GMT -5
I'd just get some gloves at least and be ready to intervene if the rats fight back.
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Post by katt on Apr 18, 2011 15:23:57 GMT -5
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Post by whipple on Apr 18, 2011 16:40:09 GMT -5
Now that I have saw them in person, they are quite big. So I will pre-kill them by cervical dislocation unless they're still smaller then mouse size, say fuzzy or hopper.
But I'd rather not this become another thread like the last one. Thanks
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Post by whipple on Apr 18, 2011 16:43:06 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2011 17:41:30 GMT -5
I have no experience with breeding mice/rats/rodents in general  But would't the rodents be able to jump out of those shelves? |
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Post by whipple on Apr 18, 2011 19:16:55 GMT -5
There is screen wire mesh that the tubs are tight against. So nothing to grab onto to chew and no way to get out. I seen one in person and it makes far more sense now.
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