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Post by msav on Sept 29, 2014 12:30:34 GMT -5
  I have not been able to count but I see at least 7 in the picture, I know there is more under her. This is her first litter as I got them as juveniles. I am expecting 2 more litters soon from the other 2 females. I may be overrun with ASF rats soon. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2014 12:37:56 GMT -5
That's great!
Too bad though, those rats are cuties (giggle)
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Post by unclejoe on Sept 29, 2014 13:54:03 GMT -5
Congrats! I know you've been hoping for some time.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2014 10:23:44 GMT -5
Yay! Hopefully mine will follow suit soon. They're still younguns though. I can't get over how cute they are!
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Post by msav on Oct 4, 2014 14:50:30 GMT -5
wow looks like the official count is 15 - 16  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2014 19:53:07 GMT -5
Yeahy  |
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Post by Sherry on Oct 5, 2014 8:59:58 GMT -5
Fantastic!!! It sounds like they are really producers.
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Post by msav on Oct 14, 2014 15:12:41 GMT -5
Sorry for the lack of updates. I have been moving and am still unpacking.
The day we moved the 2nd Female gave birth to about 14 - 17 more babies. She put them with the older ones, I am hoping there will not be an issue with 2 weeks difference in the 2 litters.
so Far I think it is going well I have not checked on them because I have been so busy.
I am not sure if the 3rd female is pregnant or not. she does not look like it but she is feeding the babies along with the other 2 females.
I removed the male out of the cage as I was noticing he was hanging onto the top of the cage because the females were chasing him off. He was getting attacked so I removed him for his safety.
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Post by bitbyter on Oct 14, 2014 15:53:12 GMT -5
Yep, I just moved my male mouse to his own bachelor pad in anticipation of my females giving birth in the next week or so.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2014 21:40:39 GMT -5
You will probably have trouble reintroducing him. Next time I would just provide him a separate hide. Since they normally breed and have babies in colonies they don't usually have problems with having babies so far apart. I suppose the older ones might be competition for resources though. I wish you the best of luck with packing and the babies!
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Post by msav on Oct 16, 2014 15:15:04 GMT -5
Looks like the first litter of ASF rats are starting to open their eyes. My question is. when will it be safe to handle them without mother rats abandoning them or eating them. I don't want to make any more mistakes.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2014 22:07:27 GMT -5
They're really protective so you'll probably get bit. I don't think they are big baby eaters though.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2014 22:16:33 GMT -5
I just asked on the asf, rat, and mouse breeder page on Facebook and they said you don't have to worry about them eating babies! You should join if you haven't alre! They're great help!
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Post by msav on Oct 17, 2014 10:02:54 GMT -5
sorry, no Facebook for me.
They have nipped at me a few times, But not like the other mice and hamsters I have handled in the past. it did not break skin just a quick little nip. I think it was a warning nip. If I had been a little more invasive I am sure I would have got a full on bite. I have had to relocate the females during cage cleaning and have just grabbed their tail and put them in the other cage without any nipping. But if I get close to the nest they start getting defensive. At some point I am going to have to move the first litter to a separate pen. I will have to keep a lookout for when they are weaned.
I got them a little bird nest box and They love it, put all the babies in there within mins.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2014 10:44:57 GMT -5
Awe okay. I know you said you took out the male. You could always start line breeding and keep a male from this litter as the new male and you won't have any rough introductions.
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