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Rad Captivebred Communist
Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 1312 Location: Essex
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject: Baby rats |
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why would baby rats get eatten?
They have food fresh water and only 2-3 femles to each tub
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Gazza85 Contributing Member
Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 84 Location: Dartford
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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I've always wondered this with my mice, but the way i go about it is. Is that I nut off the cage that are 'eaters' and start the tub again. Just to be on the safe side. Dont want my surviving offspring to think its a good thing to be taught. lol.
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Rad Captivebred Communist
Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 1312 Location: Essex
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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only problem is i dont know which ones are doing it, not been able to see them |
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Gazza85 Contributing Member
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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Have you got other cages with rats that are breeding for you and not eating the young?
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Rad Captivebred Communist
Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 1312 Location: Essex
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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yes
i have tried not cleaning them so not to leave my smell but no good (other than smelly rats) |
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Gazza85 Contributing Member
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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My advise would be to bump off all the adults in the cage which the offspring are being eaten in and replace them with another group of rats which you produce from one of your good breeding cages.
Just my opinion.
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Rad Captivebred Communist
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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yea i had started to but just wanted to see if there was another way |
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Lynne ___________
Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 8265 Location: Kincardine-on-Forth
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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oh rad do you breed your own feeders!!!! _________________
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Rad Captivebred Communist
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Lynne wrote: | oh rad do you breed your own feeders!!!! |
yes it was a case having to |
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johonny Captivebred Colonel
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