i had a large rat breeding project. about 30 odd rats at a time. they had a huge cage with plenty space 4 everyone. and plenty food, the cage cleaned regularly.
one day i got home, and the one female, and the one big male have been eaten! and there was a real disgusting smell in the cage.
over the next few days they pretty much killed each other off. i saved 3 and had to kill 5 others cause they were looking real sick.
i've never seen this before, or any of my mates heard of it either.
i live on a country estate, and wonder if this might be a contributing factor.
any ideas or feedback would be appreceated.
i have stopped the breeding project, and have even burnt the cage clean.
2007-03-19 00:45:38 · 3 answers · asked by african_woman 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
many times it is because they didn't have enough protien in their diet. dry dog or cat food mixed in with whatever else you fed them works well. also, rats will kill off any sick or "defective" offspring, so only the strong survive.
2007-03-19 01:34:16 · answer #1 · answered by pjamesehle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is most commonly reported when conditions are crowded and/or resources are scarce. The phrase 'huge cage' does not tell us how much space each rat had available, but 30 is a lot of rats in any one space.
2007-03-19 07:38:12 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm, get 4 turtles and the last surviving rat and see if they turn into ninja turtles
2007-03-19 00:49:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋