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Post by horse656 on May 9, 2010 10:17:23 GMT -5
so i am thinking of maybe breeding hamster or gerbils along with the mice, to give my girl something else. I've had hamsters before, so i know how to take care of them and whatnot, but I've never had a gerbil but i take its the same concept. I'd also like to breed rats, but i have no idea how i would kill them, because I'm not giving a alive rat to my girl. so about hamsters what breed seems the best? i would seem to think dwarf, but others could be as well, but then others would have to be put together at certain times. gerbils are... odd animals, i do have options of getting some free, same with the hamsters, i could get rats, from people and not the pet store. so, what should i keep them in. i do have containers, which I'm keeping my mice in, and i do have to cages. what should i put the gerbils and rats in, because i think the containers are too small for gerbil, since they bounce around, and rats are just bigger then mice I'm just looking for information from people who have/had/bred these before.
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Post by goingpostal on May 10, 2010 13:13:23 GMT -5
Glass tanks are going to be safest for gerbils, rats and mice can be kept in rubbermaid tubs but gerbils are chewing little devils. Gerbils breed in 1.1 best, a 10 gallon is marginally small but mine seemed to do fine with that setup. For euthing them you can setup a co2 chamber, just need a spare tub, some hose and co2 tank, or some dry ice. Hamsters I've never dealt with.
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Post by 1 on May 10, 2010 18:57:17 GMT -5
I'd also like to breed rats, but i have no idea how i would kill them, That's easy, a quick snap to the neck!
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Post by horse656 on May 12, 2010 13:55:06 GMT -5
yea, but i doubt i could kill them myself. like in that way...
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Post by 1 on May 12, 2010 18:02:55 GMT -5
yea, but i doubt i could kill them myself. like in that way... Mm ya, but out side the threat of poisoning your ferrets the 2cont most humane way I can think of is to drowned them! Have you ever been drounded? Its really quit painful! Maby you can get some one to do it for you when your not looking, like a helper of a chicken butcher, that's how they do chickens!
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Post by 1 on May 12, 2010 18:34:54 GMT -5
yea, but i doubt i could kill them myself. like in that way... Maby you can get some one to do it for you when your not looking, like a helper of a chicken butcher, that's how they do chickens! Oh, thats what you meant, sorry. Wheal, I don't know. I'd probably do it but then you'd have to let me keep a few! I bet its hard when you breed them, like their your fur kids too.
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Post by horse656 on May 20, 2010 15:49:53 GMT -5
i'd rather not do that.
what size of tub are good for rats? i want to get some rats, rather than buy them if i am going to try them. what is the average litter for rats and hamters?
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Post by carnivorouszoo on May 21, 2010 16:59:54 GMT -5
1. gerbils do not drown easily past hopper stage. 2. co2 levels in the gassed animals are not a risk as it disapates when they die. Its a gas, not a liquid or solid that stays in their systems.
The best way to dispatch a gerbil is with co2 or stunning then snapping the neck with a pencil. Hamsters do best with the co2 as they are hard to get to the neck on.
I personally would breed both if I could. Dwarf hammies and gerbils. I am getting a 1.1 pair of mice next week. Will go from there. Of course I have snakes as well as ferrets so they will get eaten reguardless.
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