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Old 10-29-10, 09:03 AM   #58
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Re: Rats

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Originally Posted by candyraver69 View Post
super small rats could be malnourished but there is also the possibility of dwarfs? Full grown they are slightly larger than gerbils. if they are dwarfs it's recessive so with a lot of inbreeding you would be seeing more pop up if you breed them which may be undesirable for feeders.
I watched this one progress, those babies were largely ignored by an inexperienced mom.

And please don't take offense, but the smaller ones are a better fit for my BP than a larger rat would be, so actually, the little runts are ideal feeders for him.
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