How to Breed Rats! | Rat Breeding 101 | Beginners Guide to Start Breeding Rats | Ball Pythons 101

If you are interested in breeding rats and what it takes to get started, this is the video for you! Rats are relatively easy to keep, and this video will walk you through the step by step process to start your own rat breeding colony and start saving money for yourself as well!

I was spending around $250 a month on feeder rats for my snakes, so I decided to start keeping rats and breeding them. It has definitely been a journey and a learning curve, and I'm honestly not a huge fan of rodents to begin with, but I'm happy to help ya'll out with some things I've learning and some great money-saving DIY solutions to rat keeping on a larger scale!

Rats are also extremely intelligent and make great pets. Be sure to provide lots of enrichment to curb boredom, which will in turn prevent them from chewing everything up! Here are some great chews and enrichment ideas: https://amzn.to/3oaR2Rs

Rats can live as long as 2 years! To help them live a long healthy life, make sure you feed them a good all inclusive diet with all the nutrients they need:

Mazuri Rat & Mouse Diet:
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Don't forget to always supplement with fresh fruits and veggies every day as well.

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My name is Kelsey and I am just starting out in my journey of ball python keeping and breeding. In the beginning of any new hobby there are bound to be learning curves and bumps in the road. I want to share my life, successes, and lessons learned with ya'll to help you, motivate you, and hopefully some of ya'll can avoid making the same mistakes I've made or am bound to make starting out.

I also have a dog named Diesel and a quaker parrot named Charlie.

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