Tips to Reduce your Rat Breeding Cost

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  • Опубликовано: 25 дек 2024

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  • @dsiz9421
    @dsiz9421 4 года назад +1

    Thx for vid. I have 14 snakes. Just looking to feed

  • @brianpowers1094
    @brianpowers1094 4 года назад +2

    Really I also seen, that you can use the doggy bag dog food from Tractor Supply. I looked at the nutritional value, it is fairly close.

    • @kalebbrowland1410
      @kalebbrowland1410 3 года назад

      How it work ? I’m scared to switch my rats on it

  • @strongtv_creator
    @strongtv_creator 7 месяцев назад

    How do you maintain cleaning and smell??

  • @ZenOrcReptiles
    @ZenOrcReptiles  5 лет назад +2

    Hey everyone thanks for checking out this video! I hope it helps you with your rat breeding endeavors.

    • @curtissalley5070
      @curtissalley5070 5 лет назад +1

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    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  5 лет назад +1

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    • @Snakesok
      @Snakesok 5 лет назад +1

      Switched to the hog feed yesterday and modified screen for the smaller food. Looking forward to your update video of how it works for you. Good luck bro

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  5 лет назад +2

      Good luck! So far so good for me. They seem to be the same and are breeding the same.

  • @jajatus2002
    @jajatus2002 2 года назад

    Have you ver had an issue with them chewing through the 1/2 inch mesh?

  • @truenorthconstrictorscanad5315
    @truenorthconstrictorscanad5315 4 года назад +1

    I breed my own rats too and man do I love these kind of stores 😅 there’s a store called peavy mart near me and I can get supplies for dirt cheap 9$ for a huge brick of kiln dried pine shaving and 10$ for a huge bag of hay and I will do two layers of bedding thin layer of hay followed by another layer of pine and my rats love it. And for food I use a cheap dog food 50lb for 20$ and I’ll also give them a lot of treats seeds and pasta also bread.

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      @ishaanjayce1368 3 года назад

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  • @sethvasquez811
    @sethvasquez811 5 лет назад +3

    I'm starting to breed rats... and of course have extras and would like to sell them to cover costs. How much do you sell yours for. Pinkies, fuzzy, pups, weaned etc. Just subscribed!

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  5 лет назад

      For Live rats
      Pinky $2.50
      Fuzzy $3.25
      Small $5.50
      Medium $7.50
      Large $11.00
      Jumbo $14.50
      Frozen are cheaper

    • @kyledutton7796
      @kyledutton7796 4 года назад +3

      Damn that's expensive. Where I'm from in toronto you can get a pink for 75cents the most expensive one seen is 1.50 for a pinky.

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  4 года назад +2

      @@kyledutton7796 I live in Washington, everything is more expensive here.

    • @MrThorizon
      @MrThorizon 3 года назад

      @@kyledutton7796 got a place in dallas tx thats about the same. Trying to breed my own got everything set up for it just having trouble finding adults to breed.

    • @trevorbraden5448
      @trevorbraden5448 2 года назад

      @@kyledutton7796 yeah man that's crazy high priced from where I live

  • @christopherirving327
    @christopherirving327 4 года назад +2

    Hows the pig food.working out.?

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  4 года назад +3

      It is almost all I use now. It works just as good as 6f!

  • @kevinhwang6830
    @kevinhwang6830 3 года назад

    Got some pellet bedding (40lb) for my rat today at a local rural king for 4.99 which at the tractor supply co same price but only 20lb.

  • @Snakesok
    @Snakesok 5 лет назад +1

    wow man that hog food is way more inexpensive than 6f...I have a tractor supply near me as well. Looks like I am switching. I use the same cleaner as well. Thank you bro for saving me some money!!!!! I have local kiln dried pine for $4.50 a block so that isn't to bad

  • @jasonwatson3253
    @jasonwatson3253 4 года назад +1

    What carbon filter and inline fan is that? How do you have it set up to draw the smell out threw filter first that out fan. Or threw fan first then out carbon filter?

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  4 года назад +1

      I have both. The one I have on my window is just blowing out. I also have one just sucking through the filter. I put an Amazon link below.👋😀
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    • @jasonwatson3253
      @jasonwatson3253 4 года назад +1

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    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  4 года назад +2

      @@jasonwatson3253 It is a little ghetto, but works amazing. I cut a piece of plywood to fit the hole in my window and cut a hole to fit the fan. I will send pics if you go to my Facebook page and send me a message through Messanger.👍

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      @jasonwatson3253 4 года назад

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    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  4 года назад +2

      @@jasonwatson3253 I will send you a pic when I get home.

  • @jayflynn9832
    @jayflynn9832 4 года назад +1

    Can you make a hopper for the pig feed? If so what do I use 1/8" ? Thx

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  4 года назад +1

      I use a 1/4 if you can find smaller then go for it. I could only find 1/4 at my home depot.

    • @jayflynn9832
      @jayflynn9832 4 года назад

      @@ZenOrcReptiles Ok Thx! Pig And Sow feed is on sale right for like $14.29. A dollar off the usual I think. A dollar is a dollar lol

  • @cmmconstrictors5971
    @cmmconstrictors5971 4 года назад +1

    i was using 6f but my tractor supply stopped selling it and i can only find it online which is 60 bucks a bag shipped But i switched to doggy bag food for the past 6 months with no problems at all and thats about 12 bucks for a 40lbs bag

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  4 года назад +2

      I tried it for awhile, but I noticed a big drop in production.

    • @cmmconstrictors5971
      @cmmconstrictors5971 4 года назад +1

      @@ZenOrcReptilesoh really? What are some other foods that I can try out that will fit on top of the screen?

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  4 года назад +1

      Dog food and Rodent block are the only stuff I found that won't fall through. I have a friend I talk to on a reptile forum regularly. He has been using Doggie Bag dog food for 2 years now. He has less production, but he said what he loses in production it worth the cost to him. When I tried I was really trying to pump them out, now I am slow down to a crawl, the Covid-19 ordeal stopped my normal rat breeding business. I still sale my ASFs when I have extra.

    • @r.m.4393
      @r.m.4393 4 года назад

      @@ZenOrcReptiles has business picked back up for you or has Covid continued to mess with your rat breeding?

  • @southernballs6985
    @southernballs6985 4 года назад +1

    Are the pine pellets kiln dried.

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  4 года назад +1

      I am not 100% sure, but the give little to no pine smell. I have never has a issue with URI with any of my rats.

    • @southernballs6985
      @southernballs6985 4 года назад +1

      Zen Orc Reptiles ok thanks I bought some and then didn’t use them due to not knowing. Glad I kept them. How long have you been using them. The stuff I herd and read it’s toxic to them long term. Like kidney and liver issue wise. Also herd it could effect reproduction

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  4 года назад

      @@southernballs6985 I been using for over a year and I still have many of my original rats especially the males. Most of my makes are original. They breed prolifically still.

  • @Lharperreptiles
    @Lharperreptiles 3 года назад

    How didi that pig food do you?

  • @masonpierri2710
    @masonpierri2710 5 лет назад +3

    We have a tractor supply in our town but I like rural king better

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  5 лет назад

      Never heard of it. But it awesome that you found a place for cheap supplies.

  • @OhioHighTimesApollo
    @OhioHighTimesApollo 4 года назад +1

    So hows the pig food going are you still use it.

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  4 года назад +1

      It is all I use now!

    • @OhioHighTimesApollo
      @OhioHighTimesApollo 4 года назад +1

      @@ZenOrcReptiles Cool thank you for all the good info keep up the good work.

  • @CDExotics
    @CDExotics 4 года назад +1

    Any issues with them eating the pig food through the 1/4” mesh? Do you supplement the pig food at all?

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  4 года назад +1

      I use 1/4 mesh for the feeding area on my racks

    • @TheYoungerSemiOldMan
      @TheYoungerSemiOldMan 3 года назад

      @@ZenOrcReptiles the pig food I found at TSC was fine likepuppy dog food amd would fall through

    • @unstoppableExodia
      @unstoppableExodia 3 года назад

      Can the rat feed be supplemented with kitchen scraps?

    • @TheYoungerSemiOldMan
      @TheYoungerSemiOldMan 3 года назад

      @@unstoppableExodia google it. There's rat pet fur moms that go into detail on yay or nay. Like corn is fine so long as it isn't dried bc it can cause liver cancer from a specific mold. But, I've some it and they don't last long enough to develop cancers or issues

    • @unstoppableExodia
      @unstoppableExodia 3 года назад +1

      @@TheYoungerSemiOldMan cheers, yeah I googled it and there are some things that are not ok such as dried corn ,citrus and mango and other things but most kitchen scraps are ok.

  • @thomasscialla1115
    @thomasscialla1115 5 лет назад +1

    You should see if you can get Kent rodent feed. I know that some Tractor Supply stores will order it for you. It's about half the price of Mazuri.

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  5 лет назад

      I didn't ask Tractor Supply about kent, but I did ask the Co-op here in town. I will give them a call. Kent seems to be a midwestern brand. They did tell me no on the Mazuri when I asked before.

  • @Lharperreptiles
    @Lharperreptiles 3 года назад

    How is the pig food doing for u?

  • @MrBiga0787
    @MrBiga0787 5 лет назад +1

    I wish my tsc was like yours. They only have small mazuri bags and say they can’t order large bags for me

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  5 лет назад +1

      I only buy my Mazuri Rat & Mouse from Tractor Supply for my ASF rats (25lbs) I have to go to are local Co-op for Mazuri 6F. I buy that for my ASF rats for the high protein.

    • @MrBiga0787
      @MrBiga0787 5 лет назад +1

      I heard about doggy bag as well, it’s really that bad smell wise? I was hoping to be able to try it due to my lack of 6f availability. But noted that it’s not a good idea

    • @ZenOrcReptiles
      @ZenOrcReptiles  5 лет назад

      @@MrBiga0787 I didn't see any health changes, but they ate twice as much any they defecated way more and it made the tubs stink faster. I think that they ate more due the lack of nutrients, but I am not a nutritionist (just my opinion). I have a breeder friend that uses Doggy Bag Dog Food exclusively and she loves it. I could tell a big smell change personally and that was just a few weeks.

  • @catnipjesus9990
    @catnipjesus9990 3 года назад

    isnt pine toxic to snakes? that could be troublesome if these are feeders.

  • @Allinguts
    @Allinguts 4 года назад +2

    Are you still using pigfood?