The Truth about Breeding ASF Rats (African Soft Furs)
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- Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025
- I tell you the truth about breeding ASF rats. Is worth breeding them or is it a waste of your time?
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When I went to the breeder to look for ASF rats to keep as pets I had my hands in some the tanks, and not one of them tried to bite me. I was picking them up with no problems. I don't know why people say they are so nasty, and mean. This is the second group I purchased now. Maybe the breeder I went to had ones with better temperaments. I ended up buying 4 baby males between 3, and 4 weeks old for only $5 for the group. They are sweet. I am able to pet them, and can pick them up. I think that they can also make very good pets if you get them young enough.
There are one that are more tame then others. I noticed the white colony I have is way nicer than my then the solid color ones I have.
I think you gotta remember they haven’t really been over here (the US) nearly as long...I think there is a wide temperament difference in the different lines out there
I live in Europe and my ASF are friendly as hell. I can touch them, pick them up and pet them. I breed them only for my snakes and cleaning is the only time I interact with them. Some rodents are more defensive than others when having a litter. I have females that don't mind when I come near the litter others would bite me really hard. It's the same for norwegian rats and ASF.
Yeah I have no problem messing with snakes Gators timber rattlesnakes I have no problem moving them off of path but picking up my ASF s scares the hell out of me
awesome video dude, i just decided to start breeding ASF, Thanks for the info!
Great video on ASFs mate!!
I just found out about your channel.
I'm going to check your other videos now.
cheers mate!
Thanks for checking my channel out!
Been doing a fair bit of research on this topic as I may be getting into the rat side of things in the next 6-12 months, this is great info thanks a ton!
Awesome!!! Glad it helped. Also it think is is sweet you're doing your research! Always know what you are getting into before you start! 👍
@@ZenOrcReptiles Rewatching all you ASF vids. Found someone in state to get a starter colony from going to be December and I’ll be trying a few of these out :)
Awesome info thanks 🙏
Love the video man. I actually managed to find a place down here where I get a 50 lb bag of 6f for $22
Your super lucky! It is hard to find rat food here in Washington. I have one place to buy 6f and it is expensive. Thanks for the comments. I really appreciate them.
Zen Orc Reptiles surprisingly it’s at a place that sells like horse feed and pig feed
Great video bro !
Thanks brother I appreciate it!
Hey, what happened to you man? I miss you videos, I’ve seen all of them and I really enjoy your videos!
Good video,how long did it take for the asf to become full grown
They take roughly 2 1/2 months to reach sexual maturity. I would say 4-5 months to be fully grown.
Just subscribed . Thanks for the vids learned a lot, need to learn more . At this time I got 15 snakes five of them very picky eaters just found out they love asf's I thought it was going to do ASF and rats but after listening and reading the comments I'm just going to do asf's
What temp do you see as ideal for breeding?? I had always heard close to 80 but I also hear they can beeed at low 70s.
Hi. How many times will a female breed before retiring? They start at 3 months old?
I purchased a new colony of asf 3 females and one male and my three females killed the male I do have one that just gave birth but now I’m out a breeder male what is your advice on what to do should I wait till the babies are able to be on there own and create new colony out of that and feed the adult females to my ball pythons I’m just new and trying to figure it out
Hi. Great videos. At any stage can you mix asf from different colonies together? I'm just trying to cut down on the amount of racks needed to grow out for feeding.
You can mix young males together, but otherwise I have had issues. You can put young females together, before they become sexually mature. Once you put a male with a mature female they are a colony.
Hi zen orc reptiles, how do you guys rreat mites in your breeder and feeder rats and ASF?
I used frontline spray for cats and dogs in the past. I have only had to use once and only used it on my breeders and never on babies. Never use it one rats your going to feed your snakes!!! I have only had this issue one time I brought a rat home for a pet store that I thought would be a cool color for my rat collection and it had mites and was sick. I now always quarantine all animals when adding to anything to my rat or reptile rooms!
@@ZenOrcReptiles thank you. I appreciate your response :)
I had to mail get out for 3 weeks and then eventually one day I came home and I seen him sitting on top of the cage
Thanks
When you feed ball pythons ASFs will they still readily take a Norwegian rat in succeeding feedings?
I personally never have had any issues with this, but that being said to be safe I never feed my hatchlings AFS I am going to sale. If I sale a older male or female from my collection I would switch her/him back to normal rats for a month or so just to make sure. Again I have never had a snake that will not take normal rats after eating ASF. I have bought snakes that only eat mice from other breeders. This is why I never feed mice to my Ball Pythons. Hope that helps!
It's nearly impossible to switch two of my males (back) to rats. One was fed ASF by the previously owner, the the other got ASF in young age because I preferred to feed a adult prey item instead of a young rat on milk.
I know they don't smell, would they be fine in a guest bedroom if i take all measures to reduce smell?
I never had a ASF smell, but they are little escape artists. I am sure they would do good in a guest room. AFS are a good choice, just don't try normal rats though unless you have a well ventilated area.
@@ZenOrcReptiles Thank you for the feed back, my collection is finally getting to the size where I need to just breed my own.
It makes easier and harder at the same time. I am glad I do most days lol.
From a crawler to adult how month it takes?
To become full adults I would say 3 months.
I heard the African Soft Fur Rats could cause lethal Lassa Fever
I wear rubber gloves when I'm reaching into scoop out of pile of poop in my snake cages and I noticed with the a s s they piss in the same Corner every time so I use my glove to reach in there and pull out the corner and oh my God they hate the gloves
They're just clear non stretchy food grade gloves
We are lucky enough to have pretty decent tempered ASF's, I've been bit one time and been working with them since January! I found a runt abandoned in a tub, have you ever tried to hand raise a baby?
I never personally have.
They ate through my copper screens, at first they ate their young, or neglected them, they are finally coming around I think...mine are easy to catch vs my Norwegians, ill keep them, but...they eat well, i feed them well, i dont grab them, only by the tail, they will bite me, but i can stick my hand & pet them..also I have a very picky G. Stripe, that will only eat mice, no matter what, but i got her on ASF's, at first i put a few in with the mice, to get the smell, shes eating great, until a month ago..pain in the ass snake, good as a pet only so far..the rest eat well.
Can asf rats spread diseases to u like the urine from the asf spread a virus to u or something
They're actually more closely related to mice
Yeah they do
please don't eat me :'(
So what happened to ya? I hope all is well
I got my asf rats about a month and a half or two. Two boys four girls and first day not even thirty minutes of being home my cats knocked down the little cage and one boy escaped. Next day he was found dead. So after a while we notice all the girls were pregnant. We went from six to five to thirty eight lol. Still haven't gave it a shot for my ball python to try because he's in brumation but everyone seems to say they love them. Great video you got my sub.
They are the best to breed for a collection, they have higher protein and no smell. Congrats on the pregnant rats!
@@ZenOrcReptilesThank you, thanks for the reply and yes the no smell is the best thing ever. I've tried with fancy but my family and I couldn't bare the smell so we euthanize them. I forgot to mention the asf are pregnant again lol.
I tried but the background music is unbearable