Sourcing feeders to start a colony

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Hi,
I’m at a point where my collection has grown to 40 snakes of 5 species. I think it’s time to start breeding my own feeder rats.
I’m going to build a rack of 5 tubs to start with, while I work things out. I know that there are several ways of managing feeders and I want to get things right before I expand.
Can anyone suggest where I get my first rats from please? And also ratios of males to females.
I am on the Wiltshire/Gloucester border in UK although I am fairly regularly up and down the M4 corridor.

Thank you.

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Our terms of use says we cannot give specific recommendations on who to get your feeders from so no one can give you a specific name. That said, you should be able to source a starter from another person that is also breeding rats as feeders

As far as ratios, I am not a feeder breeder (violently allergic to rodents) but from chats with my guy, he typically does 1.3 for his rats. But again, a chat with someone local to you should give you a better idea of good colony ratios

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