two questions...

[leobreeder]

1.breeding mice...any links that can give me a good idea of litter amounts?growth rates?how often litters come? a rundown on breeding feeders...

2.rabbits i have rabbits a plenty around my house and a couple friends with large snakes asked me to shoot a few a week for them...my concerns are 1.diseases?parasites?ways around this? 2. lead poisoning...the bullet would go clean through(i think?)...and id double check to make sure that happened...but do u think there would be lead left over?

[ItsJustJosh]

mice: i keep 1.4 mice per tub, with 10 tubs in a rack. i get 400-600 mice per month. If you opt to make a rack, save yourself a boatload of trouble, and get a watering system from www.agselect.com. Filling water bottles blows. mice have litters averaging 12ish pinkies, which are weaned at 3-6 weeks, and begin breeding about 3-4 weeks later. if you need more info, google it. There's plenty out there.

Rabbits: please don't shoot rabbits for snake food. aside from parasite transferral, and who-knows-what from the bullet, it's just not safe for the snake. rabbits are easily bred if you have a little extra space. Follow all the guidelines you find for breeding mice, and scale it up 100 times.