All my rats are primarily pets but i breed for feeders as my snakes arent big enough to take adult rats & the petstore doesnt always have the young rats i need. i personally dont breed female rats younger then 5-6 mo. or any older then 1 1/2 yrs. i have 3.4.12 rats(3 males, 4 females & 12 babies). 1 of the males, my oldest, is just over a year old & he's sired 4 litters. He's retired & is a companion now.
A daylight basement or a walk-out basement is contained in a house situated on a slope, so that part of the floor is above ground, with a doorway to the outside. The part of the floor lower than the ground can be considered the true basement area.
My question is this: should I leave the grow light on 24 hours a day, even during daylight hours, or should I turn it off during the day? They do get sunlight during the day, but certainly not as much as if they were on my main living floor (but that won't work logistically, so the basement it is).