if you leave male rats in a cage together past their "puberty", they will eat each other. If you isolate them, they will die of boredom. You have to control for things like diseases, stressors, etc. It's not a simple as keep em separated then breed them. IME the sterile bubble model is two males, three females.
You cannot guarantee that estrus and fecundity are going to be available days before the average lifespan end. There is an extensive body of research on animal care and what you can and cant do, ethically. This is not suitable for DIY.
On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Mega [Andreas Stuermer] <masterstorm123@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,--I was just wondering the following - why nobody does this experiment:I don't remember exactly how long mice live, but let's assume 1 year.Basically you have two cages.#female mice#male miceYou wait 350 days, female and male seperated. Then you put them together in a cage.
That was the experiment. If you are doing this large scale, (maybe radiation-assisted) you would select for beneficial mutations.
Let's assume after x generation average lifespan will be 400 days. Then the "rendez-vous" will take place on day 380.Wouldn't that be worth a shot?
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