10. Neutering is easier on both surgeon and rat when done as young as possible, even at 4 weeks. Although a neuter can be done at any age, I don t like doing it on rats over 18 months of age because an elective surgery is more risky on an older rat.A neutered male may continue to be fertile for 3 weeks after the surgery.Neutering a male rat is a little more complicated than neutering a dog or cat.lthough a neuter can be done at any age, I don t like doing it on rats over 18 months of age because an elective surgery is more risky on an older rat. A neutered male may continue to be fertile for 3 weeks after the surgery. Neutering a male rat is a little more complicated than neutering a dog or cat.
Southern magnolias grow from 1 to 2 feet a year, reaching 60 to 80 feet tall with canopies spreading 30 to 50 feet wide. This is rated as a slow-to-medium rate of growth, but how fast a tree will grow varies with the cultivar and growing conditions.Southern magnolias are found on every major plantation of the old South and flank the club house at Augusta National golf course in Augusta, Georgia.his is rated as a slow-to-medium rate of growth, but how fast a tree will grow varies with the cultivar and growing conditions. Southern magnolias are found on every major plantation of the old South and flank the club house at Augusta National golf course in Augusta, Georgia.
Like others of its family, star magnolias feature sprawling, rope-like root systems and can experience more difficulty than other trees when transplanting from one part of the landscape to the other, once past a certain age. The best time to move a magnolia is when the trunk is less than 4 inches in diameter.Even with the reduced root size of a younger tree, cut a root ball as large as possible when moving, since this will soften the shock of transplanting.he star magnolia tree itself can grow up to 30 feet tall and presents foliage and flowers on several individual trunks that split off from the main trunk a few feet from the ground. The star magnolia is deciduous and loses its leaves in the winter after creating colorful fall foliage.