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[Skittles1101]

I want to make sure I'm doing the best for my little guy as possible. For those who didmt see my other thread I am hand caring for a baby rat fuzzie. He's probably about 2-3 weeks old I think. Anyways, he is getting bottle/syringe fed about 4-5 ccs of kitten forumla every 3-4 hours. It adds up to about 4-5 minutes of feeding time. Is this enough for him? If he doesn't start to fall asleep he sometimes looks for more for a short time. Also, is it normal for him to twitch when (I think) he's sleeping? Its hard to tell when he's asleep since his eyes aren't opened yet. He shouldn't be too active at this stage right? He pretty much just eats, sleeps, and goes to the bathroom. Sometimes hell curioisly roam my hand for a few minutes but he generally passes out fairly quickly after eating. Also, I stimulate him to go to the bathroom...should he be going every time he eats? There's been maybe 3 or 4 feedings where he did neither after food. If he is the age I think he is...how long until his little eyes open? For never having taken care of a baby rat before...he seems to be doing well and thriving. I just want to clear some of this up and make sure its normal. Sorry for any grammar or spelling issues...I'm posting this from my phone. All help is appreciated

[thewesterngate]

Babies open their eyes around 12-15 days of age, sounds like you're doing great. He looks to be about a week or so old. Feel free to, you know, assault us with lots of pictures!

[Skittles1101]

Thank you for the encouragment. I gues he's not as old as I thought...and ill be taking plenty of pictures since his eyes will probably be opening soon! He's doing so well...and finally seems to be getting the hang of syringe feeding. When I'm back at a computer ill post more pictures

[JohnNJ]

If he is still doing ok after 7-10 days the odds go way up on him making it through.

[thewesterngate]

They age SO quickly, I have a group that's about three weeks old and they're basically miniature adults.

A fun link: http://ratgrowth.homestead.com/week1.html

[Skittles1101]

How do I know when he's full? He seems to always be looking for food lol.

[mpkeelee]

We raised up a fuzzy and we were doing the same feeding schedule. They will stop eating when they r full and then want to sleep. They will wake up when its time to eat. We had ours for almost three years and she just passed from a brain tumor. Take lots of pics cuz they grow very fast. Good luck, and post pics