Rats having babies right now

[ironpython]

I just looked at my rats and one of the mommas has had two. My daughter freaked me out screaming " she's eating them " I looked and figure its like dogs and cats they have to clean them up and eat the placenta at lest I hope so.
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[sissysnakes]

Well they will sometimes eat them for various reasons... im not saying thats what is happening.. just a thought though I would give her more bedding to build a nest its hard to tell from the pic but she seems pretty exposed.

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[ironpython]

Damn momma number two is in labor too. I think the third one might be also.

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[JaGv]

they do clean them up after they are born and will eat their babies if they die after birth

[sissysnakes]

Congrats on the litters tho. I know they are food but baby rats are so cute.

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[satomi325]

Congrats! Yes. Mamas will eat the placenta by the handful after each pup's birth. And they will eat a baby if it is a stillborn or dies after birth.

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[Capray]

Cool! and congrats, you will be stocked up for the next couple of months!

[ironpython]

They sure are good mommas. I don't.know how they can take care of so many. I think the.first two are done birthing each with 11-12 babies no still borns. Ive been feeding them good with rat chow carrots, ham and cheese and cabbage stumps, and some grapes. Momma number three is acting like she's going into labor. I'll have plenty of feeders but I'll feel kinda bad after raising them from babies, I'm not gonna play with them so I won't get attached.

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I put lots of bedding material in with them but they moved it and preferredthe bare bottom.

[carlson]

Yay for baby rats, keep posting pictures please I enjoy looking at what other people have going. I just started with rats I got a breeding pair of blue dumbos so looking forward to the babies and expanding my rat collection

[ironpython]

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