raising a baby rat

[Petboy15]

Is it a lost cuase to raise a baby rat? I bought some for food and I really like one. His eyes are open, he isnt crazy active, but crawls a lot. How would I raise him? Thanks

[JLC]

Here's a thread with lots of useful information and a success story to follow on raising baby rats...


http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=41383

Hope that helps some!

[Petboy15]

thanks

[lillyorchid]

I did it a few months back.
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=40453

[Ginevive]

I had some that I raised from that age; actually, their eyes were barely opened. I used the lab block food by SunSeed, and I wet it with water into a kind of soft mush. I placed it on a rubber cat food lid with some water on it so they could lap that up.. they all lived. I changed the food/water daily to prevent mold and put them in a warm part of the house (around 75 degrees.)