Moving with newborn rats!

[Jonny2184]

well I woke up this morning at 3 oclock and heard some little squeeks. Turn on the lights and "VOILA" 4 baby rats. 2 alive, 1 dead, and one in pieces (sorry to be so graphic).
The male was still in the cage and that is probably why mom was killing them I'm assuming.
So I stuck my hand in to take Dad away to a new cage and "WHAM" I got bit for the first time. Kinda hurt a little eh!
anyway I went back to bed, and when I woke-up mom had a grand total of 11 baby rats! good thing I got the male out when I did!!!

anyway my problem is that I'm moving to a house in probably 2 weeks... It is below zero celcius now and then here... how should I go about taking mom and the babies to the new house? Should I leave them all in the cage and carry them over like that (with a towel as cover from the cold) or should I split them up and take them to the new house seperatly?!

Any suggestions??

[Freakie_frog]

Warm you a rag, cloth, shirt something in the dryer and put over them. Have the car running with the heat going and transport them. You'll be surprized how big those little guys will be in two weeks.

[Jonny2184]

Yeah a lady next to me at work had that idea too. They would probably be pretty big in 2 weeks so I shouldnt have any problems. I'm just a worry bug!

[Freakie_frog]

better safe than sorry

[littleindiangirl]

Yup, having the car warm, give them alot of aspen to hide it, and do the rag thing. Sounds like dad there might have been killing the pups and not mom. Sometimes though moms will be a little rough when pulling the newborns out. Good luck with the move!

[TekWarren]

rats are pretty hardy animals, but extreme changes could be bad. Follow the suggestions here and you should be good.