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  • 08-27-2009, 01:13 PM
    irishanaconda
    my pregger rat might be having problems
    i have a female rat thats due any day. last night i opened up her tub to check on her and i saw a bit of blood so i thought she was going to have her rat pups but when i woke up this morning she still havent had her pups. here are some pics of the blood from last night, do u think somthing is wrong?
    http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...ro/rats001.jpg
    http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...ro/rats002.jpg
    what do u all think?
  • 08-27-2009, 03:57 PM
    bad-one
    Re: my pregger rat might be having problems
    I've had three litters so far so I'm not an expert.

    However, that's a good deal of blood for the fact that she hasn't given birth. Once mine started to bleed they quickly began giving birth and were done in about an hour. I think you should take her to the vet asap.
  • 08-27-2009, 04:02 PM
    wilomn
    Re: my pregger rat might be having problems
    Maybe Connie can chime in but I think the rats with the blazes on their faces, like your female, are prone to megacolon which I THINK can affect the birthing process.

    Generally once they start bleeding pinks are a few hours away.
  • 08-27-2009, 07:25 PM
    rebeccabecca
    Re: my pregger rat might be having problems
    Not to say yours is the same but one of mine had a miscarrage, unlike some animals rats can reabsorb the babies w/o issues.
  • 08-27-2009, 11:48 PM
    cobweb2000
    Re: my pregger rat might be having problems
    Yes there is most likely a problem and your rat needs vet care.
  • 08-28-2009, 01:19 AM
    irishanaconda
    Re: my pregger rat might be having problems
    well im starting to think she reabsorbed them in her mouth lol. i found one lonely rat pink under her.... lets see if she has any more
  • 08-28-2009, 01:25 AM
    Carzy Driver
    Re: my pregger rat might be having problems
    First litter?
  • 08-28-2009, 02:11 AM
    irishanaconda
    Re: my pregger rat might be having problems
    i dont know if it was her first or not, she wasnt one of my breeders but a feeder i bought off of someone, thanks for all the replies thou
  • 08-28-2009, 04:59 AM
    irishanaconda
    Re: my pregger rat might be having problems
    ok so here is a update, i found 11 rat pups dead and were pushed away from her under some aspen. there are 3 left and they appear to be nursing. maybe this is a new mother.... i wish she would have fed the other pups cause i have some new hatchlings to feed, but o well i think she has it down by now. she does appear to be healthy and alot skinnier.
  • 09-02-2009, 12:05 AM
    SatanicIntention
    Re: my pregger rat might be having problems
    Are you feeding them rabbit food??

    And yes, that's alot of blood for a normal birth. Should just be tiny spots, if that.

    I would refrain from breeding her. She's high white, which means she has a high likelihood of carrying the megacolon gene. Megacolon kills, and not quickly. If any of her pinks survive and are marked, I wouldn't use them for breeding either. Just too much of a risk, especially if she had trouble birthing. Kind of like cattle, it seems to be one of those genetic things.
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