Bad breeder rat + fighting
I have two cages set up for my breeders which have pretty much become pets too. I've been letting them all exercise together since i want babies as feeders which has turned out terribly.
The females fight each other sometimes but the two males are constantly at odds.
Then, I've been taking the rat who has pups and giving her some out of cage time and she went up to her cage on thevoutside. A baby was on the inside with her nose up to the bars and she bit it on the nose! Obviously I'm just breeding for food and not disposition but what would the rats motivation be for biting her own baby?
Re: Bad breeder rat + fighting
Ok I thought maybe that's what she might be doing. The babies are about 2.5 weeks old. I just read an article stating that the mom may want time away from the babies and especially now since the babies are everywhere.
This is my first litter so I'm still learning...