Who Says 13 Isn't a Lucky Number?

This litter has been much anticipated by me! Without further delay, Scarlett and I would like to introduce her first litter of 13 babies!

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ter/Babies.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...er/Babies2.jpg

Scarlett showing off her new girlish figure:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...r/Scarlett.jpg

Scarlett doing a "head count"
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ecksBabies.jpg

Scarlett cleaning "bums"
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ttCleaning.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...tandbabies.jpg

I don't think that there will be an albino in the bunch.

For those of you who know more about rats' colorations - what type of Blue would you call her? She's a self.

She looks like a silvered Russian Blue. You should get mostly blacks out of that litter unless she was bred to another RB.

OK, so maybe 13 wasn't a lucky number. I just went and peeked in - they all just ate and all have nice thick milkbands, except for one, who was very gray. This one happened to have a piece of tissue stuck on its head, and had died. When I examined it, it looks like the tissue covered its nostrils :( .


I just reached in and quietly removed it. Now we're down to a dozen squirmy fat babies.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Scarlett doing a "head count"
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ecksBabies.jpg

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I recognize that mix in the bowl!

I double-dog dare any of you to set out some nice crystal bowls filled with Becky's rat mix at your upcoming Christmas parties...rawr!

Congrats on the 12 - sorry the one didn't make it, but 12 is still great. =)

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Originally Posted by cassandra

I recognize that mix in the bowl!

I double-dog dare any of you to set out some nice crystal bowls filled with Becky's rat mix at your upcoming Christmas parties...rawr!

Congrats on the 12 - sorry the one didn't make it, but 12 is still great. =)

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Sharp eyes, even with the bedding that the rats insist on covering their food with! LOL

If you notice in one of the baby pictures, Scarlett's offering the young'un's the nummy pasta already! LOL;)

A dozen babies is very respectable for a first time mom! :clap: It looks like Scarlett is doing very well. I'm sorry you lost the one though. Can't wait to see what they look like once they get some fur.

EDIT - I forgot to ask you how you like that squeaking? It's probably not keeping you up from the living room, but it's such a cute little sound. (in the beginning anyway)

Sorry about losing the one Robin but 12 is a very nice number for a first litter. The 13th was very likely the runt and the mother may have just rejected it or disposed of it as too weak to survive. It happens and I always figure the female rats instinctively know what is best when it comes to that.

She looks like a good, attentive female and I can see in the one pic that they have nice milkbands so she's doing her job. She's in lovely shape (good for you!) to raise this nice sized litter. Congrats on your first rat litter!

Sweet!!! Thats my lucky number too!!!