Bellabob I believe you.
Ive got strong reasons to believe one of my rats has done the same. I've got a question. Did you notice mood changes or personality changes ?
Reason why I ask is because I try to interact with my rats. But my one female seem to just stop nursing 1 day and continued. The other mother picked up the slack since she had some weaners. But once she stopped nursing she started gaining weight. I've noticed this over the last 1-1.5 week(s) But if you hold her just right you can see the beginnings of the "belly".
Also the babies as soon as they opened thier eyes they started eating solid and drinking on their own. That was day 20 when I seperated sexes. Thats been like a week ago and even that young I hope they cant get their momma preggo?
There is no way they could get preggo because I had seperated the male from the future momma like a week before they gave birth. So I wondering.... ?