Pooping question

Urates are a chalky white/yellow color, and are a solid waste. They are actually part of the urinary tract system. Some people mistake them for poo.

if you have a bp then they usely poop when they shade

my RTB had 4-5 urates over the course of a month, before finally he poo'd lol it was huge and soft, not runny, just sometimes they will hold onto everything they got for nutrition, i've since bumped him up to a larger prey item and he seems to be liking them better anyway lol.....the BP will get her first feeding on thursday hopefully she'll be settled in by then lol.

is a fuzzy rat just a small rat

yes, fuzzies are just when they start to get hair.



vaughn

Rats when they are born are hairless, eyes closed and are called "pinks". This lasts till they are about 8 or 9 days old when their coats start to develop. That stage is called "fuzzy" and it lasts till they are about 14 days old. At that age their eyes start to open and their coat fully develops...they are then called "pups". They are pups till they wean at about 3.5 to 5 weeks of age (depending on the rat breeder some wean at 3.5 weeks...some wean at 5 weeks). At around 2.5 weeks the rat pups will start taking food and water independently but still are nursing from the female. Each stage has a lot of growth in it...so a rat fuzzy for instance that is just 9 days old will be considerably smaller than one that is 13 days old...same for pinks and especially for pups as they get closer to the time they will be weaned.

Here's a link to RodentPro. It shows excellent photo's of each size of rats as well as measurements and weights.

http://www.rodentpro.com/catalog.asp...el=frozen_rats