Re: Confusingly small litter
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
Boa time ... tell S I'll provide comfort. :love:
-adam
Now you know that it's really Jamie that will need the comfort! He just puts it on S! :P
Re: Confusingly small litter
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
Boa time ... tell S I'll provide comfort. :love:
-adam
I bet you would! :)
As of this morning she is still fine. Still two babies and she is eating and drinking normally.
Re: Confusingly small litter
My hairless mom had 2 litters before I fed her off
3 survived the first and 1 survived the second. Not sure what the cause of your problem could be.
Re: Confusingly small litter
What I would do is foster off the 2 pups, rest her for a couple of weeks and then put her with your giant male...if she still has a small litter, I would retire her or let her meet Handsome Rob...
Re: Confusingly small litter
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Originally Posted by monk90222
What I would do is foster off the 2 pups, rest her for a couple of weeks and then put her with your giant male...if she still has a small litter, I would retire her or let her meet Handsome Rob...
I think im going to leave her with the pups and retire her as a pet once they are weaned.
Re: Confusingly small litter
i had a female that gave me several small litters, the last being only 2. i always left the pups with her that they always did fine but after the litter of 2 i retired her. in this case jamie, i might try her one more time with an older male and see what happens. she may return to the larger more normal sized litters and be fine for another several months before you need to retire her.
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If memory serves, this is only her second litter and her first was 14 wasn't it Jamie? I'm thinking she's obviously able to have a lovely large litter and raise them so this may be a freak occurrence, a result of something with the male - though I think you said he fathered another litter by a different female that was quite large, or something specific to these two particular rats breeding each other. I'm not sure if rats are able to partially reabsorb some unborn young as has been proven to occur in our mammals (all those I read about that do this funny enough are predators though).
If you decide to breed her again, I'd try a different male and see what that produces. Was her first litter of 14 fathered by this litters sire or another one?
Re: Confusingly small litter
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Originally Posted by frankykeno
If memory serves, this is only her second litter and her first was 14 wasn't it Jamie? I'm thinking she's obviously able to have a lovely large litter and raise them so this may be a freak occurrence, a result of something with the male - though I think you said he fathered another litter by a different female that was quite large, or something specific to these two particular rats breeding each other. I'm not sure if rats are able to partially reabsorb some unborn young as has been proven to occur in our mammals (all those I read about that do this funny enough are predators though).
If you decide to breed her again, I'd try a different male and see what that produces. Was her first litter of 14 fathered by this litters sire or another one?
Yes, her first litter was 14 sired by a different male. Assuming that she is out of the woods and will prob be fine (fingers crossed), I think we will just keep her as a pet. I have plenty of breedable females and I dont need to risk it with a girl we really are fond of.
Re: Confusingly small litter
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Originally Posted by jglass38
I dont need to risk it with a girl we really are fond of.
Awwwww ... you guys make me all melty. :love:
-adam
Re: Confusingly small litter
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
Awwwww ... you guys make me all melty. :love:
-adam
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