More baby rat rearing questions

Final update:

Thanks entirely to the kind help of you girls, my girls have done fabulously.

They are growing astoundingly fast, have been eating on their own for the last week, and are generally doinig wonderfully. I've moved them into the cage with the two adult females I keep at work (previous rejected feeders) and everybody is getting along smashingly.

One of the babies went home with a co-worker today to be a pet forever and ever; the other two girls are future mothers. :-)

Thanks again for all of your info!

Oh, and good tip on the Cheerios...the girls are addicted to them!

Great news Jess!

Lovely, glad to hear they all did so well. Rats are hardy little buggers and generally do very well against all odds. Nice that they are ending up pets or future breeders. :)