Sexing rats what age

so the males dont have nipples?

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Originally Posted by Drew87

so the males dont have nipples?

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Yes!

ok so i tried last night and its not very easy haha

Wait another week or so...boy rat bits are hard to miss...

Try sexing mice, it's tougher (boy mouse bits don't hang out as far). =)

OK so let me get this straight here so couldnt i tell just by the nipples because the male rats dont have them?

Pllllleeeease look at this website and learn grasshopper. :) It's by far one of the best tutorials.

http://www.ratz.co.uk/sexingrats.html

And right, males dont have nipples, but I sex them by distance and the appearance of the sac. The sac is always between the anus and penis on a male, separating them by a farther distance than on females.

I also have to point this out, if they are 3 weeks old, they better have their eyes open. I can wean them at 3 1/2 weeks. I think your dates may be messed up.

well when i got home it was crazy all there eyes were open and they were running around like crazy it was pretty funny but then i took 2 out to feed my pastel who didnt eat due to shed i felt kinda bad

Don't feel bad, that's why you're breeding them. Our rodents live a good life, are cared for well and die quickly to be nutritious meals for our snakes. Win-win-win. =)

And you'll get the hang of sexing. Stare at those pictures and keep looking at your rodents and you'll be sorting easily in no time. =)

cassandra thankx for the words, im sure ill get the hang out it

wow i cant type sorry working at the same time, tried to say will get the hang of it