No luck breeding

Give the male 2 weeks with her and then you have about a 4 week wait for babies.
Just rough estimates but give them some time.
Also I never count on the first litter because they will either not know what to do with them or eat them:mad:

She might have had a breached death--that is where she was pregnant, but you couldn't read the signs and then she died.

That happens, too.

There are a few tips about rats. Sometimes keeping the male and females separate can help and then the female will give signals like arching her back so her butt is in the air and then her ears will wiggle. The cycle for this is exactly 3 days and then she will breed with the male like crazy, taunt him and seek him out.

If the female isn't interested, she'll just kick him, mostly in the face. Be sure to give your male a break so he can find her interesting again.

I also found out the more you coddle the rats, the more likely they will breed successfully for you. Give them protein heavy food during the pregnancy. Give greens and treats. I haven't had a litter below 10 babies. I've had up to 13 babies where all survived. If the rats feel fearful, you're picking up the rats by the tail, the more likely they will not only bite you, but not produce well for you. Rats are prey animals, and they tend to be sensitive like that.

Im sorry to hear about youre female = ( where did you get your rats? Is it possible theyre sick?

-Riveran

My roomate got them about 6 months ago from the let store. No signs of sickness in any of them. I feed mazuri. I think I'll try some treats for them.


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Well, surprise surprise! Walked in today and I have babies! There was 11, which I don think is too shabby for a first time mom!


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Grats rats tend to make great moms Just leave her alone and let her do her thing :)

Thanks. I went ahead and moved the male out just to be safe.


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