Patrick . . . too cute! I'm for sure hitting you up when I have the room. I was thinking 2 males though?????
09-25-2008, 05:48 PM
dmaricle
Re: new family member
well she had 11 babies about 3 or 4 weeks ago but only 2 are alive i guess its true that they have nursing problems.
09-25-2008, 05:48 PM
dmaricle
Re: new family member
but the two that made it are doing awesome.
09-25-2008, 08:28 PM
marmie
Re: new family member
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Originally Posted by dmaricle
well she had 11 babies about 3 or 4 weeks ago but only 2 are alive i guess its true that they have nursing problems.
Ah, so sorry to hear that! Thanks for keeping us updated.
09-25-2008, 11:26 PM
dmaricle
Re: new family member
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Originally Posted by marmie
Ah, so sorry to hear that! Thanks for keeping us updated.
i pretty much expected her to loose some but not that many. and some lived for about a week and a half and then they just dissapeared not a drop of blood or anything i guess she ate them.
oh but she loves the two that are left.
09-25-2008, 11:30 PM
RoyalGuardian
Re: new family member
Hee hee Hairless anythings are funky! but as they say Bald is beautiful! good luck with your new baby and I hope for your hearts sake that she lives longer than 18 months... I got my fingers crossed for you!
09-26-2008, 12:28 AM
dmaricle
Re: new family member
thanks!!!
09-26-2008, 08:42 AM
littleindiangirl
Re: new family member
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Originally Posted by Isis
Yeah that's the sad thing about them :( My sister has a blue hooded hairless, beautiful blue skin! But she's a year old now and has been having a lot of tumors :confused: comming to the surface and rupturing. My little sis puts some meds on it and she's fine for the next month till it all happens again. It's weird. She's a fantastic rat though!
I don't think those are tumors, tumors shouldnt come to the surface, rupture open and go away. That's an infection like a cyst or absess full of pus.
Rats do have short life spans, only about 2-3 years. Their reproductive lives are short (only about 15 months of age or so), before they reach menopause.