behavior i didn't consider possible.
first off. Hello everyone, and i hope your day so far is well :),
so im in the first week of breeding rats in a seven tub rack system.
i am still in the learning phase with these animals. i got the rats i have now included when i bought the rack.
i had a left over mouse pink from my snakes that had not been eaten so i placed it in my rat tub because i didnt want to kill it myself.
i had figured the rats would eat it honestly. none of the 1.3 rats i had in there have a litter right now. yet one of the females is always next to it. its four days later
and its STILL ALIVE! now i thought cuz it was a mouse they wouldn't want it plus i figured the male would eat it....guys im stumped how is this thing still alive lol?
Re: behavior i didn't consider possible.
except this pinky was a mouse pinky and none have had litters in a month....
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Originally Posted by
decensored
you may find a female who may have recently had a litter may adopt a different species.
Re: behavior i didn't consider possible.
My bad there "decensored" lol. ill see if a snake wants it now.i dont want the poor thing to starve.
Re: behavior i didn't consider possible.
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Originally Posted by
sorraia
Does it have a milk belly still? It's not too common for rats to adopt other species, but it can happen. If it actually did happen, it'll be interesting to see if the rat will continue caring for the baby as it becomes obvious it isn't a rat pup. Rats can be opportunistically predatory, and can/will kill animals smaller than themselves.
no the adoptive mother isnt producing milk. i fed it off already i didnt want it to starve. however i like that particular rat alot more now :) lol