More feeders I mean pets!! A pic inside
Came down today to check on the rats and guess what I found. Yep, you guessed it. BABIES!! Lets hope mommy has no problems with them. A tiny litter but better for her I guess
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aww soo teeny tiny....yummy snakey foooood
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aww soo teeny tiny....yummy snakey foooood
lol yep!!!
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Are those from the hairless mother ? I remember the other thread about her not being able to give birth. Glad it turned out all right! Good luck ;) .
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Are those from the hairless mother ? I remember the other thread about her not being able to give birth. Glad it turned out all right! Good luck ;) .
Ya, these are from the hairless female
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Momma killed one. Atleast I think she did. I didn't see anymore blood but it wasn't in the nest dead or alive. These rats always seem to fascinate me.
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sooo cute. I couldnt breed hairless feeders.......I love em to much :( I would seriously end up with a million of them as pets. lol.
Good job with the though, I hope she doesnt eat the last 3.
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Thanks, they are so cute as babies. The all black one is the cutest though
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What is that little mark on the one's head, I noticed it in both pictures.
Make sure to post some more pictures, I have never actually gotten to see them this young, mine were all bought after they looked this cute.
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What is that little mark on the one's head, I noticed it in both pictures.
Make sure to post some more pictures, I have never actually gotten to see them this young, mine were all bought after they looked this cute.
not sure, could be from mom moving them
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Sometimes first time moms will not know the difference between baby and placenta(which they are supposed to eat). Sometimes babies get eaten in the process.
It sounds like she is either very stressed out and is eating them to protect herself, or she isn't providing enough milk and is killing them off to make sure the rest survive. Could be both, you never know.
She is separated from the male, yes? If not, that's contributing to her stress as she's already pregnant again.
And yes, bite marks and missing limbs on new babies are very common with first time moms.
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Originally Posted by SatanicIntention
Sometimes first time moms will not know the difference between baby and placenta(which they are supposed to eat). Sometimes babies get eaten in the process.
It sounds like she is either very stressed out and is eating them to protect herself, or she isn't providing enough milk and is killing them off to make sure the rest survive. Could be both, you never know.
She is separated from the male, yes? If not, that's contributing to her stress as she's already pregnant again.
And yes, bite marks and missing limbs on new babies are very common with first time moms.
Oh ya. shes done with the male. I think I'm gonna kill her off after this litter and feed her off. I really don't have room to keep any more rats than I need and she won't contribute to my collection anymore a year from now than she does now. I'm gonna take your advice and get normal females and maybe keep the hairless male for a while
