Silly Nesting Rat!

OK, I'm still dying from anticipation for the birth of my first litter of rats, as Scarlett still hasn't had them, so I'm assuming she's about 22 days now.

She began some serious nesting this evening, but looked at me like - can I PLEASE have some more tissue? So, of course I obliged. Her nest is next to the water bottle, and she's just shoved a great deal of the tissue UP and BEHIND her water bottle, almost to the lid of the viv.

Shhhhh....gotta be vewwy, vewwy quiet, we don't want a noisy water bottle to disturb the new babies on the way! :D

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Shhhhh....gotta be vewwy, vewwy quiet, we don't want a noisy water bottle to disturb the new babies on the way! :D

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But it's fine if it rattles Karl out of bed a few times per night!! :rofl:

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Originally Posted by JLC

But it's fine if it rattles Karl out of bed a few times per night!! :rofl:

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Hehehe, she got relegated back to the living room, and the silent crestie enclosure was relocated to the bedroom!

Hehe...sounds like a wise move! :P

Rab, all this talking and no pictures? You do realize that us BP.neters require photos to survive?

I'm going to take pictures this evening - because......we have BABIES!!!!
Karl tiptoed into the bedroom about 12:30 last night and whispered "wake up! She's having her babies!!!"

So, I got to see her have a few of them, but she seemed a little disturbed by the audience, so we left her alone.

This morning she came off of them to greet me and I tried in very low light (Karl's brother is in town for one night and on the couch) to do a head count. There's at least 10 babies, but probably more! :D

Congrats on your first rat litter Robin! Can't wait to see pics and hear the head count once you've had a chance to check over the litter tonight. Glad she did well on her first go round.

YEAH! You must be dancing around like crazy today. :clap:

And they say a watched rat never pops??? :P Congrats, Robin!! You're a proud new ratty gran'ma!! :halohorn:


(They do say that, don't they? I know someone has said it somewhere...surely....right???) :rolleye2:

Errr no Judy no one ever says that...so we'll credit it to you....hehehehehe http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...iley/Taunt.gif

Woot! My very own coined saying??? :carrot: How awesome is that??? Someday, my very own grandkids will come up and say "Well, you know, Gramma...a watched rat never pops!"





:P :D

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Originally Posted by JLC

Woot! My very own coined saying??? :carrot: How awesome is that??? Someday, my very own grandkids will come up and say "Well, you know, Gramma...a watched rat never pops!"

:P :D

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Oh and then you can smile ever so wisely (assuming you've remembered to put in your "good" teeth for the grandkiddies visit that is) and dispense those ever so lovely, albeit slightly lint covered Worther's Originals from your house dress pocket.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Oh and then you can smile ever so wisely (assuming you've remembered to put in your "good" teeth for the grandkiddies visit that is) and dispense those ever so lovely, albeit slightly lint covered Worther's Originals from your house dress pocket.

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Paradise!! :grandma:

Just remember though dear it's NOT nice to dig in one's droopy cleavage and drag out a slightly wrinkled, old lady red lippie stick smeared kleenex and scrub away at one's grandkiddies face. ESPECIALLY IF THE KID IS 15 AND HER NEW BOYFRIEND IS STANDING RIGHT THERE!!!! *pant pant whimper*

(errrr I have issues :taz: )

hahaha....Jo....you slipped from Paradise into "Old Granny Hell"...... let's get you some help, dear! :P

How this thread progressed from a nesting rat to this baffles the mind! :P

Woohoo Robin! Babies are awesome! If the action I've seen in my older pair is any indication I should have babie pics in the next month as well!.

I cant' wait for pictures Robin, babies are awesome!....yes, I can say that again.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

How this thread progressed from a nesting rat to this baffles the mind! :P

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Geeze Robin you don't get the connection between nesting rats and grannies with kleenex down their cleavage....heavens! (bless your heart! :P )

Now hurry home from work and get us some pics before we are old grannies! LOL

Congrats Robin!! Rat babies are great....I found them to be just as addicting as BP's, (yet much cheaper...)


One tip...Don't get attached to the babies, they are so cute, but they have a purpose in the big picture!! Its hard...trust me...

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Originally Posted by monk90222

One tip...Don't get attached to the babies, they are so cute, but they have a purpose in the big picture!! Its hard...trust me...

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Interestingly enough, the first thing I thought was "snake food"! when they were being born. However, I do plan to hold back at least one from her, maybe 2 (1.1). I did want to hold one from her and one from Mrs. Snuggles, who hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy yet. We'll see how they develop.

I'm starting a new thread for PICTURES!!!!