My new lil Momma!

[MeMe]

I fell asleep last night on the couch and at about 10 pm I woke up and went to bed. At that time I checked on the momma and found her nestled in a corner so I put a lil food in there for her and got her some fresh water and I went on to bed.

and......

This is what I woke up and found!!!!











there seems to be at least a dozen. I don't want to disturb my new momma. from what I can tell they all seem to be healthy! No still borns and no toss off's! YAY!!!

She did it all by herself! I am so proud of her!

Jeff was even a little excited!


*edit...from that first pic there looks to be 11 but I will double check later in the day.

[frankykeno]

Oh MeMe, that's a nice litter and the female rat looks very healthy and fit! I'm counting at least 12 I can see and those are some excellent big milkbands so she's doing a good job with them. Congrats!

[daaangconcepts]

WooHoo!! Go Rattie, its your birthday!

[MeMe]

Oh MeMe, that's a nice litter and the female rat looks very healthy and fit! I'm counting at least 12 I can see and those are some excellent big milkbands so she's doing a good job with them. Congrats!

I thought I counted 12...lol.

yea I made sure to check the milkbands. thanks again for the info!

but...now what do i do?

WooHoo!! Go Rattie, its your birthday!

gonna party like it's your birthday!!!

[Freakie_frog]

Hey congrats on that litter..Good looking group..I warn you rats are addictive..

[MeMe]

Hey congrats on that litter..Good looking group..I warn you rats are addictive..

thanks...and I have heard that!

I heard the same thing about tattoo's and snakes!

[Freakie_frog]

thanks...and I have heard that!

I heard the same thing about tattoo's and snakes!

No tats or snakes aren't addictive I mean I only have 5 tats and 17 snakes and wanting more

Me:"Hi my names Ed and I'm a tattoo/snake/rat addict"
group: "Hi Ed....It ok we're addicts"

[frankykeno]

Nothing really to do now hon, just make sure momma rat has lots of clean water and extra food and she'll deal with her litter. As they become pups, they'll begin to use her water bottle and nibble on her food so you'll need to up both but that's not till there about 18 to 20 days or so before they do that.

*supportive applause for Ed, while of course wildly denying I have ANY sort of addiction to snakes!*

[Freakie_frog]

*supportive applause for Ed, while of course wildly denying I have ANY sort of addiction to snakes!*

The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem

[frankykeno]

Hah! I just attending the meetings for the free coffee!