I made a post the other day about a pregnant rat I picked up who I was concerned about because she couldn't get down from her hammock. It looked like she still had about another week give or take until she gave birth since she had a rather small baby bump. Well yesterday day evening while I was getting ready for work she gave birth to five fat and healthy babies(one of which I already fed off). I'm just a little confused as to why this litter was so small? I've heard that older females usually have small litters but this female doesn't look or act old to me... If anything she looks really young(kinda on the small side.) She seems like a very experienced mother though. I've had females who had there first litter in my care and I can always tell a new mother. Maybe it's because of her size? Like I said, the babies are all doing well and are very healthy so it's okay. If anything they seem to be growing bigger at a faster rate since there's not much competition for milk. However I do not want to breed her again if this is due to age.... what do you guys think?
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Melody
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