Ok, one of my female breeder rats died. I don't know why.. she wasn't old, she had a litter a month ago (was due for another) there was no sign of violence on her body.. she was housed with another female who had a litter about two weeks ago, and the male.

???

My main question is, can I use this rat as a feeder? Such a waste to just throw it away. I check my rats daily of course, so she was dead less than 24 hours.. not stinky either.

I'm having tough rat luck.. one of my other females lost her entire litter to a birth complication.. an unusually large baby got stuck in her birth canal. Luckily she's alright.. the mom that is.