I have a couple of baby rats that are MUCH thinner than the rest of the litter. It's momma's first & she had 13. They had seemed to be thriving, but now that they're fuzzies, I've found two (or was it three??) that are too thin. Any ideas or suggestions? Momma gets all she can eat mazuri blocks and seeds/nuts/corn/cheerios, banana chips mix and then I give the two nursing moms dog treat chicken strips about 3x/week. Vitamins & vanilla in her water. She hasn't lost a lot of wt, but babies seem to be. I gave her some oil-soaked bread and thin p butter today to give her some extra fat. Can I give her honey?

They're still a little small for nibbling on their own. Just two weeks old today. I have another rat with a litter. They're only about 4 days older, but much, much fatter. Peekaboo only had seven this time (five surviving) so they're fat little porkers w/eyes open. Are the sizes too different to try and graft the little, skinny ones on to Peek?????

I could gas & freeze them, but was hoping to save them (fatter) first.

Thanks! Your help is really appreciated!