So I noticed our female rat was pregnant last Friday and was going to move her to a 10 gallon tank but decided to put it off one day. Of course I wake up Saturday morning to little squeaks and a bunch of ratties. I didn't want to move them and stress out the first time mommy and have her eat the babies so Instead I removed their father for now. Either way, the cage is in need of a cleaning and I'm a little worried about moving them. How long should I wait until I can move the mother and them to a 10 gallon so I can clean the cage they're in now and return the father rat to it with another female? Thanks.

Oh and pictures will be coming as soon as I get some responses that make me feel comfortable enough to take pictures without stressing her.

Mother is a Dark Brown Berkshire crossed to a Near Black Hooded Dumbo. So far from peaking I see berks and hoodeds in the nest but I don't expect any dumbos unless the mother is carrying some dumbo genes that I don't know about.