Quote Originally Posted by Fallguy View Post
I came home the other night to see that one of my rat moms went crazy. She did have 11 babies, but when I cleaned out the cage I could only see about 8 in pieces. The babies were over a week old. She had both food and water in the cage. I just fed her a few hours before I found the mess. I told a guy at work about it and he reccomended wet cat food. He said to just give them a teaspoon a little before, or right after they give birth, and they wont do this. I think he said that it works on mice and rats. Has anyone ever heard of this? Does it work? Should I keep her as a breeder, and try again, or just have her prepare to meet my big girl. As far as I know, this was her first litter. The babies looked healthy, and no runts. Thanx in advance for the advice.
Yea, one of my rats did the same exact thing.. She raised all of them up till today and they all opened there eyes, and when i went to check on them, she had killed about 5 out of 11... And brutally, cracked there skulls, and it was just terrible, and so i didnt risk anymore getting killed so i just put out the mother and am going to try and wean these guys early.. Its better than risking more of them getting brutally killed... I would rather just one rat die for all of them to have a better chance... I want to use them all as breeders (i think i got all females...)