Quote Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany View Post
If the pup doesn't get it's mother's milk, it will eventually die in a few days. Rat pups cannot survive when they are that young, especially when their eyes are still closed.
I managed to keep that one rat pup alive, but it wasn't easy! I got Similac baby formula and hand-fed him with a syringe, 4-5 times a day until he opened his eyes. Luckily that happened in less than 2 days, and then I moved him onto a mushed cereal/formula mixture. He was sooooo cute...