Big Litter

[CoolioTiffany]

Thanks. They are starting to develop color now. Some dark ones and some light ones. I can't wait! I really hope I have some dumbos in there. I love rats!

I love seeing rat pups when they still have those eyes closed! When I volunteer at the reptile sanctuary I'm normally in the mouse & rat room now cleaning up after them and I see anywhere from a newborn litter to jumpy weaned rats.

I just got my first male rat and I already love him. He loves hangin' around me and doesn't wander off

[Jay_Bunny]

Aww. Yea I saw pictures of him in your thread. He is such a cutie! I never thought I'd like rats as pets but I fell in love with them. Yoshi is a shoulder rat. She loves riding on your shoulder won't try and run off.

[CoolioTiffany]

Aww. Yea I saw pictures of him in your thread. He is such a cutie! I never thought I'd like rats as pets but I fell in love with them. Yoshi is a shoulder rat. She loves riding on your shoulder won't try and run off.

Yeah I didn't really think I'd own rats until I came to this site. I blame this site for all of the good snake-related things that happen to me. From morphs to breeding BPs to rats. Everything. I will eventually make a thank you thread, I'm planning on it

[Jay_Bunny]

Yea I need to do one of those. Haha. A little over 3 years ago, I had only a leopard gecko. Now I have 8 ball pythons, 2 corn snakes, a boa, and I'm holding onto 2 rescues for my friend. I also have 11ish rats and a ton of mice. Wouldn't have these if I had not found this forum. Hahaha.

[suzuki4life]

do you have this female separated?

If so, I would be very curious to see if all 18 survive.

I mean, nature doesn't supply them with 18 nipples or most likely enough milk for 18 offspring....

So if they all survive that would be pretty neat to know.

[Jay_Bunny]

I didn't separate her from the male until about a day after she gave birth, so she might be pregnant again. I meant to pull him but I have had a busy busy week. I'm about to go up and see how she is doing and count the babies again.

I also just had another female drop a litter so I'm going to be counting those as well. I'll try to get pictures!

[m00kfu]

do you have this female separated?

If so, I would be very curious to see if all 18 survive.

I mean, nature doesn't supply them with 18 nipples or most likely enough milk for 18 offspring....

So if they all survive that would be pretty neat to know.

I've got a girl over here that consistantly throws litters in the upper teens, and they generally all survive. They do end up being quite a bit smaller than rats from other litters that are the same age if I don't throw another mother in there to help out.

[Jay_Bunny]

She has 17 right now. This could have been a miscount (thought there was 18 when there was really 17) or she could have killed one. Either way the babies look great.

[Jay_Bunny]

My sister has Yoshi's sister, a blue berkshire named Blue. She just had her first litter yesterday and had 16. Both girls are having big litters and I'm liking this. Hopefully they keep it up.

[BuckeyeBalls]

Dont have tooo much fun breeding rats