What gives...

[suzuki4life]

Watch your temps...rats tend to do better in 70-80 degree tempatures.. any hotter and nurseing mothers will dehydrate and kill and eat the young for moisture and to replace the electrolytes they are looseing from the heat and nurseing (even with water present). If you suspect that this is the case, you can suplement their water with Pedialyte the clear sugar free kind, it's like gatoraid only easier on their systems with less sugar.

Hope that helps

if they have access to water then your statement in untrue.

Rats kill offspring when they feel they can not sustain the entire colony, then they weed out the weak.

My building hits 90's most of the summer. Many southern breeder's buildings are not temp controlled.


I would say you either have a bad female or a bad male.

Retry with different breeding stock.

I would take Tom up on his offer if you are capable. He has some good breeding stock....I know, much of it came from me