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Rat Mom Not Cleaning Babies
They are rat pups with hair and they are completely dirty, her tub was cleaned on Friday and the bedding is clean. Should i try to clean them or should I let them be dirty until she will? Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!
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Never seen dirty pups before, is she nursing them?
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Re: Rat Mom Not Cleaning Babies
 Originally Posted by llovelace
Never seen dirty pups before, is she nursing them?
yes, she's nursing and very protective of them but not cleaning them.
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Poor babies, is she a first time mom? Is she cleaning their bottoms?
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Re: Rat Mom Not Cleaning Babies
Originally Posted by llovelace
Poor babies, is she a first time mom? Is she cleaning their bottoms?
yes and only some  i feel bad but i don't want to really disturb her. it sucks too cause she's a dumbo
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It looks like either she or they or all of them have some loose stool action happening. It may be that your food is the root cause of your problem. Or something you're giving them as a treat.
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You can take them out and place them back in, moms will not reject them. Doing your best to clean and dry them might not be a bad idea
Last edited by rperry03; 09-27-2011 at 12:00 PM.
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Do you have another mom you can foster them too? Would be beneficial for them. If she is not cleaning them and licking their bottoms, they will start to have digestion issues. Not be able to pass waste...
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To me it looks more so, urine stain from dirty cage.
Looks like your using aspen, if so its always causes yellow/brown stains on the rats backs and rears. Why i moved to pine.
Try cleaning more often and the stains will slowly disappear.
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