Quote Originally Posted by VanSickel_Balls View Post
Deborah, thanks for the reply!
Our confusion is that she is still passing placenta, and there's no sign of babies. Not as though she ate them, but as those she never passed any... we're pretty sure we caught her labor (or miscarrage) right as it began.

What would you advise at this point?
Let nature take it's course, there is nothing to be done. She will likely redound just fine, now will she produce, like I said if she is too old, she is probably passed her prime so I would retire her and start fresh with a new group of weaned rats and raise them up to breeding size.

When breeding rats their are few things you will deal with still born, birth canal obstruction (which leads to death), mammary tumors etc, sure you can seek veterinary help however when you breed feeders you don't spend $100's on animals that will be in your care for about a year to 18 months before being retired/culled, you just replace the with new breeders and retire/cull the one with issues. Now if those were pets that you were attached too it would be different.