Looks like Calypso's litter has been weaned, and I only found 3 males out of her litter of 10. Those males have been moved to their own tub, and Calypso and Misery will be moved back together and the other litter separated when Misery's litter is also weaned. I have put Doc in with the other 2 females, and by the time they're ready to give birth, I should have all the young rats culled off for feeding. Getting that second rack is going to take a bit longer as it's a lot more expensive than the smaller one. :/

I'm hoping they'll do ok over the winter. Last time I bred rats, they were kept outside in a carport. They still had babies except at the absolute coldest temps and could keep themselves warm even in the negatives, but they were in a much larger cage with bedding deeper than these rats' tubs are. If the cold does turn out to be an issue, I do have space heaters to put next to the racks, but the room is too large to heat. Still crossing my fingers we'll be able to start looking for houses again next month.