Heck as my grandfather used to say Bryan..."don't care what you call me as long as you don't call me later for dinner!" lol
That's why I always breed my female rats in pairs or trio's. Just in case I need to split a huge litter or have a female unable to mother her pinks I've always got a least one or two other females actively nursing that I can play switch the baby rats with lol.
Glad you saved them...I hate to see waste (bothers my cheap scots soul lol)