Pregant Female?

[mlededee]

I went to a pet shop today asked for a female. The guy at the pet shop told me she might be pregnant because you can see her nipples is that true? I never heard that before...so is that a sign of pregnacy or is he nuts?

so, ahem. just because you can see her nipples it doesn't mean that she is pregnant. if the nipples are enlarged and more prominent than usual (usual being not very noticeable) than she has probably had a litter in recent past but it doesn't necessary mean that she is currently pregnant. it can be pretty hard to tell if a female rat is pregnant until the last week or even the last few days of the pregnancy, at which time it become quite obvious as her sides bulge out so much it looks like she might explode.