Quote Originally Posted by xdeus
I know what you mean... I get pretty attached to my breeders as well. They really won me over when I saw what great parents they are compared to the mice I kept. Sometimes I take their gentle behavior for granted, though. This weekend when I was cleaning cages I placed a small male that I'm raising up with a mother and her week old babies. He's still too young to breed, but I didn't think there would be a problem. Within minutes she started fighting with him and left a sizeable gash in his side. I quickly placed him in a different cage and he's doing much better, but I learned that even the gentlest mothers are not to be reckoned with when it comes to protecting their young.
Ohhh, sorry for the little guy! It just so happened, when I got the leo yesterday, I purchased a 10 gallon and a screen top, but am using a 12 quart tub for the leo instead, so the 3 week olds were going to go in that spare tank. I know it's not ideal, but they're eating and drinking water, so if it was needed to save the pinks and let Foxy foster them, that was my back-up plan.

Thankfully everyone is doing well now. I know what you mean about getting attached to them. I love all my momma rats and the big stud, Caesar!