Well I guess it could be called that....


I have a trio of rat (1.2.0). This is each Emma's and Ruby's 5th litter. I leave the babies with their moms for 3-4 days (it's the size i need). Emma is good about caring for her babies and all previous litters survived until I needed the pinks at a certain size. Ruby on the other hand has eaten all of her litters.

Well three days ago...Emma had a litter of 14 and Ruby had a litter of 8. By the second day the total amount of babies dropped to 9. Today there is one left.

I give them fresh veggies and stale bread (with their normal mix), along with making sure water bottles are full with fresh water.

Both rats when back and forth thru out the day 'exchanging' babies. Could Ruby be eating all of them since Emma doesn't have a history of eating her babies? I guess it would be a good idea to invest in maturnity tanks.

A friend suggested leaving two or three babies with the mom so the mom knows how to raise the young. Just sell the weanlings off.

I guess I don't really have a question, just more of thinking outloud....if anyone has any input that would be great.