Normal or not

[RichsBallPythons]

My female rat hat babies today and about 5 mins ago she began biting hit testicles thinking its her baby as the babies scent is there. and shes making the male groan little from pain. is that normal or an i put a scent there to help stop

ANSWER ASAP

[RichsBallPythons]

Never mind i had to take him out as she was biting him aroudn the heat and neck trying to drag him to her next. may be the babeis scent making herl iek this now but i cant take the risk of him being hurt. so i moved him over to the other side thats has 1 female and another male

[ThyTempest]

I had a hard time telling what is going on, sounds like you were just typing really fast.

It is not a good idea to have a male in the with the moms when they are very preggo and about to give birth. Typically, a week or two in with the female(s) then they go back to buddy up with the other boys.

[Michelle.C]

Most males make good fathers, but sometimes, females will not allow them to act on their role. They will attack the male, causing damage to one or both parent. Sometimes (well...more rarely), the males will eat the entire litter (mostly due to jealousy). Other times the female will become stressed by the males presence and consume her litter.

Many people have luck with "Harem Colonies", I prefer rotation. Males goes in for breeding, comes out when he's served his use.

If you plan on breeding (with any regularity), I would get two males and two females. That way each rat always has a friend, as they are extremely social animals. Once the females become noticeably pregnant, I would suggest removing the male.