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The 6 babies born to a mum Im fostering for a friend of mine who is a breeder. They were born yesterday. There was 7, but one died at birth. They'll be heading back to my friend once they're grown, but I get to play with them til then!
As a rescuer, I don't get the opportunity to do things like raising litters, so its really nice to do this! I miss out on all the little eepers and fluffballs!
As a rescuer, I don't get the opportunity to do things like raising litters, so its really nice to do this! I miss out on all the little eepers and fluffballs!
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Rat
Size 949 x 944px
File Size 162.2 kB
Ermahgerd BAAAYYYBEEEES!!!
How the holy hell did you prize them away from mum? The pregnant females my friend rescued a few years ago were HYPER defensive when it was baby time. (Seriously she couldn't even clean out the cages, the mums would GO for her despite being totally sweet cuddly girls the rest of the time!)
How the holy hell did you prize them away from mum? The pregnant females my friend rescued a few years ago were HYPER defensive when it was baby time. (Seriously she couldn't even clean out the cages, the mums would GO for her despite being totally sweet cuddly girls the rest of the time!)
This mum is quite a protective mum, she has already bitten me a few days before she gave birth, despite normally being so sweet.
The only other litter we had here, from my rescue girl Spectre, was totally different as she didn't give a damn whether I touched them or not, I could do whatever I wanted with her. This girl would probably have my hand off!
I usually just take the top off the cage, and let her wander out, or lift her out, and put her in a carrier or let her free range a bit while I peek at the babies.
I definitely wouldn't be putting my hand in with this one though!
The only other litter we had here, from my rescue girl Spectre, was totally different as she didn't give a damn whether I touched them or not, I could do whatever I wanted with her. This girl would probably have my hand off!
I usually just take the top off the cage, and let her wander out, or lift her out, and put her in a carrier or let her free range a bit while I peek at the babies.
I definitely wouldn't be putting my hand in with this one though!
My friend had three females she essentially stole from a guy who had been breeding them to feed to pirahnas... They all had full size litters so obviously had been mums before although of course there was nothing left of any of those earlier litters.
She couldn't go near the cages, the mums were so defensive, and no wonder. Iirc she ended up with around 37 babies (on top of the half dozen or so adults she already had) from the three of them, and because it's bad to clean out the birthing nest before the mum is ready to abandon it, her rat room smelled incredibad for that whole week!
The last of those babies died last year, after quite long, happy lives as beloved pets.
She couldn't go near the cages, the mums were so defensive, and no wonder. Iirc she ended up with around 37 babies (on top of the half dozen or so adults she already had) from the three of them, and because it's bad to clean out the birthing nest before the mum is ready to abandon it, her rat room smelled incredibad for that whole week!
The last of those babies died last year, after quite long, happy lives as beloved pets.
Baby rats are born 'undeveloped' as it were, as opposed to humans who come out much more fully formed. Baby rats are basically still embroyonic; they can't see, can't hear, can't pee or poo on their own, and can't regulate their body temperature. This is because giving birth to babies that do most of their developing outside the womb once born means they can carry and birth more babies at a time. If they were like humans and gave birth to fully formed babies, they'd only be able to have one or two at a time.
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