Umm...what species are they? o_o

rats

Ah, ok. That's what I thought they were. I remember having pet rats growing up, and trying to pick all males but the one I picked out turned out to be female and she got pregnant XD

yeah that happens a lot with petstore rodents. My first mice way back when... were mixed and I got one female, one pregnant female haha. 15 babies. Started my love for rodents though.

hehe. Cute. It all started when my sister got a pet rat named Arrow. That rat lived for 3 and a half years, which is pretty long for a rat.

yeah it is. our longest was 4 and half. two lived that long so far but most of ours range between 2 and 3 years

Yeah. After arrow died, we went and got rats, which is the female one I talked about previously. Two males and a female. Well, the female get's pregnant and only three survived the birth. The one I picked turned out to be albino. But one time, it was my brother's job to feed our rats since we take turns feeding them and he didn't....forcing the mother to feed her young by sacrificing herself, allowing her young to eat her brains. it was a disgusting sight >.<

um... yeah animal cruelty

It was my brothers fault for not feeding them like he was supposed to >.<

Awww, little ratties! They always remind me of jellybeans. :3

haha never thought of jellybeans but I can see that now!

my Madison says, "O0hh.. lunch!"

I'm sure they'll get much cuter once they get a little fuz on em'

your not ment to handle them at that age!

your scent will get on them and the mother will either eat them or not pay attention to them!

so a myth. I have been breeding and raising rats for five years and have been breeding rodents for far longer then that. I hold them one a day every day. None of our mothers are aggressive or worried about it. In fact they look forward to it because they get treats while I take pictures of the babies.

Granted if these were pet store rats or wild rats they would attack my hands... maybe get too upset and end up eating or harming the babies as a result of being upset, but all of my breeding females and males are from other breeders and have been handled since they the day they were born as well.

No worries.