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Last pic of the night, I promise ^_^
Was only going to post one, but that bottom was too cute. i wanted a shot of the whole litter, but this one was adorable.
WRINKLY FUZZY BABY BOTTOM.
All are looking to be himi so far. We're fairly sure we have 3 males, 2 females.
atraties and I will definitely be keeping the two girls. We have an adopter for 2 males already. It's possible we will adopt the third if it doesn't get picked right away, MRR offered their reduced neuter fee which is awesome ^_^
Was only going to post one, but that bottom was too cute. i wanted a shot of the whole litter, but this one was adorable.
WRINKLY FUZZY BABY BOTTOM.
All are looking to be himi so far. We're fairly sure we have 3 males, 2 females.
atraties and I will definitely be keeping the two girls. We have an adopter for 2 males already. It's possible we will adopt the third if it doesn't get picked right away, MRR offered their reduced neuter fee which is awesome ^_^Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Rat
Size 788 x 666px
File Size 119 kB
I'm going to steal them all with my -mind-
As a side note, I saw on here you said you'd adopted some pinkies before as pets? Or maybe I read wrong. I wanted to know how you managed to keep them alive without the mum, because frankly I'd love to do that sometime if it's possible. We have a pet store here that sells pinkies for food.
As a side note, I saw on here you said you'd adopted some pinkies before as pets? Or maybe I read wrong. I wanted to know how you managed to keep them alive without the mum, because frankly I'd love to do that sometime if it's possible. We have a pet store here that sells pinkies for food.
I myself have not, but I do know of folks who have. Hand raising a pinkie less than 2 weeks old is a challenge, but there is formula available for it. I'd have to look up the brand though. The best thing you could do is get a lactating mother with the pinkies, then use her to raise them while formula feeding on the side so that she can raise more than she has nipples for. The key is to supplement the mother--most issues with mothers harming babies are from poor nutrition or excess environmental stress like loud noises (think alarms, barking dogs, etc.) I believe the rat guide has some articles on the subject, if not the people at Goosemoose.com are pretty knowledgeable, you just need to have a tough skin 'cos some of them can be a little pet-nazi-ish.
oooh petnazis X3 They're always fun.
I'll definitely find out more. Right now i couldn't do it--I've raised day old kittens and they're a 2 hour feed schedule for weeks. I'm working too much for it. But when I get more time, I wouldn't mind getting some rattypants. The ones I saved from the pet store last time were already adults and never really took to being held/touched/whatever by a human, and I always felt bad about that though I still gave them the best life possible. Still it would be great to have some as cuddly as my old rattieboy, Renegade. He was my first rat and I <3'd him sooo much.
I'll definitely find out more. Right now i couldn't do it--I've raised day old kittens and they're a 2 hour feed schedule for weeks. I'm working too much for it. But when I get more time, I wouldn't mind getting some rattypants. The ones I saved from the pet store last time were already adults and never really took to being held/touched/whatever by a human, and I always felt bad about that though I still gave them the best life possible. Still it would be great to have some as cuddly as my old rattieboy, Renegade. He was my first rat and I <3'd him sooo much.
I don't remember, you are in the US yes? There are a lot of rescues about, you may be able to get some awesome ones from a rat rescue--could even foster a litter and keep some of the babies ^_^ I sometimes rescue privately off places like craigslist. It's rewarding, but most of the rats have had pretty foul temperaments. I nearly got burn-out after 3 particularly bitey girls. It's not the rays--most recover eventually and tame down, but the horrors I've gotten them from...arg. I wish more people took rat-care seriously.
Yea...the board has some fantastic info, and the mods are TRYING to keep it under control, but a lot of threads get locked because of the way people treat newbies.
it wouldn't be so bad if people would stop changing what is THE ONLY way to keep rats. One second a cage is well-liked, the next only CROOL people use it. SRSLY. I bought a Rat Manor as a spare cage, and when I did it was very well-received in the community. A year later I recommend it to a newbie (it's a DAMN good cage) and I get jumped on with comments like "that cage isn't fit for a hamster!" ...the cage is 6 cubic feet large with 3 levels and perfect bar-spacing that a rat isn't going to get a foot caught. It's one of the only cages under $100 that's all powder-coated metal and can't be chewed on. It even folds down when not in use--I have nothing bad to say at all about this cage. I still don't know what they heck they were gibbering on about!
Jesus. Yeah they sound..fun. O_o I'd still probably try it. I'm wanting to start fresh with babies, mostly because these girls WERE so standoffish. It's hard to deal with animals that hate your guts, but I do it because I cared about them, and hell, the last girl left will take food out of my hand. It only took her three years to get there, but I'm damn proud that it happened eventually. They weren't socialized at ALL when I got them. Ugh.
As for my cage, it's three levels, and it's huge. It's an old bookshelf I converted to an actual cage. Very long, enough room to climb around on all three levels, very open, but with an area I made specifically for sleeping, so it's closed off. They all loved it when they were alive.
As for my cage, it's three levels, and it's huge. It's an old bookshelf I converted to an actual cage. Very long, enough room to climb around on all three levels, very open, but with an area I made specifically for sleeping, so it's closed off. They all loved it when they were alive.
ooo a grotto cage ^_^ I haven't seen one of those in a while. I've heard mixed things about people who have converted things--seems it depends on how good they were at sealing the wood first. I've seen some that I loved. Yours sounds niftykeen.
It is true, I've definitely had rats that I just kept safe and handled mostly for medication time. I don't believe in force-socializing the ones that really just want to be left alone. I make sure I can towel them for meds if necessary and let them be rats with their friends. I do have a couple I adopted specifically to keep me from burning out, whenever I really am having a bad rat day (there was once a good 6 months where this was frequent due to both a few biters and several deaths in a row) I take one of my cuddlebugs out and it reminds me why I do rescue.
I have a Ferret Nation as my main cage, I'm thinking of using my tax return to upgrade to a Critter Nation and sell off my old cage--it would meet my needs a lot better. My spares are a rat manor and some random no name cage from petco that's been discontinued--it's 3 cubic feet and currently holds a wild-hybrid rat that I've had since she was 7 weeks old. She turned 2 in December, so she's getting on in years.
It is true, I've definitely had rats that I just kept safe and handled mostly for medication time. I don't believe in force-socializing the ones that really just want to be left alone. I make sure I can towel them for meds if necessary and let them be rats with their friends. I do have a couple I adopted specifically to keep me from burning out, whenever I really am having a bad rat day (there was once a good 6 months where this was frequent due to both a few biters and several deaths in a row) I take one of my cuddlebugs out and it reminds me why I do rescue.
I have a Ferret Nation as my main cage, I'm thinking of using my tax return to upgrade to a Critter Nation and sell off my old cage--it would meet my needs a lot better. My spares are a rat manor and some random no name cage from petco that's been discontinued--it's 3 cubic feet and currently holds a wild-hybrid rat that I've had since she was 7 weeks old. She turned 2 in December, so she's getting on in years.
Mine's sealed and then I put kitchen floor on it so it's both easy to clean and nothing sinks into the wood in the first place. It's a really good cage, at least they seemed to love it XD
And oooh I bet that'd be really nice, the critter nation. I like building my cages mostly because it's cheap, but also because I can make them look how I want them. I think I have an old as hell pic of the cage. One sec...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a.....0Cage/rats.jpg This's an old pic so it doesn't have the bedroom area yet. I hadn't added it in.
And oooh I bet that'd be really nice, the critter nation. I like building my cages mostly because it's cheap, but also because I can make them look how I want them. I think I have an old as hell pic of the cage. One sec...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a.....0Cage/rats.jpg This's an old pic so it doesn't have the bedroom area yet. I hadn't added it in.
I don't recommend breeding rats (there's just so many of them--litters are huge and right now there are ridiculous amounts in rescue, any baby bred from programs that aren't exacting in their standards just adds to the problem).
That said, if you have a rescue near you, chances are high that they have pregnant mums to foster. That way you get all the experience of being a rattie grand-parent and are also helping the animals rather than contributing to the already high number rat rescuers have to work with. If there's no rescue around you can always take in a pregnant mum off places like Craigslist or freecycle, sadly they are very easy to find.
Rats are awesome ^_^ I rescue through a local group, https://www.mainelyratrescue.org. If you like rats, you might want to consider finding one near you and getting involved, it can be very rewarding. Keep in mind that one rescue often covers several states, so don't let their location fool you--I'm in MA and the foster network for MRR extends from Maine to Rhode Island and New York and even parts below! I foster because I can't afford the vet bills of a high number of animals, the result is I get to love on the amount of animals I can clean and feed rather than the ones I can afford tumor-removals or whatnot on. And honestly, when they adopted the good feelings I get outweigh any feelings of sadness that they're gone.
That said, if you have a rescue near you, chances are high that they have pregnant mums to foster. That way you get all the experience of being a rattie grand-parent and are also helping the animals rather than contributing to the already high number rat rescuers have to work with. If there's no rescue around you can always take in a pregnant mum off places like Craigslist or freecycle, sadly they are very easy to find.
Rats are awesome ^_^ I rescue through a local group, https://www.mainelyratrescue.org. If you like rats, you might want to consider finding one near you and getting involved, it can be very rewarding. Keep in mind that one rescue often covers several states, so don't let their location fool you--I'm in MA and the foster network for MRR extends from Maine to Rhode Island and New York and even parts below! I foster because I can't afford the vet bills of a high number of animals, the result is I get to love on the amount of animals I can clean and feed rather than the ones I can afford tumor-removals or whatnot on. And honestly, when they adopted the good feelings I get outweigh any feelings of sadness that they're gone.
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