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 #2090123


Baylor13
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 New babies

Just got two new rats from my professor. His kid wanted them but now won’t take care of them so I got them. One is a baby female hairless and the other is a sub-adult light gray male dumbo. Ill get pics up as soon as I can. My boyfriend and I have three fancy girls right now who were also given up by their owners so we are hoping the females will all get along if put together. For now the two new ones are at my house to watch them and make sure nothing is wrong with them. The female hairless is also plumper than what I think she should be so I’m thinking she might be pregnant as they were both housed together since they were bought a few weeks ago.



10/30/09  06:23pm

 #2091001


Lovetheleo
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   Message To: Baylor13   In reference to Message Id: 2090123


 New babies

if she is preggo good luck

alot of female hairless rats eather eat the babies b/c alot of female hairless cannot lactate so you might have to hand feed which is very difficult from what i have been told

now not all female hairless are like this but alot are
anyway good luck and hopefully she isnt preggo
11/02/09  11:25am

 #2091321


Baylor13
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   Message To: Lovetheleo   In reference to Message Id: 2091001


 New babies

well if she is then i will deal with it. i cant kill them.
11/02/09  11:41pm

 #2091709


Lovetheleo
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   Message To: Baylor13   In reference to Message Id: 2091321


 New babies

no i dont mean kill them thats aweful lol

i just meant it is hard to hand feed baby rats

here is a site for how to take care of orphaned baby rats and mice just in case

Link
11/03/09  10:05pm

 #2091732


Baylor13
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   Message To: Lovetheleo   In reference to Message Id: 2091709


 New babies

i have some experience raising orphaned birds, puppies and cats. They require lots of work too. My local pet store is always having babies because of the shipping mishaps so I can find a foster there if I cannot take care of them.
11/03/09  11:00pm

 #2091876


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   Message To: Baylor13   In reference to Message Id: 2091732


 New babies

well thats good hopefully you can find a foster

raising baby rats is much harder than the others you mentioned though so definatly make sure to read that link i gave you

good luck with them and be sure to post pics :)
11/04/09  11:51am

 #2135192


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   Message To: Lovetheleo   In reference to Message Id: 2091876


 New babies

Do not EVER let your mice and rats together, Rats will hurt and maybee kill mice, even though they are similar, rats will kill them for food, and it is wise to wash your hands inbetween handling each animal, so as not to stress the mice out, and make the rats go looking for your mice!!
03/22/10  09:36pm

 #2135581


Baylor13
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   Message To: Monster545   In reference to Message Id: 2135192


 New babies

OK one this post is months old and two) where did you get the idea that I have rats and mice together. Mice was never even brought up...
03/24/10  12:29am

 #2135656


Ellagee
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   Message To: Baylor13   In reference to Message Id: 2135581


 New babies

By "I have three fancy girls" the poster meant 3 fancy style rats, which basically means they are colored, but the other people probably thought they meant fancy mice cause that seems to be more common.

Not that it matters at all.

Hows the rats from this post anyway?
03/24/10  08:33am

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Baylor13
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   Message To: Ellagee   In reference to Message Id: 2135656


 New babies

They passed. Not sure what happened but one day my boyfriend went into the room and they were gone. Shortly after the three other rats he has passed too. His three were in another room too. Not sure what happened.
03/24/10  08:19pm


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