Jems71
Well-Known Member
How would a pregnant tummy feel??? Soft and squishy hard and lumpy...something in between???
Yesterday I took in two girls, in their Living World Rat Mannor cage and a DBL CN thats in fantastic shape...the deal was the guy wanted to sell the CN cage I emailed about it he lives 500kms away...when we got talking over the past week...and he found out I was looking for a bigger home for my pet rats.
He then propsed a deal...he would drive the cage to me (500kms) take $50 off the asking price...if I would take his female rats...I mulled it over asked more questions...about their age and health and exposure to other rats...etc.
These girls are approx 1yr old...have not been around other rats for over a month...there were 2 older rats they lived with that passed away a few months back...he said those rats were approx 2.5-3yrs old...figured died of old age...They are fed Extrusion blocks and kept on carefresh bedding...have never had any health issues...no tumors or respiratory illnesses...active healthy friendly girls...
So I said what the heck...lets help these girls out...the guy was genuine and seems to be trying to do the best he could for them...but life has thrown him some curve balls and when he saw an opportunity to give them a better home he asked...
Anyway...these girls are sweet...little black hooded...and a brownish berk...theyare active inquisitive eating and drinking...no discharge from eyes or nose...breathing sounds clear...skin looks ok..do not seem itchy...But...
one of these girls is HUGE!!! I mean doesn't look normal huge...she seem to be in body bone structure size about the same as my Ellie, same head and leg size...but looks like she swallowed a baseball...her belly is not hard...its squishy like a big water balloon...if this guy lied to me and she is preggers...whould her belly feel squishy or lumpy? any other pregnant animal I have dealt with once they are huge they are hard and lumpy...not jst round and squishy...
I really don't think he lied...he seemed very genuine and kind, and his care of them was not too bad...they were not on pine or fed cat food or seed mix...their cages were decent DBL CN...and the smaller cage not a palace but adaquate...Maybe they were fed too many treats...he did say the huge one had taken the death of the older ones a few months ago hard and has been more shy since...Maybe she is a depressed emotional eater and got fat and lazy?
I will try to get pics tonight...but just wondering how her belly would feel if she was not just fat and was preggers?
Yesterday I took in two girls, in their Living World Rat Mannor cage and a DBL CN thats in fantastic shape...the deal was the guy wanted to sell the CN cage I emailed about it he lives 500kms away...when we got talking over the past week...and he found out I was looking for a bigger home for my pet rats.
He then propsed a deal...he would drive the cage to me (500kms) take $50 off the asking price...if I would take his female rats...I mulled it over asked more questions...about their age and health and exposure to other rats...etc.
These girls are approx 1yr old...have not been around other rats for over a month...there were 2 older rats they lived with that passed away a few months back...he said those rats were approx 2.5-3yrs old...figured died of old age...They are fed Extrusion blocks and kept on carefresh bedding...have never had any health issues...no tumors or respiratory illnesses...active healthy friendly girls...
So I said what the heck...lets help these girls out...the guy was genuine and seems to be trying to do the best he could for them...but life has thrown him some curve balls and when he saw an opportunity to give them a better home he asked...
Anyway...these girls are sweet...little black hooded...and a brownish berk...theyare active inquisitive eating and drinking...no discharge from eyes or nose...breathing sounds clear...skin looks ok..do not seem itchy...But...
one of these girls is HUGE!!! I mean doesn't look normal huge...she seem to be in body bone structure size about the same as my Ellie, same head and leg size...but looks like she swallowed a baseball...her belly is not hard...its squishy like a big water balloon...if this guy lied to me and she is preggers...whould her belly feel squishy or lumpy? any other pregnant animal I have dealt with once they are huge they are hard and lumpy...not jst round and squishy...
I really don't think he lied...he seemed very genuine and kind, and his care of them was not too bad...they were not on pine or fed cat food or seed mix...their cages were decent DBL CN...and the smaller cage not a palace but adaquate...Maybe they were fed too many treats...he did say the huge one had taken the death of the older ones a few months ago hard and has been more shy since...Maybe she is a depressed emotional eater and got fat and lazy?
I will try to get pics tonight...but just wondering how her belly would feel if she was not just fat and was preggers?