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The woman who had it roughed used a blanket in the tub as a play area for the rats at one point (I forget why). They kept going back. She had ramps and such. It wasnt a bad set up really. Just .... a lot of work for something that I'm finding to sound a little over the top? But hey man, her one...

Thank you. I appreciate the clarification. Older rats would be more prone perhaps? Mine are only 3 and 4 months between the four of them and aside from Hyde who is just always softer and shinier, the others seem pretty normal to me. They always feel and smell normal to me but I dont think I've...

Tuesday. They didnt have an opening for Monday. I asked for it though. He said everything should be fine but Virus is gonna be well covered :)

Nope - but I have an answer from the vet!! It wasnt coming from her eyes or nose yesterday and was left where she placed herself sitting. I thought I saw contractions super late last night but they stayed rather consistent and useless for about an hour, so I took her to the vet this morning...

Virus' weight went from 118 to 125 to 134 in 3 days. But today she came out for a pet and was hugging my hand like velcro and bathing my fingers so I took advantage of our hand snuggles to check her bin out since she had been snoozing heavily today. I noticed a piece of paper towel with faint...

Here's one I made. Day one (Oct 19) to Nov 5.

Oh, I forgot: those above pictures range when from I first got Virus to late last week and the bottom one is Plague and Zombie (Zombie is brown, Virus is black). This is a picture taken 3 days after I got Virus with Zombie in the background (so October 22rd, according to my phones picture details):

Those girls all look similar. Teefs looks similar to Plague size wise to her timeline and Virus came separate and before her. Virus looks closer to the other girls minus the belly. Plague was very underweight and Zombie was and stayed so much smaller for so long that we even wondered the...

Ok, so .... I weighed all 7 of my ratties, and the numbers are roughly sensible for my boys, but then the girls are all over and WAY under what I'm researching! BOYS: Joker (4 mths) 277g Riddler (4 mths) 241g Jekyll (3.5 mths) 301g (he steals food when he can) Hyde (3.5 mths) 224g (has always...

I've been reading that. I've finally had a chance to poke around some old threads. I'm going to buy a scale from down the road RIGHT NOW. I will post once I have her weight. Is there an AVERAGE weight for a 10 week old rat? Is there a ranged difference between quick juvie growth and pregnancy...

I figured spending some time in a birthing bin would be my best route as a safe way. I'm hoping chubby too. Well to be honest, hoping anything other than health concerns. But shes expanding at a high rate and is not on a very heavy diet (though receives protein just in case. Rather be prepared...

Oh my lord! The little guy in the middle was almost missed! Sooo cute!! Thank you guys!

Well thanks for your company and tidbits so far! Having anyone to talk to for any kind of encouragement or a different perspective or just to enjoy it with is rather stress diffusing on its own! I appreciate it!

I built mine. The first design (trial and error I suppose) cost about $130 to build. I find my 4 boys are active enough that I will be expanding it and building a second for the females. If I did the materials smarter, I could prolly cut it down to about $100 even. Eventually I would like to...

Oh, I'll keep you updated! I couldnt believe how grasped by some of the threads on here I got and had to see the end! Haha Virus has a really affectionate nature. She cuddles and licks and runs to see anyone who peeks on her. I havent been worried about making her feel creeped on cuz she races...

Darling and Sweetpea Ivy and Harley (batman gals lol) Sugar and Spice They're beautiful :)

Oh exactly like you said. I've done a ton of research on rats pregnancies and birth and what to expect since noticing her weight (and i suck ... no scale) but trying to limit that research to specifically YOUNG rats is frustrating. I did find two cases of 5 week olds that got preggers and they...

I've been monitoring her poop and her eating, drinking, peeing and pooping all seems consistent and normal. I'm hoping just tubby. Shes the only of the three girls to show. There is ONE vet here in town who will handle rats so hes on standby :) You've had experienced with 'poor start' rats -...

I had always assumed from the barrels and rain catchers used at my great grandmothers farm that rats werent designed for swimming - I realize they can but figured it wasnt natural for their hand-like paws and no webbing. I was really surprised when I had read it. Thanks for the advice on the...

Does anyone have rats that like swimming? Or should they find themselves in need of a bath, does anyone have a technique? Usually I can just manage with an unscented, hypoallergenic baby wipe if needed, but I've read that some might enjoy swimming and wanted to know if anyone had a water baby or...