BABY GIRL NOT EATING, WHAT SHOULD I DO?

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Ava Hobbs

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hi i have recently gotten 4 baby rats and they are all best friends. i got them from a lady who had had them for 1 year and she said that the only bullying there was, was that one of them (chewy) had been biting another (rae). but thats not all i need help with another rat (pepper) the little baby on my profile pic is not eating and whenever i pick her up i can feel her shoulder lades and her ribs. she eats some times but it is very rare and i am a little worried.

i have tried putting her in the carry cage with a bed and some food but she still wont eat. i am not sure i she is scaed to eat or has an eating disorder. if she is just scared then how do you suggest i resolve the problem.
 

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Maybe separate her with one of the rats she gets along with. It could be the stress of one of the other rats. I feed my rat baby formula with water. Her teeth don’t line up well so it’s hard for her to chew. I soak her food in the mixture.
 
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