Im also part of a rat community now and one lady adopted a pregnant female and the babies were born. They are supper small and the lady thinks the father might have been a wild rat. Shes adopting them out on the 17th and I have decided to get one. They remind me of my babies who passed away im getting the smallest girl whos an agouti. I think shes 3 weeks in this picture.
Oh yea I introduced the little boys to my older ones and they didn't even seem to do any dominant things such as holding them down or anything. They just sniffed then hung out. Maybe because they were with them when they were babies? They all cuddle
Help I just got two boys from a pet store. Feeders. Theyre 2 and a half weeks. Do i put them with my rat mom? im scared itll make mine sick but theyre so little
It looks like they might be though which would indicate they're hopefully closer to 3 weeks - still very young though. Have you given them anything to eat or drink yet?
I haven't looked through your thread yet, what age are the mum / babies you already have? At this stage I don't think I'd want to put them straight in with her, she might end up just hurting them to be honest
I had 5 ratties come to me at that age a few years ago, I was really new to ratties at the time, but I gave them some soya milk / lactol and for food they had some cooked chicken crumbled up, bland baby foods, and boiled / scrambled egg.
At this age they will be able to eat by themselves
They'll definitely benifet from food with extra protien though (such as the egg, chicken etc). Obviously have water available for them but at that age I would give them something extra (soya milk, lactol if you get that there?).
you can soak labl blocks in soy formula to add a little extra. THey are to young to be away from momma for sure. They have baby heads still. It it is more than just not putting in the same room. You cannot touch them and touch your resident rats or you can carry the virus if they carry it to them. It is a lot of work to keep your others safe and pet store rats are known for carrying deadly viruses.