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Brandifw

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Hi guys I saved these babies from being snake food, I’ve been using soy sensitive infant formula and they are doing well. they’re also starting to eat the hard food and seeds now which is good
They have open eyes but still seem small. What age do you think they are and any advice on care?
also genders?
I want to prevent more babies so I need to identify if I have male and female
 

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I think the hooded ones are male and the mostly black is female as it relates to the distance between the urethra and the anus. I’m not sure though. Here is a helpful resource with pictures AFRMA - Sexing 101 (sexing rats and mice)
The black and white hooded has full nipples. The cream hooded I’m unsure lol sometimes I see nipples but the distance between the uretha and anus are definitely way longer on the cream hooded so I’m assuming boy at this point. The black one has no nipples but short distance from uretha to anus.. Im at a loss I guess time will tell lol I’m sure they’re heavily inbred they were crammed into a tank with like 15 rats :/ I’m glad they get a better chance than the others if anything. They’re so sweet
 
Lol it’s wild the ones that appear to be boys have nipples and the one that seems girl has no nipples
 

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Well- boys don't have nipples so that alone should help ya !
 
That’s a good point I forgot about that! So the ones with nipples are definitely girls. That means you have a lone boy o you should definitely think about finding another boy to be his buddy or getting him neutered. They should be separated by 5 weeks but since you don’t know age I would say sooner rather than later. Do not leave the boy alone though so finding a boy around the same age as him would be good. I think older boys might be too much for him to handle and he needs friends his own age.
 
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I really can’t tell still lol look all girl to me! I need to know soon though so no one gets pregnant 😭🤕 love these little nuggets already.
what y’all think about genders now??
Ok looks like black hoodie is a standard coat girl, beige hoodie is a rex coated boy and I am just not sure on the black rex baby. :). More pics?
i posted new ones just now! I really cannot tell other than the black hooded female, the other two I’m indecisive about! I really want to know so I can name them and plan for how to House them without a unplanned pregnancy. I o not want that whatsoever but I also can’t tell what I have 🤕🤕🤕 love these nuggets tho they’re the best
 
You don't need to know yet lolol. By the time your babies need to be separated the boys testicles will have dropped for over a week and will be super obvious. At 3-3.5 weeks they will start to drop. By 4 weeks they will be obvious and you'll be able to sex them easily.

Here is baby Dilbert (see the tiny pink torpedoes?)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gbmbueb2021opq1/someonescomfy.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e4ixucn4mj99t8n/morehandwrestling.jpg?dl=0
Oh yes those are For sure nuggets lol. People told me they could get pregnant already so I was panicking. These guys must be smaller than I was thinking they are. Compared to your boy he’s big
I still see three girl parts haha but I’m sure the torpedos are coming. I can hope they are three girls that would make life easier a bit but I doubt it’ll be the case
Is rex common? they are so different than the standard girl almost like a sheep haha
 
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