Farrah
Well-Known Member
Alright so as some of you already know I have 4 wild rats.
I have 2 males and 2 females. I was being really really REALLY irresponsible by leaving them together for too long while raising them (since they can stay together for 12 weeks, Rattus rattus).
One got pregnant and had 9 healthy babies I was perfectly fine with that. (I wasn't fine, I was mad at myself but I was happier with that than what happens next...)
I found a friend who would take a "few" of the same gender and then I planned on keeping the rest. Here comes the omg part..
Then my friend on facebook messaged me about finding 12, TWELVE babies with a dead mother rat in a bucket so she asked if I would take them since the pet stores wouldn't.
Of course I took them. I'm not going to let a helpless animal die if I could help.
So I'm hand raising them now since 21 babies would be WAY too much for a single rat to take care of.
I need suggestions, should I raise them to release them or should I keep them all? I don't know what their chances of survival would be if I released them at whatever age.
Also I've noticed the the boys are way flightier than the females so should I keep the ladies and release the males since the females are nicer???
Opinions and suggestions please lol.
Oh and both groups are about a week old.
I have 2 males and 2 females. I was being really really REALLY irresponsible by leaving them together for too long while raising them (since they can stay together for 12 weeks, Rattus rattus).
One got pregnant and had 9 healthy babies I was perfectly fine with that. (I wasn't fine, I was mad at myself but I was happier with that than what happens next...)
I found a friend who would take a "few" of the same gender and then I planned on keeping the rest. Here comes the omg part..
Then my friend on facebook messaged me about finding 12, TWELVE babies with a dead mother rat in a bucket so she asked if I would take them since the pet stores wouldn't.
Of course I took them. I'm not going to let a helpless animal die if I could help.
So I'm hand raising them now since 21 babies would be WAY too much for a single rat to take care of.
I need suggestions, should I raise them to release them or should I keep them all? I don't know what their chances of survival would be if I released them at whatever age.
Also I've noticed the the boys are way flightier than the females so should I keep the ladies and release the males since the females are nicer???
Opinions and suggestions please lol.
Oh and both groups are about a week old.