baby rats

Hello, I am fostering two small female rats who were dumped outside in Harrisburg, PA in October. There has been a lot of news coverage about the release of hundreds of fancy pet rats. They both were pregnant and had litters. I have a single level Critter Nation I bought to house the two...

My rat had a litter and now the baby’s are starting to open their eyes. First one that opened his eyes has dull cloudy crusty eyes and looks possibly blind? then the rest of most baby’s have opened their eyes and some of the baby’s seem to be starting to develop the same thing as the first...

Hello, I’d really like some help. I recently bought three baby girls, upon receiving them I found them to be 3 and a half weeks old. From my research this is too young to be sold and away from mum. I’m not sure what to do, any advice on what to feed them, what care to give them and how to give...

Hello, I recently got three 8 week old rats. When I brought them home, two were constantly sneezing. I brought them to the vet and got prescribed Doxy. After a week they were still sneezing and sounding more congested so I brought them to the vet. I got prescribed Doxy and Batryil for two weeks...

I’ve wanted Siamese baby’s for almost three years, but none of the breeders in my area have had any ever. I was scrolling through Craigslist a few days ago and someone had an oops litter and three little Siamese boys came out of it. I was expecting them to be kind of mean, as I knew nothing...

Hello, I bought this rat from the pet store on Monday January 20th, 2020. When I first got her (and her sister) they told me they were about 4-5 weeks old. I brought her and her sister home. I notice that the females compared to my males (separate cages) were noticeable longer so I called the...

Hey! I’m picking up my two new fur babies in two weeks. They’re two male dumbo rats. what do you call their fur markings/colors? ABC36CCE-AB63-47E2-B61F-BE635B4D2F18 by Danique posted Oct 24, 2019 at 12:36 AM0277B451-C3EF-4F7E-955F-B6E2D4701C09 by Danique posted Oct 24, 2019 at 12:36 AM

Hello. I am in really need of answers. My fancy rat gave birth to 11 babies last night. 1 baby sadly was a still born. The other ten are completely healthy except for one. As I was doing the first milk check, I noticed one kittens leg was hurt. I looked closer and it was terrible. It looks...

im in serious need of suggestions on what to do here. I have a momma rat who had 9 babies 3 weeks ago today, they were all healthy and everything was well. They outgrew their nursery so I moved them into the top level of my DCN cage with their momma rat last night. On the bottom of the cage is a...

Hello all! This is my first post here and I’m here with concerns. I just got two new baby boys! They’re so kind though a little hand shy, but we’re getting there with them. One of the boys is quiet and relax. No health problem in sight yet. While his brother is and has been rather wheezy...

I am looking to re-home a wild baby male rat, he seems to be around 4-5 weeks old. My husband found him at work, the mother rat was nowhere to be seen, we believe she is dead since the work area has rat poison and traps. We just couldn't leave him there knowing that when he grows up he'll most...

Okay. So. I just had a poor baby die from old age, and I didn't want Ronnie to be all by herself. I got two more baby girls to keep her company and to have them aquainted was a bit tough, but they seemed to get along fine after a few days to a week. I woke up this morning to my Hooded rat...

I have three boys who are a little over 8 weeks old. Right now, I feed them the adult formula of Oxbow Regal Rat. I looked into getting them the young rat and mouse formula of Oxbow's, but wasn't too impressed with the ingredients (corn, etc.) Since baby rats need more protein than adults, I've...

Hi all, I haven’t made my official introduction yet to the forum because I wanted to upload my baby rats photos with it. I’ll be getting my 3 baby boys in two days & although I’ve done a lot of research into rat care I don’t know too much about “handling?”. What I mean is, when I bring them...

I purchased baby rats today and I don’t know their age. Can anyone determine it?

She’s super pregnant and about to pop! I got her about 4 days ago and she didn’t look this pregnant when I got her, (I did not know she was pregnant until a few days ago) her nipples are very visible and i moved her into a nursery cage where she is nesting, but I do not know how far along she...

I have a very large accidental litter on my hands. These babies are very small, cute, and social. They would do amazingly in any home. I have both females and males for adoption. If anyone is willing to take any off my hands, that would be amazing! I am located in Windsor, CT, but am willing to...

Hello! A little while ago, my brother was not paying attention to our rats and now we have a large litter of babies and no place to put them! I am located in Windsor, CT. I am willing to drive a ways to find these little guys new homes! These babies are very tiny, quite adorable, and quite...

Horrid rat farts, just horrid, all the time. I can't tell if its from my nursing mother or from the babies. Before the babies mom was not gassy at all. Mom is eating a high protein kitten food from royal canin and her normal oxbow pellets. Are baby rats just normally gassy? Or is mom gassy from...

Hey, so almost 2 months ago I adopted a pair of baby rats. I found them on Kijiji and contacted the owner. We discussed the details and we both agreed that I would come adopt some of her ratties. Over the phone she seemed like an experience rat owner and I had no doubts. The rats lived several...