pregnancy

I have an older rat called Io, she is about 1 year old, who has been bred about 10 days ago (I put her with one of my males so they can breed as their colours are pretty and I want to try and start a line of Himalayans with soft spiky fur). This is the first time I am dealing with a pregnant rat...

Hi everyone! I bought two pet rats (female) from pets at home about 40 days ago and am concerned that one of them maybe being pregnant. I went in to the shop intending to buy two male rats but when I got to the checkout after picking them out I was told by staff that they were actually female...

I got a young, pregnant rat from someone who didn't know she was female and put her in a cage with their male rats (woopsie). I have her in a birthing cage because, according to my that person's account, she should be reaching about day twenty. However, I've noticed that she a has started...

So I adopted two babies last week and were told both were males. One was a little too squirmy for me to get a good look at so I took the mans word. Now it’s a week later and they trust me a bit more and I finally got a really good look at both of them. Well, one of my little buddies was NOT a...

Hi! I have two female rats, in the last week or so one of them has suddenly had a big behaviour change. She is hoarding all the food and has become very territorial - she's taken one of the shelters in the cage as her den and is nesting. She takes all the bedding and will lash out at the other...

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...

Hello everyone, I hope you guys are having a great day. Well, where to begin. I adopted a lil rattie the 25 of July of this year. At the time, she was 2 months old, more or less. The thing is, she’s sharing a cage with my other rat, who is also a female (just to make clear that the new baby...

My girl had an oops 24 days ago with my new male, she broke into his cage while I was out! He was meant to get the snip sooner, but had to delay it as he required antibiotics and then this happened. I rang vets yesterday as she hadn't still had them. he said wait another two days. At 12:30 last...

Hi again, I just adopted the sweetest, most loving young hairless girl rat named Prune. She is just the best, she will snuggle with me in bed for hours and everything. <3 Someone saved her from being a feeder rat so it's possible she was kept with males. She has a bit of a pot belly and...

So I have a rat that I suspect is pregnant. I just checked on her and it seems that her ****** is a bit wider than before. I’m not sure if rats get wider down there before birth, or if this is a sign that she’s in heat and therefore I can rule out pregnancy?