Alone time after neuter

[MissGuardian]

I'm going to get a little girl in a few weeks time, and are getting my boys neutered this Thursday.
I was wondering..
How long do they have to be away from the girl before it's 100% safe she won't get pregnant?

 

[smilez_n_hugs]

I believe 2-3 weeks is the reccomended amount of time to make sure any residual sperm is gone. (someone correct me if I'm wrong)

 

[mamarat]

Yes 2 to 3 weeks is good.

 

[MissGuardian]

Yes 2 to 3 weeks is good.

So if her breeder can have her for 3 more weeks, I should be absolutely safe?
(she's not ready to be taken from mom yet anyway)

 

[xxchelle]

You will be safe in terms of pregnancy, but how old are your boys?

When introducing young rats to adult rats, I recommend people wait until the young rats are at least two months old before starting intros. Also, I always recommend people adopt two babies from a litter, never just one.

 

[MissGuardian]

You will be safe in terms of pregnancy, but how old are your boys?

When introducing young rats to adult rats, I recommend people wait until the young rats are at least two months old before starting intros. Also, I always recommend people adopt two babies from a litter, never just one.

My boys are about 6months or something.
I won't get two because I can't afford the vet bills and don't have the possibility to have them in two cages permanently.
If it don't work out, the breeder can take her back.

 

[Rachael]

I don't think it would end up two cages.... I always think it is best for rats to have a rat to play and socialise with of their same age, rather than one baby amoungst almost full grown rats if that makes sense.

 

[MissGuardian]

I don't think it would end up two cages.... I always think it is best for rats to have a rat to play and socialise with of their same age, rather than one baby amoungst almost full grown rats if that makes sense.

The reason I have three in the first place, is that then I (hopefully) won't be forced to buy at a pet store when one dies..
I would like to have four, but I can't afford it(and my parents would probably kill me..)

 

[smilez_n_hugs]

In my experience rats are much happier if they have a same age friend. I recently adopted a younger boy (probably 6 months younger than my other yougest boy) only because it was a rescue situation and I find that he needs extra attention everyday to get rid of all the extra energy he has or he gets on everyone else's nerves. But I know he would be so much happier if he had a rattie friend who had just as much energy as he does. I think this will especially be an issue since boys tend to slow down way earlier than girls.

Why not skip on the neuters and add that to your vet fund and just adopt 2 baby boys instead?

 

[MissGuardian]

In my experience rats are much happier if they have a same age friend. I recently adopted a younger boy (probably 6 months younger than my other yougest boy) only because it was a rescue situation and I find that he needs extra attention everyday to get rid of all the extra energy he has or he gets on everyone else's nerves. But I know he would be so much happier if he had a rattie friend who had just as much energy as he does. I think this will especially be an issue since boys tend to slow down way earlier than girls.

Why not skip on the neuters and add that to your vet fund and just adopt 2 baby boys instead?

For two reasons.
1. Three is the limit of rats I can take care of, and is allowed to have.
2. the reason I am planning on having 3 rats anyway, is to avoid pet store rats. If I'll get two boys, I don't have another choise but to get pet store rats, since there are virtually no breeders in this country(possibly 6 that are serious, none in this part of the country), and there are no rescues what so ever.

Clear enough for you?

 

[jorats]

We are not being belligerent, we are simply giving you all the right info. We've encountered so many people who had set limits but they were never set in stone. It clearly is for you.
When you do get the baby, make sure to play a lot with her, lots of hand playing, hand wrestling, to keep her active and happy. I'm having to do that with wee little Meeko. He's only about 3 months old and his cage buddy Gera is much older and doesn't care for baby play, so I'm constantly in that cage playing with baby.

 

[xxchelle]

There was no need for the rude reply, she was simply telling you her experiences/giving advice.

 

[MissGuardian]

We are not being belligerent, we are simply giving you all the right info. We've encountered so many people who had set limits but they were never set in stone. It clearly is for you.
When you do get the baby, make sure to play a lot with her, lots of hand playing, hand wrestling, to keep her active and happy. I'm having to do that with wee little Meeko. He's only about 3 months old and his cage buddy Gera is much older and doesn't care for baby play, so I'm constantly in that cage playing with baby.

My limits is set in stone because i have NO possibility of having more rats. I am not able to work, and therefore can't "just" work more if i lack funds. I don't have the energy or health to take care of more than three rats. The end result would be that I wouldn't be able to take proper care of any of my rats.

I will play a lot with the baby, and my boys are also fairly high energy and loves to play with eacother(they would never bother to play with me tho..). The female has also a temper that should fit in well with my boys.

 

[MissGuardian]

There was no need for the rude reply, she was simply telling you her experiences/giving advice.

It was not my intention to be rude, but when I say I don't have the possibility because of funds and health, I'm serious.

 

[Dahlas]

If it was me I would just stick with the two I have and when you lose one get two babies and intro to the lone boy.....that way there is not a baby in a cage alone until she can get introed to the two older boys. I always think how scary it must be for one baby so small and all alone and by itself........But one older rat wold be happier in his familiar surrounding until he got introed to two little new comers.....
That is just what I would do.....