jorats
Loving rats since 2002.
Sending good vibes for you and the babes.
Hand raising babies
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The babies didn't make it.
Four of them died around 5:30am. I thought the other one should follow his brothers quickly, but the little thing just hold on to life. So i stayed awake and tried to keep him hydrated. The pet store opened at 8:30 and somehow, the baby made it to that hour. I called them to talk about letting me buy the mom and babies but they wouldn't. I asked if i could try to add this baby to the litter then, they said they wouldn't. I asked why the hell wouldn't they do that, when they don't even separate young rats by sex and keep breeding hairless, and they said "we've never had any problems with that so far". Pet stores...
Well, i got ready to go buy some baby formula then and made a turn to check on the baby... and he was gone.
Brave little fighter
Four of them died around 5:30am. I thought the other one should follow his brothers quickly, but the little thing just hold on to life. So i stayed awake and tried to keep him hydrated. The pet store opened at 8:30 and somehow, the baby made it to that hour. I called them to talk about letting me buy the mom and babies but they wouldn't. I asked if i could try to add this baby to the litter then, they said they wouldn't. I asked why the hell wouldn't they do that, when they don't even separate young rats by sex and keep breeding hairless, and they said "we've never had any problems with that so far". Pet stores...
Well, i got ready to go buy some baby formula then and made a turn to check on the baby... and he was gone.
Brave little fighter
SQ
Senior Member - Vegan for the animals
:sad3:
I am so very sorry
:hugs:
poor little mama and poor little babies :sad3:
I am so very sorry
:hugs:
poor little mama and poor little babies :sad3:
Dahlas
Well-Known Member
poor wee babies...now they are all together again.
mamarat
Well-Known Member
:sad3:
Joanne
Well-Known Member
I'm so sorry - at least you did everything you could. It just wasn't meant to be....
lilspaz68
Well-Known Member
Oh dear...the babies were in distress for a long time prior to their birth and loss of their mom. I am so sorry you lost them all. I still advise picking up soy human formula just in case you need to supplement a weaker pup one day.
I still advise picking up soy human formula just in case you need to supplement a weaker pup one day.
SQ
Senior Member - Vegan for the animals
That is so said ... a vet probably could have saved them all ....
lilspaz68
Well-Known Member
SQ said:
I actually doubt this. Dr. Munn said years ago he had an owner who would buy babies from the snake shows and bring them to him to save, and they were never able to save any. Those babies were destined not to make it, through the too long difficult labour, and the delay in any type of nourishment, but even then their chances were very very guarded without mom's colostrum.
Shelagh, I've only had one litter yet, and a small one, but i had baby formula then and used it to make sure mom and babies were in the best shape they could be! I just wasn't expecting any babies at this time :S
So i'll follow your advice
So i'll follow your advice
