Potential Pregnancy...

[Joanne]

There are other signs when the time is near. Prominent nipples, building a nest...
I'm sure some of the more experienced people could add to this. I have only had rattie babies once, and it was just luck that I moved mom into her own cage the same night she had babies. (We weren't SURE she was pregnant as well...)

 

[xxchelle]

Here are some of the "baby bellies" of moms that have come through the rescue. These were all taken a day or two before the babies were born:

She was struggling, but you get the idea of the size of her belly.

You can really see the "baby handles" here:

So that's the kind of baby belly you should be seeing right now.

 

[RVT]

No babies! YAY! :joy:

 

[Joanne]

*phew!*

 

[jorats]

That's a big PHEW!

 

[Rachael]

That's great news!!

 

[RVT]

Well, Dottie's due date was Nov 16 and she didn't have any babies. I've kept her in her maternity house just in case she was just late. Today her belly feels a bit bigger and I can see her nipples more easily. She isn't building any nests, but I was examining her and her vulva looks more red and a bit swollen.

Can I chalk this up to a sign of estrus or may it also be a sign of impending labour?

 

[Carrington]

any babies yet?

 

[jorats]

Could be still pregnant. The gestation can be longer in some rats.

 

[PitLuvs]

Day 18, any news?

 

[Joanne]

**Waiting with bated breath...**

 

[PitLuvs]

Could be still pregnant. The gestation can be longer in some rats.

You're telling me! My only litter was with Cutie, she went 3 days over her due date and I thought I might have been safe. No belly. I woke up to 12 little lilac dumbo babies the next morning lol

I went 1.5wks over with my first... must be something in the water here :giggle: