Caring for Accidental Litters
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Help and assistance with caring for your rat and her babies if she has accidentally become pregnant or you suspect she may be. Please do not discuss intentional breeding here.

  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Megacolon Information

    We want to let members know periodically we will delete older posts on this sticky to keep it clean but it is open for members who have urgent...

    Started by lilspaz68‎, 01-24-2010 07:11 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Information for accidental litters.

    OK so heres some good info that anyone expecting an accidental litter should know to keep all rats healthy. 1 ) Gestation is 21-23 days. Signs...

    Started by AMJ087‎, 01-13-2010 06:24 PM
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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Why not to breed...

    To those who come across this, and are thinking of breeding their pet store rats, let me tell you a story about one of the best little rats in the...

    Started by Kimmiekins‎, 09-08-2007 08:45 AM
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    06-24-2008, 12:42 AM Go to last post
  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Ethical breeding... What you should know before breeding

    I've (and others have expressed the same to me) noticed here, more than any other rat fancy forum, that people believe there are not ratteries out...

    Started by Kimmiekins‎, 11-09-2007 08:07 PM
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    11-09-2007, 08:07 PM Go to last post
  1. Young pregnant girl(s)

    This sucks for a first post lol >.< So a few days ago i adopted 3 more rats off of Craigslist. Last night i noticed that one of them is awfully...

    Started by PandaBruja‎, 05-08-2013 06:39 PM
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  2. Panicking!!!

    Ohhhh my god I was just downstairs packing my stuff to get ready to MOVE OUT tomorrow and I heard a tiny squeak, I thought I must have imagined it...

    Started by LisaPizza‎, Yesterday 12:59 PM
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    Yesterday, 05:29 PM Go to last post
  3. Possibly pregnant? Need help/advice

    I've had my rat for a little over 2 weeks now, and she has been great aside from a URI when I first got her. When I got her from the pet shop, she...

    Started by Andrew21‎, 05-16-2013 07:13 PM
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    Yesterday, 05:20 PM Go to last post
  4. Possibly Preggo Hairless

    Hello, I recently got a double-rex hairless rat named Louise from a pet store. I was thinking about getting her a friend but uhm... Yeah, she's...

    Started by Debra‎, 05-03-2013 02:44 PM
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    Yesterday, 02:09 AM Go to last post
  5. She was pregnant, and now I have 7 rats! But I need help/advice

    So I got home today and thought my girlfriend had left some watermelon in the cage for my rat, Emmy. However, watermelon doesn't squirm or squeak, so...

    Started by Andrew21‎, 05-20-2013 07:06 PM
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    05-20-2013, 07:13 PM Go to last post
  6. 12+ Young babies and possibly another pregnant female

    Hello, When I bought my first pet rat I was happy with him but seen that I should get him some friends, so I went to the pet shop (against all...

    Started by gotapetrat‎, 05-15-2013 04:06 PM
    • Replies: 3
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    05-20-2013, 06:28 PM Go to last post
  7. Question Quick couple of questions regarding a first time momma

    Okay so this morning i woke to my Mina's babies 5 at that time, but so far we're up to 9 little pinkies - all off which I am very happy to report...

    Started by Reikiru‎, 04-22-2013 04:01 AM
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    05-20-2013, 03:36 PM Go to last post
  8. concerned rat momma

    I am in desperate need of advice regarding my new PEW female Daisy. I got her from my local Petco about a week or two ago and since she has come home...

    Started by TJ'sGirl2012‎, 05-17-2013 10:56 PM
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    05-18-2013, 05:32 PM Go to last post
  9. Possible Young Pregnant Rattie

    This is Smudge. I got her on the 10th of October this year. She came from a pet store about an hour away from me, I had just gone in to buy some...

    Started by Faeleigh‎, 10-29-2012 03:22 AM
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    05-17-2013, 03:36 PM Go to last post
  10. Question weaning question

    Okay so I read somewhere that males and females don't sexually mature at the same age, i think what i read said males were sexually mature at 5 weeks...

    Started by Reikiru‎, 05-15-2013 06:09 PM
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  11. Smile 19 day old girls - what will they look like? Thin fur, wavy fur, no fur!

    These are the girls. Can anyone tell me what they might look like as adults? Sorry some of the pics are out of focus. The boys are coming next as...

    Started by mcdougal7‎, 05-10-2013 06:47 PM
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    05-15-2013, 05:29 AM Go to last post
  12. I Was Given 3 Babies & Momma (Baby Color Help & Momma Sore Spot Help!)

    If this doesn't belong here I'm sorry! Yesterday a new friend of mine I've only known for like a week gave me one of her rats and three babies....

    Started by Anemone‎, 05-11-2013 11:30 PM
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    05-13-2013, 08:06 PM Go to last post
  13. took in friends rats last night. Possible pregnancy?

    Just wondering what the possibility of pregnancy is in the female rat. She lived with a cage full of males for 2 weeks. She had little food and yet...

    Started by mistymornings18‎, 05-11-2013 12:57 PM
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    05-13-2013, 01:43 PM Go to last post
  14. Little Scout just gave birth :)

    My sweet Scout has given birth this morning, its been 23 days since she escaped and climbed into the boys cage and she gave birth to 10 very healthy...

    Started by Patientzero‎, 05-04-2013 09:52 PM
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    05-12-2013, 03:44 PM Go to last post
  15. Rescued momma giving her thanks.

    This is for Royale. Many of you may know that I stumbled upon a horrid case of, what I thought was hoarding. It ended up being a feeder/breeder...

    Started by Muttlycrew‎, 04-09-2013 09:52 PM
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    05-11-2013, 10:07 AM Go to last post
  16. 19 day old boys - what will they look like?

    These are the 5 boys of the litter. Can anyone tell what they will look like as adults? boy 1 boy 2 - What color? boy 3

    Started by mcdougal7‎, 05-10-2013 07:22 PM
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    05-10-2013, 11:04 PM Go to last post
  17. 19 day old last 3 girls - what will they look like? Thin fur, wavy fur, no fur!

    These are the last 3 girls. Can anyone tell me what they might look like as adults? girl 8 girl 9 girl 10

    Started by mcdougal7‎, 05-10-2013 06:58 PM
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    05-10-2013, 08:45 PM Go to last post
  18. Question Baby food

    All the babies have opened their eyes, and they are crawling around the maternity cage, chasing mum around a bit and ive also noticed a few of them...

    Started by Reikiru‎, 05-07-2013 02:36 PM
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    05-08-2013, 03:55 PM Go to last post
  19. Odessa with her surprise and me coping with first times.

    A long time lurker, my new rat has made it so that I can't hold back from joining and posting. All because of her gift to me of little ones. I...

    Started by Serbear‎, 04-26-2013 02:58 AM
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    05-07-2013, 01:41 AM Go to last post
  20. Accidental Mouse litter?

    Is it okay to post about a mouse litter in this forum or should I post in the other animal mischief?

    Started by poodlecrazy1‎, 05-05-2013 11:31 PM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 123
    05-06-2013, 12:27 AM Go to last post

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