my baby pixie gave birth yesterday to 7(?) babies! the way this has been so unexpected makes me feel like im doing a bad job of making sure everythings going smoothly :( she made her nest on the second level of the cage but i put mesh wire around the sides of the cage and attached cloth to the...

I got a female from a breeder a few weeks ago and we soon found out the breeder was absolutely horrible. I now have a pregnant 6 month old rat. What do I need to do to help her? Should I keep her with her cagemates until she gives birth? Should I feed her extra? Should I put her in a new cage...

I adopted two "brothers", but as my username says, one rat pulled a Mulan and revealed himself to be GASP a woman!!! And a very pregnant woman at that. I have separated Mulan (mama rat) and Shang (daddy rat), and they have a healthy army of 7. For now, Mulan and the army are in a nursery set...

Hello! Two weeks ago I got a new female rat from a pet store. Long story short, two weeks after bringing her home I realized she was (is) pregnat. Judjing from the day I got her, I think she's currently on her 18-19th day of pregnacy. The thing that's making me more stressed right now is: I...

Hi all, So I had an accidental litter due to my rats being incorrectly sexed, and now the mama and babies are being held in a separate container. Her cagemate, my rat Yuki, is now alone in a big critter nation. He was very bonded with Tohru (the female). He doesnt quite know how to play with me...