After saving an abandoned rat from freezing to death, we decided to adopt her. On February 12th she gave birth to 14 babies! Both us and the vet didn’t realize she was pregnant, thankfully Powder is very patient with us being completely new to rats!
We are hoping to rehome them in the next couple of weeks.
Backstory on Powder (Mom): We found Powder in a cage left outside to freeze to death at the end of January 2022. We took her to the vet shortly after and got her on some antibiotics, which she was taking throughout her pregnancy and for the first couple of postpartum days. Surprisingly she carried to term, and has been able to provide enough to only have one runt! We are completely new to having rats as pets, so we have been doing as much research as possible to make sure all our rats are comfortable and being properly socialized. Even with all the trauma, Powder has been calm, patient, and a great momma! She is a little timid from the trauma, but I am proud of how far she has come over the last month!
Pictures of babies:
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![Comfort Gesture Carnivore Felidae Finger]()
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![Grey Whiskers Rat Rodent Gas]()
![Comfort Felidae Grey Dog breed Small to medium-sized cats]()
![Skin Head Rat Rodent Whiskers]()
Pictures of Mom:
![Nose Carnivore Felidae Cat Whiskers]()
![Gesture Finger Fawn Nail Thumb]()
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We are hoping to rehome them in the next couple of weeks.
- We plan on adopting them out in at least pairs of two.
- We were thinking of charging a negotiable price of $20 a rat (to hopefully warn off feeders).
- We believe there are 9 boys, 3 girls, and 2 unconfirmed (we plan on keeping 2 girls)
- Located Pocatello / Southeast Idaho
- If you or anyone you know of is in the area and wants to adopt them, please let me know.
Backstory on Powder (Mom): We found Powder in a cage left outside to freeze to death at the end of January 2022. We took her to the vet shortly after and got her on some antibiotics, which she was taking throughout her pregnancy and for the first couple of postpartum days. Surprisingly she carried to term, and has been able to provide enough to only have one runt! We are completely new to having rats as pets, so we have been doing as much research as possible to make sure all our rats are comfortable and being properly socialized. Even with all the trauma, Powder has been calm, patient, and a great momma! She is a little timid from the trauma, but I am proud of how far she has come over the last month!
Pictures of babies:
Pictures of Mom:
I would love to take them but I unfortunately live in California. ): I wish you good luck, though!
