we have babies!!! - Page 3

Damion930 · 03-30-11, 12:01 AM

Lol moms need a break somtimes lol lookin good

candyraver69 · 03-30-11, 12:37 AM

Some moms LOVE to get out when given the chance, especially once the babies are crawling around. I could see why. If I had 15-20 little babies trying to nurse on me and climb on me non stop I would probably want out too! LOL

infernalis · 03-30-11, 01:53 AM

I try and get as many to the pet stores as I can right after weaning if possible. Let them pay for feeding them and reduces frequency of bedding changeovers.

week old rat pups are a delicacy to milk snakes and corn snakes. So to keep numbers under control, if breeding gets out of hand, I "cull" litters off and just distribute them to the snakes.

The idea is financially to provide proper care and feed to the breeding adults without the financial burden of caring for 100 extra rats.

100 rats suck down a lot of food & generate a lot of poop.

My natural compost pile is growing, it gets quite ripe in the summer, that's why its by my neighbors house instead of mine. A few years worth of dumping out cages piles up.

nikkik85 · 03-30-11, 06:15 AM

Awwwww congrats. My pet mouse had babies years ago, she had 13 and one died... I hope they all live. I think they look like mini puppies when they are first born

I love them <3

TeaNinja · 03-30-11, 06:36 AM

all 12 lived and it's already day 8-9, so i think they all are survivors

i mean....i kind of feel bad saying that considering some of them will be snake food.....
:O

nikkik85 · 03-30-11, 06:55 AM

Ha, I know. But snakes got to eat too. This is how I make myself feel better. I love animals sooooo much lol

Yay, that they are all survivors.

TeaNinja · 03-31-11, 06:53 PM

i have a question. if my rats were born at midday on the 22nd, is the 22nd the 1st day, or is the 23rd the 1st day.... lol
either way, this is day 9-10.

TeaNinja · 03-31-11, 06:56 PM

infernalis · 03-31-11, 11:36 PM

I wonder who is more proud here, the parents or Zak?

Think you got baby fever.

TeaNinja · 04-03-11, 11:32 PM

haha

i've just been trying to keep up with their growth with photos cuz im bored

it's day 12, should be openeing their eyes any day now.

blindfireak40 · 04-04-11, 12:30 AM

Yum yum!! Lol Just be careful, you're not gonna want to feed 'em to Nigma at this rate...

TeaNinja · 04-04-11, 02:25 AM

cuteness does not outweigh practicality lol. i'm breeding them to be food and it will be so.
which brings me to another point....i have yet to name my BP that i've had for months lol.

candyraver69 · 04-04-11, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by TeaNinja

cuteness does not outweigh practicality lol. i'm breeding them to be food and it will be so.
which brings me to another point....i have yet to name my BP that i've had for months lol.

They are growing up fast. Time flies in the rattie world.

I also have some new pets to name too. I am in one of those ruts with thinking of names. lol

Jenn_06 · 04-04-11, 06:19 AM

they are all looking good,

today is rat cleaning day i might see if i can get more pics, i just got another litter of 12 or 13 2 days ago...wish i had another rat rack its time to move some weaned to there own tub and im out of room 0-0

TeaNinja · 04-04-11, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Jenn_06

they are all looking good,

today is rat cleaning day i might see if i can get more pics, i just got another litter of 12 or 13 2 days ago...wish i had another rat rack its time to move some weaned to there own tub and im out of room 0-0

that's nice

i wish i had 1 rat rack