The babies are here! Chloe is now the proud mother of 14 newborns Birth Pics too!

So you know just how small these little guys are, here is a pic that shows one of the babies in comparison to a quarter. ;)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...e/fb898e89.jpg

I did a fur count and it looks like there will be 7 velveteens and 7 standards.

Nursing:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...1/fb898154.jpg

Babies!!! :D

You can see the milk in their tums better in these pics. :p
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...b/fb89815d.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...0/fb898159.jpg


OOH I can't wait til their fur comes in!!! :D

Oh The Babbies are just darling! So cute!

Chloe looks like a great mommy!

OOC where are the little ones going when they are ready to leave Chloe?

~Rachel

Well I will most likely keep a few for future breedings, in order to establish my own line of mink based rats. But the waiting list for this litter was pretty long, so most are going to other breeders in the NorthWest, or as pets to people on my waiting list. :)

However, it is going to be very tough to figure out who I am going to keep. :p I need to keep at least one buck and one doe, and hopefully I will get lucky and have a great curly coat, but the majority of the babies will lose their curl at around 4 weeks. There is one in the litter that has great curl to his whiskers, so I am keeping my fingers crossed. :)


I don't sell to Petshops and most of the babies born in my rattery are prereserved before being born. I won't breed unless there is a demand. But I am always willing to keep any rats that I cannot place, which is the responsible thing to do, because if you are not willing to make that commitment then you shouldn't be breeding. ;)

aww they are soo cute, what a lil bundle of joy you have there. Chloe is so beautiful. what a good mommy. ;D

Thanks! :D

I can't wait for their color and marking to show up, and their cute little curly fur to grow in. I haven't had babies in so long lol, I was going through withdrawls!:p

awww, they are soo tiny, whew Chloe must be all tuckered out! 14-I don't even know what ruple-like quad and quint uple 14 is-let's call it a Chloetuple-perfect!

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Originally posted by Airedalekisses
awww, they are soo tiny, whew Chloe must be all tuckered out! 14-I don't even know what ruple-like quad and quint uple 14 is-let's call it a Chloetuple-perfect!

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LOL yes she is very tired. She looks really great though for having so many babies.

She also says that she thinks Chloetuple sounds perfect! :D

Are these little ones dumbos? I have a feeling you already answered this for me, but I can't remember. :)

What a good mother she is! It's great to see so many full baby tummies! How many males and how many females?

Yep all dumbos. :) I haven't counted sex yet, I will try to do that tomorrow. But 7 curlies, and 7 standard fur. :D

How can you tell the coat type when they're so young?

You just look at their whiskers, the ones that are velveteens will have crunchy whiskers and the regular ones will have straight whiskers. ;)

I knew that! *Feeling silly* :-D

LOL You are so silly. :p

They are about 30 hours old now. Here are a few more pics :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...d/fb877e43.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...e/fb877e3f.jpg

Here are the above three again.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...c/fb877e3e.jpg

I counted the sexes and we have 8 boys and 6 girls, 3 black eyed babies (tentative), 6 red (could be black too, we will see) and 5 pink eyed babies. :)

And here is one of the little boys. This pic is so funny, he looks as if he is dancing to the Y-M-C-A song. :D

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...2/fb877439.jpg


If you look close you can see that his whiskers are curly. :)