Lets play a game! Guess how many babies Chloe will have. :)

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Originally posted by Maya & Inka's mommy
Aw, so many little ratties :eek: !! Is it always like this? I cannot get it how so many babies fitted into Chloe's belly :eek: !
How long does it take before they get hair? Before they have and open eyes? Sorry, but I have NO experience with rats :o

Your rats are all soooooo cute, Cass!!!!

ps. My jasper is so sick :( :( : see pet health)

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Yep, they usually have quite a few babies. They already have fur and their eyes will open in about a week and three days. :)

I am sorry to hear Jasper is ill. :(

I had a rat that had 22 babies. It was insane!!! they were all the size of a runt. Poor mom couldn't care for that many, so I brought in back up :) I split the litter into 3 & let the other moms care for a few.

That was my largest litter ever & I don't want it ever again. 16 was my average & the mom could handle that, but 22!! :eek:

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Originally posted by king2005
I had a rat that had 22 babies. It was insane!!! they were all the size of a runt. Poor mom couldn't care for that many, so I brought in back up :) I split the litter into 3 & let the other moms care for a few.

That was my largest litter ever & I don't want it ever again. 16 was my average & the mom could handle that, but 22!! :eek:

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Ya, I'm lucky to say I've yet to have a litter that large LOL! Did they all make it?

A pic I took a few days ago...just an update. :p

Its been a few yrs... but I'm pretty sure 4 died. I think 1 died the first day & the others just kinds died over a few days. I'm assuming due to the super large litter, those 4 just weren't developed(their insides) enough to have been born.

I would LOVE to get back into rats again, but I don't see that happening, as I have been asked to only keep fish & the current reptile (who should be around for another 20+yrs). I can live with only fish. I do love fish :) Oh I have also been told no more snails. They r bugs & bugs deserve to get squished :rolleyes: ... ohwell, once again, I can have fish :)

awwww.. I miss holding baby rats. My mommy rat always brought her babies to me. SHe would open her cage, grab a baby, blimb down the big rat cage, run across the floor, up my bed & drop it into my hands & run off to get another. It took her forever to bring all the babies to me & then one by one she would bring them back :D After a few times of that, I decided to twist tie her cage shut. I was tired of it taking nearly 2hrs to do this once a day. Atleast she loved her babies & me :)

Aww, that is such a cute story! :D Do you have any photos of your old rats?

you have seen them before :)

Rattus (the mommy)
http://jess.iahu.ca/albums/album67/RATTUS2.jpg
http://jess.iahu.ca/albums/album67/RATTUS1.jpg

Rat
like mother, like daughtor
http://jess.iahu.ca/albums/album67/RAT1.jpg

Y
http://jess.iahu.ca/albums/album67/Y2.jpg

Mike's BUTT
http://jess.iahu.ca/albums/album67/mike2.jpg


I'm kinda coming back..

Awww...Chloe had some cute babies!!:D Congrats to her and you too Cass!;)