Rats. *long*

[molucass]

Sorry if I ramble on here... This will probably be long.

Ok... Well, I re-homed one of Sara's daughters a while ago, named Paris (she is black banded) and the person that took her informed me that she had bred her because she wanted to get some babies from her male before he died. He was a huge old (around 2 1/2 yrs.) hairless rat, and he died right before the babies were born. But, they are having to move unexpectedly and said that they cannot keep Paris anymore, nor can they keep the babies like they had planned.

So, there is 9 babies, and she doesn't know what to do with them. She said that was was going to bring them to PETCO because she had no where else to place them.

Ok.... so, I'm weak and I told her that I would take Paris and all 9 babies.

My friend, Tina, who does rescue work said she would take all the babies, and Paris except for the ones that I wanted to keep. She already has 2 male ratties that I gave to her, and she loves them dearly and they are very spoiled. She said that she has enough cages, and cage space so she will either keep them, or find loving homes for them..

Sooo,, my problem is, which male(s) should I keep? Theres enough space in my male cage to keep 2-3 babies, and I could probably keep 1 female. I was planning on keeping Paris, since she's my oldest girls daughter, but Tina really wants her, to keep, so I told her that would be fine.

Anyways, here is a pic of the male babies:

Please tell me which one(s) you like best.

[aly]

I think you should pick the ones with the best personalities.

[guster girl]

I agree with going more on sweetness. But, I think the one in the upper lefthand corner has a cute little face.

[luckies4me]

First off, the rat shouldn't have been bred in the first place. Secondly, since these babies are high whites they are going to have a chance of developing megacolon and should be watched very carefully until they are three months old. Around this time, assuming from the pic, they look about 4 to 6 weeks, when first signs of megacolon will begin to show. Up to three months they can develope late onset megacolon too, so make sure that whoever cares for these babies knows the signs and what to look out for. Megacolon is very serious, and if any get this they need to start treatment ASAP. Anyone attempting to breed should have homes lined up before the doe is bred, for most anyway. They should have a basic understanding of genetics etc.


I like the split cap-stripes the best.