Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
OMG I think Frodo is a female. I just went and checked on him and looked at his genitals and there is no testies in site. none, none popped out even .. I put a lil pressure on his penis and nothing came out no penis !!! ..

Ok, so he's a girl then? Like I said right? Or is he a he/she? First something popped out and then now nothing? If nothing comes out of the sheath, it's DEFFINATELY a doe!

Just PLEASE be careful with the two boys and her, if she is indeed a female. If you take a pic you can for sure see.........I will take one of Wrinkles today so you can compare the two. Don't freak out, just be happy you have a little girl, but make sure to keep her seperated from the boys.

Remember that most hairless does cannot lactate, so if she is pregnant or gets pregnant (good chance she IS pregnant if she was housed with boys for longer than four days. Doe's go into heat every four days.) she may not be able to feed her young, and will either cannabalize them or just not take care of them, and then all the feeding will be left up to you.

So if she is a girl, I would go buy a can of KMR and some qtips or syringes and be prepared to feed any babies yourself.

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Amber, there are no breeds of rats, just types.

Tray, are you sure it wasn't a gerboa? I used to have degu's and in fact just recently placed some as rescues. I run an Exotic Animal rescue so I see them quite frequently unfortunately. Degu's back legs are not too big, is why I am asking. However, I believe gerboa's are a little lighter grey or agouti color, but I could be wrong.

If you ever plan on getting a degu let me know and I can give you lots of info. I have owned them off and on for several years.