Frodo Baggins!!! **pics**

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by wolfsoul
I saw him at the petstore before I bought him though, and his testicles weren't sucked into his abdomen, they were out, and even bigger than my rats'! However, since I had him, they haven't...popped out...LOL. But the penis looks too far from the anus to be a female to me.

He's not a double rex, he's a nude ...He only has whiskers on his face. One of his parents was standard, the other other nude or hairless (The breeder didn't know).

Are you sure you did not mistake this rat for another? If it is indeed the same rat then I would take him to the vet. If he had testicles before and he has sucked them up, he is either sick or extremely stressed out. Again, I believe it's a doe. You can FOR SURE know if it's a male but pushing on the urethra, if a penis pops out then well, there's your answer.

And just to let you know, if both of his/her's parents were what you said, he cannot be a nude. A nude rat is a hairless born to two furred rats who carry the hairless gene, so he/she cannot be a nude. But if one of his parents is standard then he can't be a double rex anyway, but I wouldn't rely on any breeder who breeds to supply a petshop or snake food.

From the pictures, the rat looks like it has fuzz on his face, so that is why I said he looked double rex, OR he/she is a bad hairless. Obviously if one of the parents were standard, and since the hairless gene is recessive, he had to be a hairless, and his mother/father was a carrier, and one of the parents were hairless, or a hairless carrier.

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by luckies4me
Are you sure you did not mistake this rat for another? If it is indeed the same rat then I would take him to the vet. If he had testicles before and he has sucked them up, he is either sick or extremely stressed out. Again, I believe it's a doe. You can FOR SURE know if it's a male but pushing on the urethra, if a penis pops out then well, there's your answer.

I'm sure that I didn't mistake him for one lol. There were only three. I may have mixed them up a few times, but they assured me that they were all males. I'm sure I saw all testicles (lol, this conversation sounds weird ).

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by wolfsoul
I'm sure that I didn't mistake him for one lol. There were only three. I may have mixed them up a few times, but they assured me that they were all males. I'm sure I saw all testicles (lol, this conversation sounds weird ).

Don't you know that hairless rats are testicles? That's what everyone says anyway..............hehe

Remember, you can't always rely on a petshop, and like I said before, usually when this happens it means the rats is very stressed out, either by the recent change to a new home or an illness. Just something to think about. Maybe Jynelle can take him to the vet? It's always nice to take a new pet in for a check up anyway, especially a ratty.

[trayi52]

Jordan those last three links looks an awful lot like that whatever I seen, the coloring was like that of a wild rat or mouse, with a little brown mixed in.

Thanks for putting up the links.

Tray

[Amber]

Who Cares what breed he is!! He is a Cutie for sure!!
Frodo is beautiful!

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by YellowLabLover
Very cute!! I can't wait to get my hairless ratties.

For the rattie to be a "him", it appears to be missing some important (extremely noticeable) parts. I see no testicles. Are you sure it's a him!? It looks like a doe.

i am sure it is a male because when i put a lil bit of pressure around his testies they pop out ..

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i never get bit by them . and I think the rodents you are talking about trayi52, are gerbils, :P

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by luckies4me
Don't you know that hairless rats are testicles? That's what everyone says anyway..............hehe

Remember, you can't always rely on a petshop, and like I said before, usually when this happens it means the rats is very stressed out, either by the recent change to a new home or an illness. Just something to think about. Maybe Jynelle can take him to the vet? It's always nice to take a new pet in for a check up anyway, especially a ratty.

i am taking him to the vet monday ..

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by Amber
Who Cares what breed he is!! He is a Cutie for sure!!
Frodo is beautiful!

hahah thanks!!

i ver VERY much agree

today i will take some pics of his genitals, and Cass i will send them to you in a PM. you can deside lmao, what he is..

[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 !!! ..

[luckies4me]

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.

[tikeyas_mom]

luckies, I cant have a female. if she is indeed a female, then i will have to take her back or to a rat rescuer that lives up the street from me, he rescues rats and he is also a breeder.

I dont have the room for a female. it wouldent work .. which really sucks. Why couldent she just be male. Why? ugh

[luckies4me]

Ship her to me! hehe Wrinkles would love a girl just like her.

[trayi52]

Cass, I am just not certain about what it was, I just looked like a tiny little kangaroo hopping around, I wish I had of asked what it was, but I was to busy saying no, no, no.

Maybe I'll get her a rat. What kind do you suggest? I just don't want any babys from buying one, because I sure don't nothing about taking care of the babies. Whew! sounds like work!

How long does it take a Hamster or a rat to have babies?

Tray

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by luckies4me
Ship her to me! hehe Wrinkles would love a girl just like her.

umm.. i am not sure if I would feel safe shipping her, i mean she has been thourgh alot of stress lately ...

poor thing

[luckies4me]

Well first off, if you get a rat, make it TWO. Rats really do better in same sex pairs, and enjoy spending time with a companion of the same species. If these will be your first rats, I would suggest two males, unless their testicles are not appealing to you. They really are a lot less active, more opt to cuddle and not as flighty when out of the cage, however, I do have doe's that act the same way. So either sex is fine really. I love my energetic does, and enjoy letting them romp around on my bed during the day while I clean, or they like to go under the dresser to play "Find the ratty!" etc.


If you are worried about getting a doe who is already pregnant, then I would opt for boys.


Rat Gestation is around 23 days, sometimes shorter, sometimes longer.