How Do I Tell If My Rat Is Pregnant
I have 4 rats, three males, one female. All three males mated with my female on exactly May 28th, 2012. Now it is the 18th of June, and it has been 21 days and most websites I have been to for help say that the average female gives birth on the 21st to 23rd day. My rat seems to be slightly rounder, but I cannot really tell if she is pregnant. I have been researching pregnant rat care and I know most of the bases. Her nipples are showing slightly but I can still not tell. One site said that the belly can come overnight. I'd just like to know if there are any definite signs I can find to tell if she is pregnant(this is her first litter and she is 1 years old).
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How do I take care of babies my rat might abandon?
This is my rats first litter and id like to know how to take care of the babies in case of emergency (my female abandonning the babies as I am aware this hasd happened before to other inexperianced female rats)