Lilobirth2

WARNING, these videos contain blood, they are of a rat mother giving actual birth to her pups.

Video 2.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• rat
• rats
• fancy rats
• fancy rat
• pet rat
• pet rats
• baby rat
• baby rats

[wkmitchell]

That is one cute & very healthy looking mother. Gorgeous :)

[littlesqueakersrats]

@wkmitchell I still have one of her daughters and she's doing well for being just over 2 years old. Soy Free!

[aquamarina56]

I have one comment, just a heads up cuz I know from personnal experience that a mother likes to have a 'nest' when giving birth so it feels safer for her, and also, keep male rat away from the mother and the babies during and after the birth. Just thought you might like to know for a future litter. You can give her empty tissue box and some old blankets or something soft but that you don't need so that she's comfortable and not afraid for her pups... :)) cute babiies though, adorable

[littlesqueakersrats]

@aquamarina56 In my rattery, I take the male out of the cage after the female is pregnant. Male rats will help the mother when she gives birth with cleaning the pups and tending to them, they also can help with keeping them warm if the mother has more than she can nurse at one time. The male can keep half of the litter warm while the mom nurses the other half, and then they will switch. (cont.)

[littlesqueakersrats]

@littlesqueakersrats Also, I take the male out of the cage after he does his job because a female can come into esterous right after giving birth and if she ends up pregnant again right away, she can lose that litter, she cant nurse one and try to develope another at the same time, its too taxing on her body.

[wkmitchell]

@aquamarina56 Actually, i correct myself, sorry. I didn't realise that in America you call them pups......my appologies :) Nearly everywhere else, they are called kittens.