Mr. Mom Rat

The father of the baby rats lays in the nest while the mother gathers them, bounces around and various other things. The song in the background is Decollage from the Jules Verne Impact.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• rats
• rat
• mother
• father
• babies

[C4dyBennett]

don't you know that a rat can conseive again right after her babys are born?

[gccn]

Nahhh...I taught 'em about safe sex and gave them condoms.

[txturtlelytiger]

its not really a good idea to keep a un-neutered male in with a female mother because she can get pregnant and conceive right after birth. It will be alot of stree on her and her body.

[littleloli604]

HE ATE THE BABY RAT!!

[LimeyKat]

Yes really. People use newspapers to cook with and wrap food in. That's why it was done. Even professionals can be outdated from time to time.

[gccn]

Really? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm honestly asking. A vet I went to told me not to let our puppy play in her training newspapers because of the high lead concentration in local papers. He's a pretty good vet. I figured if it's bad for a 45lb dog, it can be deadly for a 2 lb rat.

[LimeyKat]

Uhm.. no idea where you've been lately, but newspaper ink has been FDA approved for a couple years now at least.

[gccn]

PS: Wasn't trying to fight, but that has been in the comments since January, when I posted this. All but one of the babies died and the mother died in July of natural causes. Her grandchildren are all still alive. I guess I'm doing something right in the raising of rats. =)

[gccn]

Actually it's not. It was winter when this was filmed and the roads were icy. Of course I don't expect someone like yourself to actually have a life, or any life experience (college, refusing to drive on icy roads) but that's beside the point. Newspaper ink here contains LEAD. Which is DEADLY when eaten and rats eat and chew on their bedding. There would have been no one to tend to the animals from the 1st week of December through the 2end week of Jan. That's why they were given away.

[LimeyKat]

Regardless of spur of the moment scenario (which I doubt, but is possible) You don't have an excuse for a disgustingly filthy cage, especially not with babies. Even if you were completely broke, shredding old used news/sales papers and a bit of dish soap to clean the pan is just fine. That's what a better rat and animal lover would do.

Your line about starving is a steaming pile of b.s. to try to make yourself feel better about getting called out for it.