our baby rats 3 months on!

[Mubby]

I know a few of you followed my thread on my pregnant rat Saffy, so thought I would give you all a little update on the babies! we are just a few days short of 3 months old!!

I kept 4 babies - Molly, Minky and Maisy the girls and 1 boy called Spot

here they are!


3 days old



3 weeks old!!



and now 3 months old!
















as you can see they have changed quite a bit!! lol

[MaxMX5]

I have never thought about keeping rats before but they do look kinda cute and fun. Looks like they are quite little characters.

[Hysteria1983]

They are so cute!

[lord summerisle]

MaxMX5 said:

I have never thought about keeping rats before but they do look kinda cute and fun. Looks like they are quite little characters.

they are great little pets.

have 8 lads at the mo - all are rescued rats, range from 8 months to our oldest is 2 years

[reaper668]

That thread reminded me just how much I liked rats and made me decide to do something about it.

So 3 weeks ago I got 2 new additions to the family. Bill and Ted. Hopefully if I can get them to keep still long enough I will get some photos up.

[Mubby]

MaxMX5 said:

I have never thought about keeping rats before but they do look kinda cute and fun. Looks like they are quite little characters.

oh they are the best small furries ever, very friendly and want to interact with you,unlike hamsters, gerbils, mice, guinea pigs and rabbits (all of which i have had/have) I often walk about the house with one on my shoulder! they just hold on and stay there lol , Also we just open the cage and let them roam free, they are so clean and very easy to catch as they generally come back when you call them great pets!

[Mubby]

reaper668 said:

That thread reminded me just how much I liked rats and made me decide to do something about it.

So 3 weeks ago I got 2 new additions to the family. Bill and Ted. Hopefully if I can get them to keep still long enough I will get some photos up.

FANTASTIC get some pics up!! (although i know this is not easy! haha)

[Mubby]

lord summerisle said:

have 8 lads at the mo - all are rescued rats, range from 8 months to our oldest is 2 years

awwwww I have 7, just two squidgey fatlads and 5 girlies my eldest Cinnamon is 2years 4 months and is a big old girl! she likes her food haha

get some piccies up!


my bunch

Edited by Mubby on Thursday 20th October 09:20

[boobles]

They are well cute especially Minky.

[nickg123]

Mubby said:

oh they are the best small furries ever, very friendly and want to interact with you,unlike hamsters, gerbils, mice, guinea pigs and rabbits (all of which i have had/have) I often walk about the house with one on my shoulder! they just hold on and stay there lol , Also we just open the cage and let them roam free, they are so clean and very easy to catch as they generally come back when you call them great pets!

I was told they constantly urinate (albeit a small amount) so they leave a trace??

[shoggoth1]

nickg123 said:

I was told they constantly urinate (albeit a small amount) so they leave a trace??

I think that's mice.

[Mubby]

shoggoth1 said:

I think that's mice.

perhaps wild ones so they find thier way back to he nest? as i type we have the two boys running about on the sofa, which we have no problem with as they never wee or poo out of the cage

[Adz The Rat]

They are all lovely, I remember when our 2 boys were that small!

We also open the cage door and let them run around the living room. Such good pets, they are so friendly and just love to climb up and sit on us.

[Moo27]

Theyre gorgeous!

Minky is proper cute!

I must admit i too heard that they scent mark a lot, especially the boys!

[lord summerisle]

Moo27 said:

Theyre gorgeous!

Minky is proper cute!

I must admit i too heard that they scent mark a lot, especially the boys!

Of those we have, and have had, only 2 have weed alot - Lupin, when he got excited when running around.. so does Tristen when he's really giddy out of the cage. but all the others, nope. used to walk around with Dave on my shoulders for hours without a problem of a wet shoulder.

[Moo27]

hahhaha i can just imagine a little tail wagging like a dog does and peeing itself through excitement! oh bless!

[eybic]

nickg123 said:

I was told they constantly urinate (albeit a small amount) so they leave a trace??

Male rats generally do constantly urinate (or at least the 3 I had did) so unless this has been "evolved" out of them I would agree, it's not a huge amount but mine certainly did and it is quite normal ( http://www.ratbehavior.org/WhatIsMyRatDoingFAQ.htm... )

[Mubby]

id agree they scent in thier cages etc but ive certainly not seen them do it on the sofa and it would show up being light beige! nor do they do it on us! maybe ive just been lucky!

[Adz The Rat]

Mubby said:

id agree they scent in thier cages etc but ive certainly not seen them do it on the sofa and it would show up being light beige! nor do they do it on us! maybe ive just been lucky!

No ours don't do it when they are out on the floor and on the settee either