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I am fostering these two girlies for Manchester Rodent Rescue and the adult is very pregnant (babies any day now). Hopefully the little'un isn't, although it is possible.





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Is the little one "feeding" in the second picture?? I would be very disturbed if a nursing baby ended up pregnant! Thats not right.

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She is still nursing, but I think it's more a comfort thing, since her whole world has been turned upside down. But it's still possible she is pregnant. An adult male rat can (and will) mate with a baby doe...
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Gorgeous girls. I love the photo where the baby is feeding off Mum
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She spent most of the first day like that She's not really doing it now, so that's what makes us believe she was just looking for comfort from her mother.
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Ive had rats still nurse till 5 weeks untill i split them to sex groups.

That little girl loos so cute sitting on mom.
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Apparently, Mom makes a nice comfy seat *nods*
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Whether its comfort or not is disturbing that a little one so young would be exposed to a male capable of getting her pregnant.

Children raising children even in the animal kingdom is wrong.

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I agree, Marina... I am hoping she's not pregnant.
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Old 06-05-2009, 05:24 PM
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It is very funny seeing a rattie with her feet in the air though. I've not seen a rat wet nurse before

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