Well, (most likely) in 4 weeks I will have 8 babies up for adoption in the toledo ohio area.
A few weeks back, my male rat got out of his cage. I came home from school and he pranced up to me, and I didn't think much of it. late last night, my other rat, the female, gave birth. How was I to know that the had even seen eachother? Choppy (female) has a makeshift lid of her cage, which appearently somehow got BACK into place after malakai broke in. But, i'm still glad to have babies, even if it isn't helping the overpopulation problem. Once they get fur, I expect an odd mix. Choppy, the mom, is a light brown satin berkshire, while the dad, Malakai, is a silvered black berkshire. I guess I was lucky that they are both good examples of rats. both loving, kind, and not to troublesome. I only wish I was prepared. She had 9 babies, all very large in comparison to their mother, who unfortunatly is a little to young to be a perfect mom, but I'm glad to see she is doing alright. once of the babies is very undersized, and I'm not sure if it'll live. I intend to keep one boy and one girl of the group, though if nobody takes them ,i still wont just give them up. That was Both Choppy adn malakai have a sam-sex roommate. I'll try to keep a close update on the rattlings, and keep a list of interested people who can take a pair, or who can take one home who already has a rat. I prefer they are not alone.
