Feeding an abandon "pinkie" rat?

Question

how much formula should he/she get and how often? i have a 1 ml syringe i got from the vet.

Answer 1

britchenhauer has the right idea except only use kmr as a last resort. soy human baby formula is much better. check out this site. http://ratfanclub.org/orphans.html

Answer 2

you really should ask your vet you get your seringe from, show him the rat the vet really should know best

Answer 3

This will be useful! :)

Q: My rat won’t nurse even though I’ve left them with her overnight. What do I do?

A: If your mum won’t nurse, you have two options: the first is to find another nursing doe in your area to foster them and the second is to try hand raising them. I strongly advise trying the first option if at all possible as hand rearing newborn rats is extremely difficult at best. (deleted part about finding another nursing doe) If you do find that you have to hand raise the babies, you will need to lay in a supply of kitten milk replacer (KMR and Esbilac are good brands) and a small syringe with a pipette tip for the top. You will also want a heating pad and a towel for swaddling. The babies can be nursed by gently inserting the piptette tip into their mouths and allowing the formula to slowly dribble into them. They may choke and bubble milk from their noses and the process is a very messy one, so take it slowly! Hopefully you will see a creamy milk band begin to stretch across their bellies. You will also need to help the babies express their bowels and bladders. Moisten a cotton ball with warm, not hot, water and gently swab the r****m and genitals until urine or f***s is expressed. Clean the entire baby off with a new warm, damp cotton ball and place back under light towelling. You will want to be sure the heating pad is kept no higher than medium as the babies cannot get off the pad if it is too warm. For safety, keep the babies on a folded towel placed on the pad rather than directly on it. You will need to feed the newborns every couple of hours for the first week, so prepare for sleep deprivation as you would with a newborn human.

Answer 4

stared

Answer 5

yea i would think you will need to feed her often, hope everythign goes well