How do i know if my pet rat is pregnant?

Question

i need to know!

thanks

Rat TLC

Answer 1

Are you keeping males and females together or did you buy a petstore rat that was kept with males?  If so and the female is over 5 weeks chances are extremely low that she is not pregnant.

The best way to tell:  Go to walmart or target and buy a small kitchen scale.  Make sure it weighs in grams and has a low increments.  Next, weigh her over the period of a few days.  If she is gaining weight she is most likely pregnant.  She will show by the third week and give birth after 21 days from exposure to a male.

Answer 2

when its fatter then usual

Answer 3

take it to the vet. rats and mice are very prone to tumors so best to determine what it is soon.

Answer 4

i have 3 female rats what all have had litters ranging from 15 to 3 babies all depends on how many she is carrying they dont normaly display any signs off pregnancy until two weeks on and then you will notice all 12 nipples becoming prominant they are easy to find.

They are pregnant normaly between 19 to 23 days max, end of the second week she should start to bulgde at the sides if you look at her from above lol and the big belly give it away lol.

When she is ready she will start nesting if you want to give bedding give her half a toilet roll, DO NOT give material cotton wool or tht shredded long paper towel type stuff the babies may get strangled... use toilet roll and that blue and white shredded discloth material she will shred it herself, she may if you have bars in you cage try to fold it into the bars as if to make a little tent/wall so you cant see in or move all bedding from one side off cage to the other or just shove everything to oneside cage mates as well lol ...

Feeding i gave my females cat milk or soya or kitten milk you can buy from shops in a srynge (spelling) do not give normal milk or cheese i gave them also scrabled eggs but just the eggs nothing else this is protein and nutrients. after the babies are born you can continue with the milk as it helps top up her milk and when old enough babies can have some very messy lol

They can get a bit distant and bity when our toffee had babies she had satan my 2ft male living on the second level for about 2 days hehe

my email is [e-mail] and i am moleogod on youtube we have lots of vids from tiny babies to them opening their eyes :)

good luck with the lil pinkies if she has them

Answer 5

you kill it

Answer 6

http://www.fancy-rats.co.uk/information/...

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http://www.fancy-rats.co.uk/community/vi...

Like someone said, buy scales and weigh her regularly. Watch for weight gain, but bear in mind if she's still a baby herself then some weight gain is going to be normal even if she isn't pregnant. If she turns out to be pregnant the links above are useful. I'd advise signing up to the forum and asking for advice. There are lots of breeders there who know what they're talking about, and people are very helpful.

Answer 7

her tummy will eventually get very round (as you would expect in pregnancy) actually its more like pear shaped.   sometimes they get defensive and might bite.   If you see your rat getting large around the tummy quicker than your other rats you will eventually be able to lightly press on her abdomen with two fingers and feel a bit of movement......other than that its hard to tell

rats usually don't "slow down" durring pregnancy and show very little signs other than weight gain.  If you MUST know NOW take her to the vet....if not its a guessing game for a while