I have BABIES!!!!!!
I cannot believe this!! She was fine a little while ago,,, I actually had come up here with all my supplies and was going to try to flush her sores and deal with that one on her butt, but I happened to look out my bedroom window and there was the male, so I ran down to try for him. That was unsuccessful, and another story for another time. Then I got a call from hubby that he was going to drop by to pick up his cooler and lots of fluids because it is HOT today.. warnings of 48 degrees. Anyway, I finally came up here and sat down for a second to give myself a moment to get my breath before I wash the girl. She was in her little tube and I put my finger to the bars and rather than her come try to sniff, as she has been doing, she lept toward my finger clearly with the intention of biting. I thought maybe my hands smelled different, having just rinsed out something with bleach, and I bent closer to talk to her and noticed the babies. OMG!

This just could not get any better.. if this all wasnt so tragic it would be hilarious. WHAT NOW GUYS? lol!!!

Oh god, poor you. How many did she have? You should probably provide mommy with plenty of high calorie food and try, just try not to fall head over heels for the little eepers.

Btw, if you need medical supplies like hibitaine soap or a seringe with a plastic nozzle to flush out her wounds just let me know. I'm downtown in Ottawa. I could also give you a few pounds of Harlan lab block if you're having trouble getting some.

PM me if you're interested.

My rat Bella had an accidental litter 7 weeks ago.  To tell you the truth, it was very easy.  Bella did all of the work herself.  Just give her some foods with extra protein (like scrambled eggs, tuna, puppy food, kitten food) and try to see if the babies have milk in their stomachs.  When a baby is on its back it is very easy to see their little milk band.  It is a white band across their stomach.  You can also see it when they are laying on their stomachs.  It extends up onto their side.  If you have any questions just ask me and I can probably answer them.

Good Luck!
-Jenn

Oh no!  I feel so bad for the little girl!  And you too, having to deal with all this at the same time 
I've said it before and I"m gonna say it again, they are SO lucky to have found someone so kind and considerate to all animals.  You're doing GREAT! 

Okay, I think I've recovered a bit. What a day!
You guys are terrific, you all know that, dont you? Thankyou all so much!

Everything looks okay at this time.. momma seems to be doing her job. I saw the babies nursing and I can see some milk bands on the ones I can see. I am not sure how many there are yet.. maybe 9? I'm just leaving her for now, its calm and quiet here and she knows I'm in the room but I'm letting her be. I gave her a bit of chicken breast and some peas.. I will make sure she gets the protein she needs.
She was just beginning to gain my trust and I dont want to mess around with that. I was just beginning to trust her, too, and she goes and pulls a stunt like this. lol

Its 48 outside and I think the male has a lot of cool places to find shelter. He at least has water and the birdseed to sustain him..I dont imagine he will come out in the heat of day. Wow, I am exhausted! This just gets more and more interesting.

Big hugs to all of you. Wow, you're great!

Your story gets wilder and wilder!  It's wonderful that you're willing to do this for someone else's abandoned pet.  I've said it before and I'll say it again:  You are an angel for doing this. 

Everybody was fine and Anni was the best mum ever and a real character. Her foster mum ended up adopting her.

Oh wow, What a surprise for you Balego! (Not sure if it's a good or bad one!  )  Most rattie moms will take care of everything on their own, but it sure does make bonding more difficult when she's in protective motherhood mode. Hopefully you'll be able to count the babies sometime. I'm sure lilspaz gave you all the information you need, but lots of people here can answer questions for sure!

I've adopted and had transport for babies at 3 weeks + without any problems, but I think to be on the safe side 5 or 6 weeks before a long drive would be better. Your story does indeed keep getting more and more interesting! Now there aren't just one or two.. but over 10 probably. Oh my.. Good luck with the little ones, if I wasn't on a rat restraint from my parents ( ) I'd be taking some babies back with me

Shelagh- I don't have firsthand experience with warbles and the link I posted was about squirrels, but it did state that once they were at a certain maturity they would fall out on their own.  I don't know if that's always the case, but that's the way I read into it.  I think if it did fall out on it's own that she could flush the area with saline to remove any pus and excrement from the warble and it should heal on it's own.  Granted, I am not a vet, and have no experience with this, so I could be very wrong.

Shelagh- no problem!  I didn't actually send the link to Bev because I don't have her email, but that link is the one I posted above.  If you can forward that to her via email, it should help calm her a bit.  It's pretty disgusting, but at least it's not life threatening.  She's got so much to deal with already.

I actually learned about warbles when I was doing a search on The Labrador Retriever Dogs Chatboard about blackheads on dogs.  I had found one on Buddy, my lab, and wanted to know if it was normal.  So, I really was just passing on what I had read in the past.

Thank you for helping her so much!

Ditto.  I wouldn't wait for something like that to come out on it's own.