Awww, what a rolly polly girly...

OMGosh, your rats are gorgeous and that belly is hyooge! I just love Oberon's unruly whiskers. Seems like I'm too late to get a ratty baby from this litter, but I got dibs on the next one!

Tiny thanks everyone for the well wishes. Her weight gain has been a little slow this week, so I think perhaps she will deliver a little later than Tuesday- of course, it being the first litter I've bred, I don't know for sure! She is up to 321g today and acting very silly- I gave her some paper towels to see if she was ready to start nesting, and instead she laid them out flat on the top shelf of her cage and sprawled out belly-down on them. I think her poor round tummy was too warm! 

Annie, don't worry, Tiny gets looooads of belly kisses. I have waited so long to have a big round pregnant tummy to kiss in the house! I love pregger tummies. I will be sad to see the belly go, but I think a heap of cheepin' eeps will make up for it...


Roadhouse- yes, I'm nervous!  I had a terrible dream last night that Tiny had eight babies and four were normal happy fawns but the other four were all strange mutant rats- one was just tailless (which I sure wouldn't mind!) but the other three were just plain disturbing. One had two heads, the other had four eyes, and the final one had six legs! I stressed and stressed and stressed and decided to send the four normal ones to Staci and WanderingMind since they made their reservations first, and keep the four deformed mutant babies myself to make sure they were kept safe and not abused or turned into circus sideshows... they all thankfully stayed healthy for the most part, but they were really disturbing. Now I'm REALLY nervous!

Gremoya, PM me anytime for an adoption application if you are interested and have a way to get babies from CO- I keep a waiting list.

Staci, Tiny says thanks for the chocodit cheeps.... now bring hard boil egg?

Seriously, she has been an egg yolk FIEND since she has been preg. When she gets an egg she peels the shell off, then separates the yolk and eats that, then steals all the other girls' yolks and leaves the whites.

*packs a little bag of chocolate cheeps and egg yolks to take to Tiny*

Look at that belly!!!!!!

Awwww my Chubbs is gonna be an uncle. I will have to let him know. I have mamas brother, Cove Chubby Gummy 

Its due date day, and I need belly pictures at the very least!

How could I deny the forum their belly pics? 

I'm thinking she will carry late by at least a day- she has nested a little, but no other signs of labor. Today's weight is 326, and here's the belly:


"So that's where the tennis ball went!"


"Mom, do you gots to show mah belly to everyone?"


"I am so ready for deez guys to come out! They's making me heavy!"


"Count da lumps!"

Poor girl.  I always feel so bad for them when they get to the last few days.  They just look so dragged down and uncomfortable.

Kisses to Tiny for me.

Staci

I'll say she has 11-12 pups in there. The average in my rattery is 13, but she looks just a smidge smaller. But litter size is genetic, so what are the females in her family usually throwing?

Amy

Well if she made a nest she will have them today. Mine have theirs from 9am -11am. They always make the nest the day before. So you are close!

How exciting for you!

Well then, ahem.  Where are TODAY'S belly pictures?

actually it makes sense she would go after the yolks they are packed full of folic acid which is good for fetal development.  I've  known a few women who craved egg yolk like crazy in their pregnancy's.   


that belly is mega adorable! can't wait to see the babies!

How many days has her pregnancy gone?

Oh, ok my girls have their babies at 23 days on the dot.

Any babies yet???