By AlyCo55 - 22/10/2018 05:00

Today, I found out two of my rats are pregnant. The breeder told us that all of them were male, only one ended up being male. I now have 20+ rat babies on the way and no idea how to take care of them. FML
I agree, your life sucks 2 802
You deserved it 723

Same thing different taste

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Confectionary Rats 2

try the rattit subreddit, they'll give you tips and you might find someone willing to take at least some of them to a good home

rawrgasm19 15

male rats have huge balls... how could you not tell...?

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Start lactating? That’s alotta little naked babies for those mamma rats to have to breastfeed.

Also find a rodent rescue now even if it's just for advice. Too many times something like this happens then it happens again then again and someone ends up surrendering 200 rodents to a shelter.

IrieStorm 9

I have a baby ball python, pinkie rats should be a good size. You want to freeze a few and send them my way?

ncparry 18

How small is your baby ball python? Mine is 2 months old and eating full grown live mice. Not even hoppers anymore. She’d never touch pinkies. Had to be alive.

Maybe one was a girl that identified as a boy...

in theory, shouldn't the mommy rat know how to look after the baby rats? After all, caring for young is part of what makes a rat a mammal.

Rats have HUGE testes. I mean, really freaking huge. And they stick right out in the back under the tail like giant rice krispies. How did you not notice that one rat had freakishly giant bald rice krispies under his tail and the rest didn't??? Seriously, you need to take better care of your animals.

AlyCo55 13

when we got them they weren’t fully developed yet, my male rat hadn’t had them yet

Nhayaa 21

Never get a rat or a rabbit from a petshop... they always say they separate males from females so you think they know what they're doing and buy one but it's just crap. They know nothing (Jon Snow) and they don't care and most of the time you'll end up with babies. In France we call them "Kinder surprise" (it's a forbidden treat in the US, a chocolate egg with a toy hidden inside).

AlyCo55 13

i didn’t get them from a pet shop, but unfortunately this still happened

shannon.elizabeth 13

I have a cat… just kidding. I’m not that mean.

Get yourself a snake? Not sure why everyone is so bent out of shape about it, snakes need to eat too