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
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Wild Nights Out
Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, my pet rat had babies. We've only ever owned one rat. FML
Today, I got a new cat. It was fine for a couple of hours until it gave birth in my kitchen. The seller claims to have no idea that it was pregnant. Now I have to take care of 7 cats instead of 2. FML
Today, I had to explain to my 22-year-old boyfriend that mice do not grow up to be rats. FML
Today, I was cleaning off my couch so my nephew could crash here for a few nights. It's been so long since we've sat on it that it is now inhabited by rats we didn't know were in the house, including newly-born ones. FML
Today, my hamster gave birth. The babies were very cute and I couldn't resist petting one. Apparently touching a baby hamster will cause it's mother to reject and devour it. I am now know in my family as "The Hamster Slaughterer." FML
Today, the cat I rescued out of the rain unexpectedly gave birth under my couch. Realistically, I know there’s no way to keep six cats but every time I think about separating the babies from their mom and litter-mates, I sob uncontrollably to the point of hyperventilating. FML
Today I opened the door for my cat and he brought in a rat with him. Now the rat is hiding in my house. FML
Today, I found out that yet again I'm having twins. Sounds great and all, but the only problem is that my mother-in-law is the one pregnant. Oh boy, I'm fucked! FML
Today, the last of my close friends announced she is pregnant. Meanwhile, I'm single and my nest is empty. Well, not exactly, because even my freaking cat is pregnant. FML
Today, while vacuuming my car, I discovered a hole in the floor under one of the seats. Unable to figure out where it came from, I took it to a professional, who informed me that a family of rats has been making my car their home for the last several months. How lovely. FML
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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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Comments (34)
fabs1171 23
Start lactating? That’s alotta little naked babies for those mamma rats to have to breastfeed.
Misoranomegami 16
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.
fjvitt 14
Maybe one was a girl that identified as a boy...
1gullible_bugger 34
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.
faifai_fml 21
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
us has kinder eggs
WHSKitty4ever 23
I have a cat… just kidding. I’m not that mean.
Stephanie Claire 12
Get yourself a snake? Not sure why everyone is so bent out of shape about it, snakes need to eat too
Anthony_Isaacs 9
get a snake