23/11/2024
DID YOU KNOW that rats are able to delay implantation, if the conditions aren’t ideal for a litter? This is usually in rats that are lactating, have a litter that is nursing, or are in bad conditions, that aren’t conducive to healthy babies. They can delay up to ten days! Isn’t that amazing?! And so now I will welcome to Albie’s second litter. They (11!) were born on the 21st Nov-four weeks after her first litter. Back-to-back pregnancies, nursing etc can be incredibly hard in the mother. Albie is an excellent mum, and is getting loads of high-protein, good-fats foods. She’s doing exceptionally well. I moved her first (5) babies in with my old ladies, and they are also doing very well. The elders are enjoying the extra eats, and goat milk.