Merry Christmas!

A Busy Mama!

A New World

Pretend you are blind. You long to see the world around you. And one day the very thing which you have hoped for happens. You open your eyes and...wow! There is so much to see and take in!

Well, that is how it has been for Peppermint's and Patty's babies. They have been blind since the day they were born. They have depended on their sense of smell for almost everything. And then, yesterday evening, it happened... their little eyes opened!

This is a big and exciting change for these little rats. There are so many new and interesting things for them to see. In other words, their once small world has gotten a whole lot bigger!



Exploring is so much fun now!

Misc. Pictures




This is Patty and I. She loves to sit on my shoulder!



The little babies get cuter every day!
 




Growing Fast!

The little pinkies are getting bigger every day! It is so neat to watch them as they grow and change. :-)



 

 

 

 

 

Litter Number Two

Well, I was wrong! Patty ended up having a bigger litter than Peppermint. She gave birth to sixteen healthy pinkies yesterday evening. They all have milk bands and are doing very well! I will post pictures of them soon. :-)




The mamas look great! Even though they have lots of babies to care for they still enjoy their play time. :-)

 

 

This is Peppermint's whole crew. They are a very active bunch!


*A quick side note* Between both litters there are fourteen girls and thirteen boys. 

A Quick Update

Peppermint and her babies are still doing great! She takes such good care of her little ones.

Patty is next in line! Her pinkies should be arriving in the  next two days. She is very round and has been doing a lot of nest building yesterday and today.

Litter Number One

Exciting news! Peppermint went into labor this evening and gave birth to eleven beautiful babies. She and the babies are doing great!

 

 

 

Quite The Nest Builders

The girls are preparing for the arrival of their babies...

  

Any Day Now

Peppermint and Patty are getting bigger every day! It won't be long until the little pinkies (babies) arrive...

 

Patty is anywhere from sixteen to twenty days along in her pregnancy (a rat's gestation period is eighteen to twenty-three days long). She is doing very well!

 

  

 

Peppermint is absolutely huge! After tomorrow, she will be nineteen days along. I think she will have a bigger litter than Patty. She, too, is doing very well!

Shopping For Supplies

I went shopping today and bought most of the supplies I will need to build my rat cage. My dad was a big help! He came along and showed me what materials would be best for the cage. I am so glad he was there to assist me! Actually, he wasn't the only helper...

 

Lowes is definitely a great place to buy materials for projects like this!

 

 

 

My dad leading the way!  :-)

 

 

 

My little sisters and brother came along and really wanted to help their big sister. They did such a good job!  :-)