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Baby Ratties |
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Here are some pictures of the babies that were born May 31, 2003 to Maria, a rescue from the feeder bin. |
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This picture was taken when they were two days old - note how much they have grown already! |
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This picture was taken of the seven of them just a few hours after they were born. You can see the milk bellies. Maria didn't give a lot of milk and for a few days I thought I would have to supplement their food, but they did OK |
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Here they are at one week - as you can see, I can no longer hold them in one hand. |
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I took this picture of the babies in their nest when they were five days old - you can already see which are going to have dark colored coats |
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At 17 days, Dmitry can sort of fit them in his hand still - but as you see, mostly feet and tails are hanging out! |
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Finally, here they are at 23 days old - which is the last time we were able to even sort of get them all to stay together long enough to take a picture - amazing how much they grow, isn't it? |
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Here they are at 13 days old - they now have hair and are just a couple days away from opening their eyes. |
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Here they are at 20 days - the little stinker staring at the camera is Sinbad, who is big on the exploring and the only one that looks to get his momma's red hair (cinnamon Agouti) |
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