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06-22-2011, 05:54 PM
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Rat Pregnancy/Labor Problems
this is my first pregnant rat and i have done the research on how to breed them. this girl has been spotting for 3 days now, with the amount of blood varying from minuscule droplets to splotches the size of a quarter. i have yet to see any contractions, but she has been breathing hard and cleaning her vagina a lot. is there anything i can do to induce labor (besides oxytocin) or ease the burden of being so so pregnant? thank you! 
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06-22-2011, 08:36 PM
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i just went to check on her and she had a pup sticking out of her birth canal, already dead, i pulled it out and removed the sac just in case. anyone know how i can help her deliver the rest?
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06-22-2011, 10:39 PM
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Sorry, Heather don't have anything to offer, but feel bad reading and not replying. Hope she makes it.
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06-23-2011, 12:23 AM
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thanks, shes not doing so hot though, not even bothering to clean herself anymore. i dont expect her to make it through the night. such a bad experience as my first time ever breeding rats!
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06-23-2011, 02:15 AM
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Is she very young? Maybe she's a bit small for a large litter. Nothing much you can do at this point I fear.
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06-23-2011, 12:07 PM
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she rallied and pushed another dead one out in the night. i have no idea how old she is, as i purchased her the size she is now, if she were too young, shed be huge for her age! i just hope she comes out alright and this will not be a reoccurring thing.
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06-23-2011, 03:22 PM
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Unbred females hips close up around a year old and if she's never thrown a litter she may not be able to deliver properly.
Spotting in my experience happens within a day of delivering the kits, it sounds like she's tried to deliver for a couple of days if she's been spotting that long?
sorry for your loss
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06-24-2011, 11:55 AM
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wow thanks! nowhere i had ever read that, kinda important, i wish i new more about where she came from, i bought her from a reptile store and she was in a bin with babies so i assumed they would've bred her and not missed out on the money from selling her babies. luckily she squeezed em all out and once she's back to an ok condition all try and breed her one last time. if it goes badly again ill just retire her to pet status only.
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06-25-2011, 12:25 AM
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Glad she's survived it - did any of the litter come out alive?
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06-25-2011, 12:59 PM
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nope. they were all long dead. already rotting a bit. 
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