If her last litter are still young enough to be playing and jumping around the cage then any of her boistrous girls could accidently injure a pinky. I would remove the children and leave the two pregnant girls together. Rats are communual animals and the pregnant girls could welcome the company of each other. The only exception would be that closer to the birth, one of the mothers-to-be might get hormonal and thus testy with her cage mate. In this case they will have to be separated to raise their young each on her own.
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';my life has gone to the rats';My 2 female rats are pregnant can i leave her last litter in the cage with her?
I think to be safe, split them up...
Well if I were you, I would put the pregnet one in a box. Not the cage because your others could stress it and cause death. But still put water and food in the box. Put her in a quiet small room. Like a bathroom.
It's probably best to separate the pregnant rat from the rest, just to lessen stress and allow her to do her motherly job easier.
Why are you breeding them anyways? Especially since you still have youngsters from the last litter, that you haven't found homes for yet.
Keep the males %26amp; females separated, because it can get out of hand before you realize you are over your head.
you should keep them in differrent place
You don't say how many girls are left from the last litter, nor how big a cage you have them all in. This can make a huge difference in the answer.
If you are talking two or three girls and a fairly large cage, you could be fine, though to be honest it is not something I personally would recommend or do.
When my females are bred, they are teamed up with a non-pregnant female (obviously that they get along with) and they stay together through the raising of the pups. You could do something like that with your youngsters, but I think it would be best for only one mom with one or two youngsters per cage. Pinkies are very hardy little creatures. Mother Nature has made sure of that for their survival. It is unlikely that simple ';pop corning'; older siblings will cause any harm, and if they are too rambunctious you can be sure momma rat will let them know in no uncertain terms! Obviously you will need to keep an eye on them both before and after the babies are born. If they are constantly getting ';corrected'; by momma or if they are acting in any way that cause you concern for the safety of the babies or themselves you will need to get them out of there! I've never had to do so, but that doesn't mean it can't happen. We always have to expect the unexpected with our pets!
It is amazing to watch how the younger females learn from the momma rat all the intricacies of raising babies. It also lets momma rat take breaks from the babies while ensuring that they don't get cold. In some cases I strongly suspect that the non-pregnant rats actually lactate and help the momma in that way as well!!
Some of the other answers have had some valid ';food for thought'; for you as well, BTW. Rats can have litters as big as 15-20(usual litters are smaller, but large litters seem to come along when we least are prepared for them!), have you any idea what you will do with another 30 - 40 rats besides the ones you already have? Probably would not be a bad idea to start looking for some homes for little rattlings in short order! :)
Good luck with your momma rats and the hoards of babies on the way :)).
With a smile,
DreamQuestin
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