I have a rat mom that has 7 or 8 pups that she keeps burying under about 3" to 4" of bedding. They seem to be buried every time I check in on them, about once a day. They seem to be fine, I am just wondering if anyone else has this happen to them? The bedding is shredded paper.
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Momma burying pups??
batdad
Sep 15, 2003 02:25 PM
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Lucien
Sep 15, 2003 05:18 PM
Thats pretty much normal..all mine do that... Its a protective thing. In the wild they'd live underground or under debris and stuff that would hide the pups from possible predators. In captivity that instinct is still there to protect their young.
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Lucien
1.0 Columbian Redtail Boa (BCI)
3.1 Leopard geckos (2 Blizzard and 2 het Blizzard)
0.1 Savannah Monitor
13 rats
12 Gerbils
2 Dogs
3 cats
1 Albino Corey (fish)
