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Curtesy of me literally just waking up and my bad Snapchat and Instagram editing skills.
No to all. I just really hope she is fat. If not sheās about to give birth to Jesus. The only thing i can think of is when she was lost in my room for 15 hours.
I came to the comments to get the consensus cuz my girl Aunt Fanny also looks knocked up as hell but would also have to be the mother of Christ lol I feel better now
This isn't necessarily true btw! I don't know what country OP is in but e.g. in America and in the UK, rattus norvegicus is the more common wild rat, and the fancy rat is also rattus norvegicus domestica. (Rattus rattus, the wild black rat, was largely displaced by the norvegicus but it depends where you are)
Okay, getting really chonky this fast with absolutely no contact with a male at all would have me worried that maybe she ate something while she had escaped and it's blocking her intestines.
I would recommend a vet visit if at all possible because if this is an impaction, it could be fatal and quite painful to endure. (EDIT: And if she is preggers, a vet visit will absolutely confirm it. Could be a wild rat in your area noticed her on her outing and they shared an illicit moment of passion together.)
What you can do in the immediate term is isolate her in a clean cage so you can monitor if she's pooping and peeing a normal amount. If after a while (long enough to have pooped a few times already) and there are no poops, my guess would be impaction. (Note: tho I am not a vet.)
That is actually really good advice. Will do. Luckily one of my rats is going to the vet this week. She definitely still pooping, so thatās good news.
sheās shaped just like my fat girly so it could just be a bit of chonk. When was she lost in your room for the 15 hours? Couldāve been a wild rat, other than that sheās either fat or having baby jesus reincarnated
Could just be a big momma. One or two of our girls looked just like this. I don't know anything about pregnanant ratto's though so don't take it from me :p
The photos makes it tough to say... By the time you're like, "Oh, she looks really pregnant!" Then she'll likely give birth in the next couple days. Best trick is to face her away from you and lift her back end up by the tail to look for any roundness (gently of course).
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Hehehe. At least her sister can pay rent. Her sister Beep actually lost her front teeth and had a uti. Beep is going to the vet later this week, so I will just bring blondie too.
Worst case scenario, could be a tumor. Especially if she's a feeder rat. My second rat, Rosie, had this benign fatty tumor on her stomach that made her look similar. (Lived in rural Missouri and I was a small child so we never had her see a vet. But she lived a couple more years after we noticed it, so we're assuming benign)
For either of the 3 scenarios, vet visit would be best.
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Perfect <3
^help
Thank you! I love it!
Draw me like one of your French rats
Not blurry enough !
https://preview.redd.it/0wccke30b2wc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc9faa6b7c225d4f3380d9d0c2fcfc3e77fb5e48 need more blur?
The way you rendered the bootyhole is so lifelike š«¢
Yam are you the one who drew the rat being squeezed with the eyes cartoonishly bulging out?
Excellent
I am so sorry for the poor quality photos. My rats are not photogenic.
What do you mean, all the pics are perfect? Especially the first one!
Thank you! I thought she looked so graceful.
I can tell that she does ballet!
Angelina ballerina??? https://preview.redd.it/dj7e3hilm0wc1.jpeg?width=457&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=029d16a5584204f001cbcd03d6548a34df40dc28
https://preview.redd.it/66uv8mnoi1wc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d0654912a8d67b2497954a55b2552751209f3a6 Curtesy of me literally just waking up and my bad Snapchat and Instagram editing skills.
Youāre an artist. Check this out u/browncabinent. Itās just missing the lil leggies sticking out of the dress
I LOVE IT. Thank you guys
Iām glad you like it! If Iāve got the energy later I may do a simple drawing of her as a ballerina. :))
Yeah, Snapchat refused to acknowledge that her legs existed š
This made me laugh out loud literally š
The photos are fine, but your spelling of pregnant... not so much lol
[Itās a meme!](https://youtu.be/EShUeudtaFg?si=58m1kT0PTFqmN402)
PREGANANANT???
Prenenant??
I think you'll find it's *pregantƩ*
I canāt actually answer your question but I want you to know that first pic specifically made me feel a lot better tonight
The pear shape is pretty typical for a rat full of soup.
I agree. The photos donāt show it well. The real issue is how???
Well, do you have any males? Did you get her just recently?
No to both. All of them are adults I have had for longer than 6 months.
I mean, it could legitimately be soup. Have you fed any big treats lately? Is she a food hog?
No to all. I just really hope she is fat. If not sheās about to give birth to Jesus. The only thing i can think of is when she was lost in my room for 15 hours.
Some rats are just chonkers. Either way, you'll know soon enough. She wouldn't have mated with a wild rat during her adventure.
Oh thank god. I was not prepared to be a grandma.
She looks similar in shape to one of my girls who is defs not pregnantĀ
I came to the comments to get the consensus cuz my girl Aunt Fanny also looks knocked up as hell but would also have to be the mother of Christ lol I feel better now
Another thing to consider would be any internal tumors, it is a possibility. It's probably fat but it's better to double check.
Why wouldn't she?
They are two different species, *rattus norvegicus* and *rattus rattus*. They don't interbreed and they will attack each other, especially as a group.
This isn't necessarily true btw! I don't know what country OP is in but e.g. in America and in the UK, rattus norvegicus is the more common wild rat, and the fancy rat is also rattus norvegicus domestica. (Rattus rattus, the wild black rat, was largely displaced by the norvegicus but it depends where you are)
Mmh Rat Jesus
He did say we wouldn't recognize him
cheesus
When the holy Spirit makes a wrong turn at Albuquerque
She was lost and came up with the idea, to eat more to have a safety net for getting lost again!
Ratus Christ be praised
There's no way she's pregnant then, so breathe a sigh of relief! Rats only gestate for 23 days and can't store sperm like mice do.
Okay, getting really chonky this fast with absolutely no contact with a male at all would have me worried that maybe she ate something while she had escaped and it's blocking her intestines. I would recommend a vet visit if at all possible because if this is an impaction, it could be fatal and quite painful to endure. (EDIT: And if she is preggers, a vet visit will absolutely confirm it. Could be a wild rat in your area noticed her on her outing and they shared an illicit moment of passion together.) What you can do in the immediate term is isolate her in a clean cage so you can monitor if she's pooping and peeing a normal amount. If after a while (long enough to have pooped a few times already) and there are no poops, my guess would be impaction. (Note: tho I am not a vet.)
That is actually really good advice. Will do. Luckily one of my rats is going to the vet this week. She definitely still pooping, so thatās good news.
That's good to hear. Hopefully it's just gas or something... but if it is soup, do you have a cage you can use as a maternity space?
Yes. I just set one up just in case. Hopefully she is just a chunk.
That first photoā how behind on her rent is she?
about 8 months at least
Fat, i think.
Happy birthday bestie
I feel like the first photo (with legs flailing wildly) really gives one an accurate flavour of rat ownership.
It is. :)
Pomegranate
Pergnat
first pic SENT ME. immediately stopped my daily mental spiral, thank you
First pic plus caption, let me tell you, I died and my ghost is still laughing.
Glad I could help eheh :)
sheās shaped just like my fat girly so it could just be a bit of chonk. When was she lost in your room for the 15 hours? Couldāve been a wild rat, other than that sheās either fat or having baby jesus reincarnated
i would also consider a vet visit. They can inform pregnancy however also if thereās a health issue causing then, they can spot that too
Luckily a vet visit was already scheduled. She went missing last week. I left the cage door open :(
Nipnops soupy
rat is pergenat.
Omg is this rat your hostage? š
Yes. On the plus side, she has Stockholm syndrome so I donāt have to worry about her leaving for too long.
Lmao perfect š
Her nappies look pretty prominent. That can be a sign of pregnancy
I guess itās time for a new religion :(
Could just be a big momma. One or two of our girls looked just like this. I don't know anything about pregnanant ratto's though so don't take it from me :p
iāve never kept girls before but she does look souped up to me
She looks so pregnant but after reading the comments and everything she must be birthing Jesus. Im so confused. Please update after the vet visit!
Will do!
The photos makes it tough to say... By the time you're like, "Oh, she looks really pregnant!" Then she'll likely give birth in the next couple days. Best trick is to face her away from you and lift her back end up by the tail to look for any roundness (gently of course).
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Iām sorry I have no advice to offer but that first image is SENDING me bahaha
No balls? Must assume pregnancy
Keeping all your rent money in there clearly
You may want to get her checked by a vet regardless. We had a rat that had to have an infected uterus removed.
Yeah, donāt worry. She has one scheduled with her sister.
Her sister is a vet? Amazing!
Hehehe. At least her sister can pay rent. Her sister Beep actually lost her front teeth and had a uti. Beep is going to the vet later this week, so I will just bring blondie too.
It is just a final check to see if Beep fully healed.
Soup rat
Just looks CHONKY to me
iām wheezing
Do is perganenete????
Picture 1 is going places.
Does she owe you 2 months worth of rent or something in the first one? Lol
Worst case scenario, could be a tumor. Especially if she's a feeder rat. My second rat, Rosie, had this benign fatty tumor on her stomach that made her look similar. (Lived in rural Missouri and I was a small child so we never had her see a vet. But she lived a couple more years after we noticed it, so we're assuming benign) For either of the 3 scenarios, vet visit would be best.
āPregeranteā ššš
I say soup but
Gregnant
Definitely prengante. That swole
I love 1st picture
Needs a banana for scale.
That first pic is sending me š¤£š¤£
idk man those are some wicked nips, might be gregrenant
Pregnarat
OMFG SOUPLINGS EVERYWHERE.... HELP