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teething baby rats?

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Question
i have two baby rat, which we handreared after a friend gave them to us after her snake died.

the one seems to be teething??? do rats teethe? what should i give her to chew on or to help?

she struggles to eat solid food, while the other one (her brother i presume)is fine... she is also very small and quite weak.

thanks!

Answer
http://www.worldofrats.com/ROUSBreedingFAQ4.html
Read the section on hand feeding at the bottom. Its unfortunate that you got these babies while they were too young to eat solid food, but I've heard the woman who wrote this has had success using this method.