Comments on: Any Ideas On How To Make A Baby Bottle For A Baby Rat?

By: Vamp

Vamp — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31:36 +0000

too big? should be the same, like hamster or something. look again.
or you could wet a towel with some milk.

By: philippines travel agency

philippines travel agency — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31:35 +0000

Try using an eye dropper, it should work.

By: mytielz

mytielz — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31:34 +0000

If he licks it off your fingers have you tried letting him lick it from a bowl?

By: Provillus

Provillus — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31:34 +0000

Go to your local pet store.

By: Sexy G

Sexy G — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31:33 +0000

buy a doll that comed with one or get one of your sister and make sure its sucks all i can think of

By: Maki Maki

Maki Maki — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31:33 +0000

You could try using a needless syringe and instead of a needle, put in a small rubber tube?
You could go to the link I have below and scroll all the way down. It’ll have rejected joey supplies. It should work fine for a little rat. You might even be able to find the supplies to make one at Wal-Mart or something.

By: claudia_

claudia_ — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31:33 +0000

Ask a vet if they know a good place to get REALLY SMALL syringes, or thay might even stock them!

By: get back with girlfriend

get back with girlfriend — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31:33 +0000

ask ur pet store, they should do smaller ones

By: Animals r my passion

Animals r my passion — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31:33 +0000

small BABY medicine dropper

By: lilspaz6

lilspaz6 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31:33 +0000

First off you should switch your formula to human soy powdered formula. Human milk is the most like a rat’s milk.
I would contact a wildlife rescue/rehab centre, they get tiny wee babies in all the time and should be able to help you out or point you in the right direction. After that you can ask at an exotic vets clinic.
How old is this wee one? Eyes not open yet? (Under 14-16 days), eyes just cracked open (15-18 days), eyes wide open (16 days onward). As soon as those eyes are open you can start offering solids and baby should be able to eat things on its own.
Depending on the age (you said licking off your finger so not a tiny eeper that suckles off of a syringe) you should get the smallest syringe or eye dropper you can and just let the baby lick it off of there, at least its contained. Baby feeding always takes a looong time.

By: izzy

izzy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31:33 +0000

You can usually get syringes from the pharmacy, obviously without needles. That’s how I fed my cat water when she had a urinary tract infection. Just make sure you press down slowly or it’ll spurt everywhere.

By: get back with girlfriend

get back with girlfriend — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31:33 +0000

Straw maybe?

By: treemead

treemead — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:31:32 +0000

When I hand raise wild orphans, I usually either dip a piece of cloth int he warm formula (they’ll suck on it)
or, you can purchase very small orphan-teets from most vets/wildlife rehabbers.
Or, as others have mentioned, a tiny syrringe, be careful not to squirt too much at once.
Now, when he is older, you can either release him (as he is not domesticated, he will adjust to the wild). If thats your intention, don’t handle him too much.
But, you knwo what? There are so many wild rats in the world. I have known of many people who have found hand-raised wild rats to be just as lovely as domestic ones (how on earth did they get domesticated in the first place, Jack Black the rat-catcher fell in love with a litter of babies one of his captured females had, started to breed the odd-coloured ones and sold them to 1800s nobility. The rat was a pet of the aristocratic!)
Thats beside the point-
He could make a wonderful baby, or, consult a wildlife rehabber baout releasing him when he is older.