The Development of Baby Rats
Day One - dark colored eyespots are obvious
Day Two - Earset differences are obvious. There is a dumbo at the right end and third from the right.
Day Three - pigment differences are pronounced. If there were back/face markings they would be obvious.
Day Four - colors are easy to see here. There are three Russian Blues and four Doves. You can tell the Russian Blue Dumbo is a runt.
Day Five
Day Six
Day Seven
Day Eight. Full coats are in.
Day Nine. We're starting to explore!
Day Ten. The line is becoming annoying and we want to run around!
Day Eleven. Our eyelids are starting to develop separation.
Day Twelve. Some of us are starting to peek out of cracked eyelids!
Day Thirteen - most of us have our eyes open to some degree.
Day Fourteen - all eyes are open and we're very fat!
Day Fifteen
Day Sixteen. Line? What line!
Day Seventeen. We'll never be cuter than this!
Day Eighteen
Day Nineteen - places to go, things to do! No time for pictures!
Day Twenty, and we're rats!