DAY 1: The babies are here!

We had no idea the babies would be here so soon! Are they precious, or what?! There are 9 healthy pinkies. If you look closely in the picture, you can see the black umbilical cord still attached on the baby on the right side of the picture. You can also see the milk band (belly full of milk) on the baby on the bottom left. We've already had 2 classes and many previous students come in to see our babies.

Isn't this amazing!!!! So perfect and so tiny!

We had another neat surprise today. The Enrichment students came in and taught us about Mexican Jumping Beans. Did you know that they are really moths inside cocoon-like seeds? They don't like heat so they "jump" to get away when they get too hot. The kids enjoyed watching them jump.

We hope that you will come back soon so you can watch as we track the growth of our babies. If anyone wants some precious baby rats, they are free to good homes and will be ready in 5-6 weeks.