Will the male rat attack the baby rats after birth?
He might, then again he might not. Every rat is different: nobody can give you a blanket answer that applies to every single male rat ever born. Unfortunately, your female is probably pregnant again, which is VERY BAD. You should have taken the male out BEFORE she gave birth. Now she’s pregnant with one litter while nursing another, and neither of the litters will grow up as strong and healthy as they would have had she NOT been pregnant while nursing. Take the male out NOW, and KEEP him out! Don’t put him in again, not until three weeks after he’s been neutered. Or you can keep him in a separate cage and introduce the male babies to him when they’re old enough – most experienced rat owners recommend this to be OVER six weeks old. The male babies have to be separated from their mother and sisters at 4.5 to 5 weeks, or they’ll impregnate their relatives. A pregnant five-week-old rat is like an eight-year-old little girl who’s just had her first period getting pregnant and being forced t
