my rats bleeding,i think shes pregnant!!?

Question

i have had her for about 4 weeks.the day i got her my male rat began to have sex with her. about a week later she began to bleed from her vaginal area.she has began to sleep alot more and she also eats much more than usual.
might she be pregnant?
or is the blood an indication of a miscarrige?

Answer 1

More often then not a mating between a male and a female rat will lead to a pregnancy. It only takes a few seconds to mate if the sexes are allowed to interact. Only once have I had a girl not like the male and refuse him.

From my experience as a Rat Breeder, your rat's pregnancy is going all wrong.

If she were pregnant she should have delivered her babies after 21 days of gestation. A month long pregnancy is too long. If the babies have died inside her then she is now getting a uterine infection called Pyometra
http://ratguide.com/health/reproductive/pyometra.php

I've had my own experiences with this kind of pregnancy gone wrong.
http://spazrats.tripod.com/cockneykids.html
http://spazrats.tripod.com/lastchance.html

I have never heard of a miscarriage in rats, and I've been on 12+ rat-only forums for the last 11 years. Usually if a rat can't carry her babies to term the fetuses will be reabsorbed.

If she is not pregnant, the bleeding still indicates that something is very wrong with your girl and the best course of action is to get her to the vet.
Vaginal bleeding in rats:
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Sandra Beasley and the Spaz Rats
(Rattery, Rescue, and Rat-care Expert)
http://spazrats.tripod.com
"my life has gone to the rats"

Answer 2

I dont know about animals and pregnancies! Sorry. Ask this in the animal section and see if you get replies.

GL, Ash