When and how to safely move a mother rat and her newborn babies?

Clean around the nest and cage until the pups are about 2 weeks old. Try not to disturb the nest before then. After 2 weeks, you can scoop the nest and pups up in one scoop, clean the cage and replace the nest.

It really depends on how old Frankie's babies are, if they are still curled up in the best I would try your best not to disturb them. However if they are older and exploring about as long as you are gentle and don't leave any separated for too long you can move them fine.

I don't recommend to disturb the nest since this will cause stress to the new mother and she may abandon or kill the litter. If there is a good reason to move the nest (a safety concern), wash your hands thoroughly then wipe them through the bedding to gain her scent on your hands and cover your own scent. Provide a lot of nesting material or a box for the litter (set it up before the move) and then quickly move the babies and the original nesting material. Then block off the connection to the top level at the base (otherwise she may just move them back). I hope this helps.

As long as Jacky isn't pregnant again, you can keep her with the babies for another week. At four weeks, you can separate them. Be sure to house the male and female babies separately before eight weeks of age, or else they will mate with each other. I hope this helps!

Yes, it is safe to clean the cage now. I suggest you only do a partial clean. You can clean it fully once you have weaned the babies away from their mom which should be done between 3 and 4 weeks of age.

I don't know but you need to check on them, if they are dead you need to remove them from there, if they are alive but she isn't taking care of them you need to feed them with a special bottle used for kittens and kitten milk replacer, you can find those in most pet shops.

Hello. The first thing to do is remove or isolate the male rat so he does not harm the pups. Then, just relax & let mum do her thing. She is providing warmth & protection to her young, & as long as she has easy access to food & water, she will nurse them well. Good luck & thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.