Liz and Matt talk about dealing with pregnant pet rats, baby rats, and unexpected rat babies, baby eagles in Washington, DC, Supergirl, Doctor Who, Transformers 5, video games and more.

Ratty Topics – OMG! Do you have unexpected rat babies? Maybe you thought you had two same sex rats and now one is pregnant? It happens frequently when pet stores don’t know how to properly sex rats. We give you lots of tips on caring for pregnant mommas and newborn babies.

Most importantly, identify the sex and separate the males and females at 5 weeks. This is sexual maturity and if you do not separate out the males at 5 weeks, they can impregnate their sisters AND their mom! Yikes! Don’t let that happen.

Local Animal News – We talk about the Washington DC bald eagles who have an eagle cam on their nest.

DC Eagle Cam

Nerdy News – One of our favorite charities is Games Done Quick and their summer fundraising runs are about to start.

Summer Games Done Quick starts July 2

We also talk about the Supergirl series, Doctor Who, and Transformers 5. Finally, we discuss some video games (and our issues with them).

Dead Cells on Steam
Don’t Pre-order Battlefront 2
Nintendo announces and discontinues to the SNES Mini

If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting our two favorite charities.

Small Angels Rescue, Inc., is a Frederick County, MD based 501(c)(3) non-profit, no-kill, all-volunteer organization dedicated to rescuing and re-homing gerbils, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, and rats.

Extra Life unites thousands of players around the world in a 24 hour gaming marathon to support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

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