How do you tell the age of a rat?

Answer 1

Determining the age of a hamster can be easy, as long as you have store-bought it. Think back to the day you bought your hamster, and add that time to 4-6 weeks and that will give you a rough prediction to how old your hamster is.

Answer 2

It can be difficult to identify a rat's age. If their fur is fluffy and fuzzy and they weigh less than 250 grams, they are likely younger than 3 months of age. Rats molt for the first time and gain their adult coat between 6 and 10 weeks, and if you can see different patches of fur, one of which being sleek and the other being fuzzy, it will be around that age. Once a rat is fully grown, between 4 and 6 months, they will weight around 250 - 400 grams and it can be difficult to tell a rat that is that age from one who is nearing two years. After two years, a rat begins to show signs of age and may lose a bit of weight and their fur may become a little more sparse. They will also be a lot less active, preferring to sleep more often.

Answer 3

There is no defined way of how to do this. It is usually an estimation game, if you are trying to figure out a pup's age then go to: http://www.egerbil.com/gerbil_birth_to_three_years_of_age Otherwise if a gerbil is just starting to gray up they are probably over 2 years of age approximately. Sorry that this is not much of an answer.

Answer 4

You cannot tell the exact age of a gerbil unless you or the person you are getting it from know the date of birth. However, you can tell a round-about age.

Under 7 days: No fur; would have pigmentation or total pinkness; eyes unopened

Under 2 and 1/2 weeks: Fur covering body; eyes unopened; still nursing

Under four weeks: Still nursing, but may try to mouth solid foods; eyes typically open around day 17

Under six weeks: Gerbil should not be for sale. Gerbils should stay with their mothers until

at least six weeks, if not eight.

Under two months: Certain colors, such as nutmegs (rich orange), will go through a

dramatic color change in their first molt. Gerbils are typically about 2-3 inches during this time, and growing!

Older than two months: Gerbils will reach their peak size of about 3-5 inches, plus an equally sized tail, at around 6 months of age.

Answer 5

you can look up videos for curtian ages, or maybe even pictures

Answer 6

You tell an adult,And..... If you tell howoldey is,He know's_ If you don't tell a mouse howoldey is,He hides with the other mouses;adult equals old minus howoldey.

Answer 7

you can tell how old a hairless rat is... count how many wrinkles it has if it only has 1 wrinkle it's 1 years old

Answer 8

The boy has male parts-easy to see.