Rodents are mammals and most of them will take care of their young until they are grown enough to go out and fend for themselves.
Nesting habits
Some rodents will form communal nesting units, where some mothers will come together and take turns rearing babies while others go out to forage for food; rats for example. However, this method of taking care of young ones is more successful with rodents that are familiar with each other and have been together for long. Strangers are less likely to care for each other’s young and will generally commit infanticide, which is the killing of babies within the first few hours of birth.
Do they nurse?
Yes. Like most mammals, rodents nurse their young. The new born babies are not able to eat anything else other than suckle from their mothers. However when there are different littersof varying ages, the mortality rate of the younger litter is generally higher than the first. This is because;
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