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Monty, A., & Feldhamer, G. (2002, May). Conservation Assessment for The Eastern Woodrat, (Neotoma floridana) and The Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister). Retrieved November 6, 2016, from http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm91_054316.pdf
 * When they are 9 days old the ears begin to open
 * 15 days old their hair has grown, eyes are open, and are moving around.
 * 20 days they start to eat hard food.
 * One month they are weaned.
 * 70 days old the young leave their mother.
 * Stop growing at 8 months.

Molts?

AnAge entry for Neotoma Floridana. (n.d.). Retrieved November 6, 2016, from http://genomics.senescence.info/species/entry.php?species=Neotoma_floridana
 * Live in captivity for around 8 years, in wild usually 3 years.
 * Reach sexual maturity for females at 95 days.
 * Pregnant for 33 days.

Whitaker, J., & Hamilton, W. (1998). Mammals of the Eastern United States (Third ed.). Comstock Publishing Associates. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=5fVymWAez-YC&pg=PA325&lpg=PA325&dq=neotoma floridana&source=bl&ots=-C2MHoqtz2&sig=zfAmkLqjAmSFVC7JoQxlc6qtyOQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiYmv3I6pXQAhVDwiYKHYu1Ah44KBDoAQgnMAI#v=onepage&q=neotoma floridana&f=false. Pearson, P. (1952). Observations concerning the Life History and Ecology of the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana floridana (Ord). Journal of Mammalogy, 33(4), 459-463. doi:10.2307/1376018
 * Gestation:32-38 days

Gestation; 33-39 days

day 8- hair on “dorsal and ventral” sides

17 day-eyes fully open

Burt William H. and Grossenheider Richard P. 1980 Peterson Field Guides-Mammals

2-4 per litter

pregnant 30-37 days

2-3 litters per year

North breed spring summer fall, south breed all year

This rat can live to 3 years in the wild and up to 8 years in captivity. They usually only live to one year in the wild considering the environmental effects.

The eastern woodrat reproduces at any time in the South but in the North they start in the spring until fall. When the eastern woodrat finally does get pregnant the gestation period is about 33 days. The eastern woodrat also only gets pregnant about 2-3 times per year.

When the eastern woodrat is born it has their eyes closed with limited amount of hair. On the eighth day of life they get most of their hair on their back and sides. On the 15th day their hair is fully grown and their eyes are wide open. When the baby wood rats are a month old their mother weans them. Then finally at 70 days old they leave their nest. The females start mating as young as 5 months. For the most part a year after the rats were born is when males and females begin to reproduce and are sexually mature. When they leave their nest they actually are not finished growing. Their growth stops at around 8 months.