Will a female rat abandon her babies if you touch them?

As with all other animals, it's best to stay away from a mother and it's babies unless the animal is a pet and she offers the babies to you. The best way to gain the mothers trust is to continue to tend to her while steering clear of the babies until you know for sure that she will be okay with it. The only real exception is if she is abandoning or neglecting her babies and you know you can save them by intervening. <> Most of the time they will not abandon them, They will eat them.