Topics related to rat health, care, and medicine. This includes topics about rat diets. Keep in mind we are not veterinarians and always recommend taking your rat to see one when they are ill.
Genetic megacolon occurs as a result of faulty cell development in the embryo stage. The nerve cells in the wall of the colon and/or rectum are...
If there's anything you think should be added, please send me a message. Why is my rat sneezing? Persistent sneezing in a rat could mean many...
Thanks to lilspaz68 and AMJ087 for laying the groundwork in this sticky several years ago. Comprehensive First Aid Kit via the Rat Guide:...
What is good for your rats to eat Essentially, if it is ok for you to eat, then it is generally ok for the rats to eat. To make a comprehensive...
A recently adopted rat (Especially from the pet store) could have any number of rat diseases that just haven't shown up yet. One of the big ones is...
Here you will find a list of vets recommended by our members. To keep things organized please PM me, another moderator, or the admin with the...
**Note that you should check out some of these links as there is other information on how to actually bathe your rats if its really necessary and...
Rat Guide informative link: http://ratguide.com/health/integumentary_skin/abscess.php How to treat an abscess at home: Items needed: -...
As some of you know I have a 3 month old baby I got from petsmart who has been sneezing pretty much since I got him and it seems like new home...
I've had my boys since May 13 and they are still sneezing. I'm pretty sure they may have been on pine bedding...even if it was kiln dried..it's still...
My rat seems to be having periods of a semi seizures where he has really tiny sneezes and body tremors any idea why this is happening? Also not sure...
Hey guys, Gus has a lump on his jaw/face thats about the size of his head, and we just don't know what to do anymore. The vet gave us...
So, I decided to get Ellie out for a bit as I couldn't sleep and she was playing around a lot. Well, I looked at her and one side of her neck has...
I took Luna to the vet today and he decided to trim her bottom teeth (said they were really long because of her jaw shape) and prescribed her Baytril...
Okay, so. I have lurked for a while and read many threads here via google searches, but never really find anything that helps, so I'm posting. ...
The only pet store that's close only sells a seed mix that says "For rats" and a block for all rodents that I didn't find out was actually a...
My baby just had surgery yesterday for a tumor removal and a full spay. She is on antibiotics because she had pyometra. This weekend were supposed to...
It's really weird. It's only one, the PEW. Her hair is thinning on top of her head and only on top of her head, and I don't see any bugs or anything....
I preface this with the usual disclaimer that if you are not familiar with diagnosing and treating URIs, see a professional first! I have been...
Cloud, somewhere between 1.5 and 2 years old, recently started making a sort of wet clicking sound in odd intervals. I've scheduled an appointment...
Hi all, My first post here - have read the stickies. About a week ago my girlfriend and I got Nebbie, our first "pet" rat, from a local pet store....
Recently I bought Oxbow Regal Rat for my 4 adult male rats but I'm wondering if it's ok for my babies. They are around 1-3 months old, not sure since...
Today it was very nearly 85 degrees outside. Amelia (who has an almost black coat started drooling and stopped moving and Fuzzy Rat pretty much just...
Looking for some tips on how to keep my rats warm in winter. One is 9 months and the other is 4 weeks, are not yet in the same cage to keep each...
Okay, I kept two babies from my foster litter. They're three months old. Three who I adopted out came back to me today, and they are HUGE. The size...
when i was younger, my parents had a rat girlie, and they gave her chickweed occasionally - she went mental for it, really enjoyed it :) i'm just...
my girls seem very interested in my lilac bouquet that came from our garden. it's organic (dont worry) and they really seem to want the stems. caught...
Well, i have a 3 month old boy called Max and when i got back from holiday with my boyfriend a week or so ago it was quite clear he had a URI. I...
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