So I’ve had my 3 new boys for a few weeks now (they’re 12 weeks old) and I’ve bonded with them quite well even with the most skittish one, the other 2 liked being held and petted but suddenly they don’t want to be held at all and just kind of avoid me, they always used to lick my fingers and...

I'm caring for a friend's rats while she's out of town. I've had rats before. I've been hearing a strange noise for the last couple days and today I found out that it's Sophie, a dumbo rat, chewing on the bars of the cage. She does this relatively often. I'm worried that she'll get poisoned by...

I have a two year ild rat named Marbles. He is a happy, healthy boy that loves affection and jumping around, depsite his rear leg deterioration. However, Marbles has refused to leave me when its time to free range. He will climb on my lap, try to get on the chair im on, or climb up on my...

They are the unbeautiful people, the agouti selves, the solid wildish looking ratties. How do I make them attractive? How do I show potential adopters how absolutely gorgeous they are? No fancy markings, no hoods, no blazes, nothing to make them adorable, yet they are. They are a very unique...

the title says it all. poptart and pancake were both pretty relaxed, healthy looking rats last night. Poptart was pretty languid all day, but yeah. I woke up to find poptart cold, buried under the bedding with some meaty bits hanging out. Needless to say, I'm pretty freaking upset right now...