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So, I own three rats and honestly I've recently been having trouble with my oldest boys health, right now I don't plan on changing food or anything, but I mash up their food, due to their weak teeth, I'd there anything else I can do about it? And also, one of my rat babies started loosing hair...

Hello all, Both of my boys are three years old and I’ve never bathed them before as I’ve never felt the need to because they never smelt terrible or got really dirty. But now they are three they are having trouble cleaning themselves as they both have hind leg degeneration and they smell quite...

Hello, my rat Dove is about a year and 7 months old. Recently it seems as though she’s peeing everywhere, without being able to control it. Is this normal for aging rats or should I be concerned? She’s my first old rat so I’m not sure what to do. also here’s a picture of her being cuddly.

My first rat is coming to the age where she is becoming elderly, any tips on making my cage more elder-friendly? She is still young but is 1.5 and I think that’s considered elderly.