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  1. Rat Behavior
    So, I have two male rats, Ratticus Finch and Jay Ratsby. I feed them lab blocks, and for a long time they were perfectly fine food-wise. Recently though I've noticed that Ratsby has been hoarding all of the food and attacks Ratticus if he tries to get into his stash. I would think Ratticus would...
  2. Rat Health
    my rat one day got a whiff of weed ever since then he can't get enough, I wanna know if it's fine for him to have a lot. (like a sh*t tun like how much I smoke) I've seen my rat sleep, eat , and stretch a LOT. but no health problems. I honestly think he is fine! he still plays the same (if...
  3. Rat Health
    So my rat was lethargic today and wasn't coming out of her box, not acting herself. I checked and noticed there was a bit of pink on the paper towel. Smells like urine, not any worse than their urine usually smells. Does she have a UTI? Should I be bringing her to the vet ASAP? Photos attached.
  4. General Rat Topics
    I tend to stick with the basics using veterinary and rescue .org's and stuff like that- for technical(?) things like nutrition or health- but I understand there are probably other good sites. Any recommendations? Also on other subjects? I'm really trying to improve my care practices :)
  5. Rat Health
    Hi, During a play fight that got slightly rough we heard Roman squeak and run away, he went back to playing and running around normally but we noticed the big laceration seen in the pictures. It isn't bleeding at all but we're uncertain what to do as its late at night here, we can take him to an...
  6. Rat Health
    Hello! I've posted about my rescue girls here and in other groups before, I'm looking for guidance or even just for some info from people who've experienced prolapses or bleeding before as my Vet have never seen it and I can't find any posts or articles about it. At the start of 2022 I brought...
  7. Rat Health
    My rat keeps just did this thing where he was bobbing his head and clicking his tongue. His bro was on top of him. does this mean anything bad? He's not red eyed and has never done this before.
  8. General Rat Topics
    I’m due to rehome a mischief of young rats from a supposed reputable breeder/rescuer. However, she informed me that she uses sawdust (as well as teabag bedding) for their substrate which I’m now worrying about. Obviously I will be changing them to a mixture of fleece and paper pellets when I get...
  9. Rat Health
    My rat kira has some sort of thing happening with her foot its bigger i dont know if i should take her to the vet and idk how (she is agressive twards humans)
  10. Rat Health
    Hello, i've got two older girls, Peach and Zaffie. They have a room to themselves to house their cage that they get free roam in, the room shares a wall with our kitchen and we've recently discovered an infestation of beatles/larve in the ajoining wall, they made their way into both the kitchen...
  11. Rat Health
    Hi! My young male rats (14 weeks) have developed bumps all over their ears, nose and tails. When I took them to the breeder, she gave me a mite medicine to put on the affected, and i have been applying it daily. It seems to be helping with one of my rats, but the bumps are only getting worse on...
  12. General Rat Topics
    Hi, so my 1.7yrs old female rat Nini ate a bit of chrysanthemum flower it was a lil dry not fresh and she ate the petals mainly. Since the flower is toxic to rats I took her to vet and they suggested feeding her some charcoal mixed in water. She seems ok, eating well drinking water and pooping...
  13. Rat Health
    Hi all, just spotted this peculiar little bump on my boy Laszlo's scrotum during free-roam this morning. It's about 3mm across, circular, black, smooth and shiny. Laszlo is about 20 months old and intact. Anybody seen anything like this before? It doesn't appear to be causing him any discomfort...
  14. Rat Health
    My female rats are about 4 months old and are only 15cm (about 6 inches). I measured them because compared to other people's rats that I've seen online they looked really small. Apparently they should be around 9-11 inches by now! My brother and I in total have 4 rats all from the same litter...
  15. Rat Health
    My rat Sprig has a mammary tumor located on her chest. It doesn’t look or feel like an abscess. I took her out of her cage to take a look at it and there was a hole in it… I’m not sure what to do. I don’t want it to get infected. Does anyone know what this is or how to treat it/ protect it? We...
  16. Rat Health
    Hi, i’ve had my per rat mars for a little over a year now. Tonight I came home to blood coming out of his ear and when cleaned I found a black clump in his ear. I don’t know if it’s a scab, debris, or a tumor because I can’t find anything online about it. He has been acting normal but shakes has...
  17. Rat Health
    We’ve had Freki for about a year and a half. He came down with an upper respiratory infection a few weeks back, so we separated him from his cage mates and have been treating him with doxycycline per the vet’s recommendation. While giving him his medicine tonight I noticed that he was holding...
  18. Rat Health
    One of my boys, Timmy, has a URI. He has been on Inflacam for two months to help with his breathing. I am pretty sure he will be on Inflacam for life. He stops eating and has little bursts of 'feeling like hes suffocating' if he doesn't have his medicine in the morning. If he becomes immune to...
  19. General Rat Topics
    So I've heard you're not really supposed to vacuum rat waste (namely bedding and poop) or clean it up in any way that kicks up dust. I'm wondering, are the risks associated with vacuuming rat/rodent waste are mitigated if you use a wet and/or a HEPA vacuum? I'm not an aerodynamicist and I'm...
  20. Rat Health
    One of my new boys got scared by the vacuum, darted around and must have bumped his face. No open wound but it's swollen and a bit red in one spot :( I read I can possibly give him acetaminophen?
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