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  1. Rat Health
    So yesterday when I opened the cage, my rat Waffle had a bloody eye. It was NOT porphyrin. Here’s what it looked like when I saw it yesterday: I gave her 0.1 ml of childrens tylonel and wiped her eye down with a warm wet washcloth. I separated her from the other rats, and this is what it...
  2. Rat Health
    Almost 2 weeks ago my female rat Soren switched to slow and lethargic behaviour. It was gradual over a couple of days. Im not sure if her new behaviour has something to do with her getting a bit older, as she is 1 and half now. Or if it's a health concern?? Shes started slowing her movements...
  3. Rat Health
    Okay so here is the rundown… Intro: Peaches is a hairless rat. She is about 8 months to 1 year old and she has recently started showing a few abnormal symptoms that she’s never shown before. Be aware, Peaches was never a very social rat, she enjoyed my company but preferred to be alone and not...
  4. Rat Health
    Hello, i have a rat that's almost 3 years old she always has been alone as she hasn't been very nice to other rats. She is my first rat and she has gotten a mammary tumor which the doctor said that it would be too late for her to remove because of her age and poorly working hind legs. Lately she...
  5. Caring for Accidental Litters
    I buy feeder rats for my snake. She's very picky and sometimes doesn't eat them. I have 4 sweet babies now. My newest edition is my first female ever. I did not know she was pregnant until a day before she gave birth. It went well and she is alive and healthy! I read posts that I need formula...
  6. Rat Health
    So my rats have a very long history of going to the vet and literally nothing being wrong, or the issue stopping the day of the appointment. In the last 5 months I have spent over 1k on vet bills (one of which was emergency but that was truly necessary) and am trying to stay away as much as I...
  7. Rat Health
    Hi all - I don't expect anyone to give official medical diagnoses or anything, just maybe some insight on what is happening to my lil fella. Some context... My boyfriend found a rat in a box in his dorm. We don't know how long he was there. It's a really unfortunate situation, but my boyfriend...
  8. Rat Health
    i noticed a few minutes ago that only one of my rat's eyes had porphyrin and a little secretion that looked more like tears. i thought it was strange and cleaned it with saline solution. however, after a few minutes, the porphyrin came back again. i'm really desperate and i can't get to the vet...
  9. Rat Related Rants & Raves
    Hello fellow rat lovers! I want to reach out for help with my current situation. The owner of Bleu Royal Rattery advertised a litter of rats to be born August 23, sent several emails, and then went quiet for weeks. Finally,2 weeks later, she said she had covid and promised an update within a...
  10. 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...
  11. Rat Homes
    i dont know if this is the right place to post this but i really need help!!!!!! im only young and i find it really hard to clean my rats cage because they just wont get out when i need them to. my parents have threatened me with taking them to a place (??) and i really dont want to lose them...
  12. Rat Health
    So I have a 5 month old bald rat and she only gave birth to 1 pup, I've been awake the whole time and she still hasn't given birth to anymore pups
  13. Rat Health
    I’ve had my two ratites for about a month now, I’ve been feeding them oxbow since I’ve gotten them but one of my girls doesn’t seem to care too much about it. I was wondering if there were any other good options that I could feed her since I don’t want to be malnourishing her and I know some of...
  14. Rat Health
    Hi there, so I’ll start off my saying I’m about to bring my rats to the vet. Whilst the weekend hours are very difficult for me, I’m determined to work something out. So one of my little girls has been sneezing a lot and today I caught her almost wheezing? She was making a sound like wheezing...
  15. Rat Health
    My rat named Pippin has two big scabs on him. Every time start to heal, it seems that they get opened up again by his brothers. I cant put Pippin in a separate cage, what should I do to help him?
  16. Rat Health
    Hello! My female rat Sprig is 2.5 years old. Her cage mate passed in December of 2022 so she has been a lone rat for some time. Anyways in the last few months she has developed two mammary tumors. One on her chest (little bigger than an egg) and one under her left hind leg (a little bigger than...
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  19. Rat Health
    Hi all I’m a first time rat owner and in dire need of advice on this issue! My 1 year old male rat has suddenly started acting lethargic and is barely moving. I don’t really know what to look for or what could be other indications of his underlying issue. There’s been no changes in his...
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