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So I recently rescued 2 rats from someone I knew. I’m currently doing introductions with my rats and while everything seems to be going well, I still feel guilty for my original boys. There is no reason I should be feeling this but I still do. I feel like I’m gonna forget about my boys even...

Hi all! Sorry in advance for the long post, but I need some advice on what to do with my last remaining rat. He is turning 2 this week and has lived with his previous cagemate for the past year and a half. His cagemate passed a little over a month ago. They got along pretty well -- his...

I am trying to introduce 2 adult females. I have been trying the neutral territory method for a week but my resident rat has puffed fur and keeps showing signs of aggression. I want to try the carrier method as I hear it can be a lot quicker, however how do ppl do the carrier method when they...

Me and my partner recently adopted an older girl (1.5 years) as she had been alone for a few weeks and needed company. She is still in quarantine as we heard a whistling noise when she would be overly excited/stressed. We took her to the vet and he said that he thinks that this noise is from...

Hello! Two weeks ago, I adopted a third rat, Himbus, as a new buddy for my current boys Gobbles and Scrumps. Himbus was fine when I first met him and I thought it was him being cuddly (my boys are very friendly and will try to get on the shoulders of bre people they meet) when the lady I got him...

Hey everyone! A few weeks ago I adopted two 12 week old baby boys to introduce to my pair of 9 month old boys. After quarantining the babies I introduced them using the carrier method over the space of a week, which went very smoothly with no major disputes. They are all together in the main...