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  1. Rat Health
    Hi everyone, my girl Ellie is about 2.5 years old and has a host of issues. A little more context, she is white and lavender Rex so not normally any long dark hairs on her. Recently I noticed a single long black hair on her face just above her eye. When I tried to feel it there was a tiny lump...
  2. Rat Health
    Hi, i currently have 2 rats, Peaches and Mousey, they are both senior rats and while Peaches is healthy, Mousey is showing signs of declining. i'm not sure what to do in this situation (its my first time owning rats so first time being in this spot y'know?) would it be in Peaches's best...
  3. Over the Rainbow Bridge
    Pilgore has been getting worse lately. He has had a tumor on his back for the last 5 months and he is about 21-22 months old. But when i woke up this morning the cage door was open and i couldn't find Pilgore. I looked all over the room for him and i found him in a shoe hiding. He wouldn't come...
  4. Rat Homes
    Just asking for opinions on whether I should take out the middle separating shelf to have a more open-concept space. I have one older rat but I could add other accessibility options for her.
  5. Rat Health
    So my Rattie boy Crackers has had a rough couple of weeks, his best friend/brother Dave crossed the rainbow bridge unexpectedly just over a week ago...I know depression can set in VERY hard for rats when they lose their companion. So we've been giving him extra love and attention and treats and...
  6. Rat Health
    Hi, my 2 year old has a developed a pretty bad case of HLD. It started maybe 2 weeks ago but now He can’t really move his hind legs at all and has kind of lost his balance.. Is there anything can be done at this point?
  7. Rat Health
    Can you euthanise a rat yourself at home? Hi. Touchy subject but before you judge know my heart is in the right place. My lil guy (2 year old) is not so good at the minute, seems to be a tough case of hind leg degeneration.. He’s really in some discomfort and doesn’t seem like it can be...
  8. Adoption Center
    I saw an old white rat in pets at home today. There was hair missing from his neck and he looked frail. I wanted to take him home but couldnt for a number of reason that arent important to this post. I am making this post in the hopes that someone local will see it and take pity on him. I hate...
  9. Rat Health
    my old senior rat, yuki, fell from his cage. the "lock" on one of the doors has been faulty and it hasnt really been closing properly the last day or two and i guess he got out and jumped out. it was pretty high maybe three or four feet. i heard him hit the floor and immediately went to go get...
  10. Meet My Rat
    so recently i bought a rat (templeton ≈6/7 weeks) and i realized he needed a friend. my friend had two rats but one died (old age) and needed to rehome the other. so i decided to take him in. hes a big ol guy and he has hind leg degeneration (i think thats what its called). he doesnt walk very...
  11. Rat Health
    i just took in an old rat from my friend whose other rat died. hes a big ol guy but ive noticed his hind legs dont work very well if at all. my friend mentioned that to me but i didnt think it would be this bad, im just worried its harmful to him. it looks like when he tries to walk hes walking...
  12. Rat Health
    I have had my boy for 2 years now and he’s getting pretty old, he currently is 50 grams underweight and has a chronic upper respiratory infection, he recently started making some weird noises and quite frequently too. The sneezing is normal but the chirps are strange, he is acting normal...
  13. Rat Health
    What age do all of your consider to be too old to try surgery? I have two females with tumors right now. Quinn has one by her back leg that is the size of a ping pong ball and is a little over 2 so I don’t think I am willing to put her through that. Chonk has 2 tumors (one by her armpit and one...
  14. Rat Health
    Hey guys, I’m super new here but just needed some advise. One of my older girls, Squeak (she’s about 2 and a half now) has been deteriorating fairly quickly. She’s lost a lot of fur, can feel her bones prominently, isn’t really eating or drinking. She isn’t cleaning herself properly & just seems...
  15. Rat Health
    Hello everyone! One of my old girls (just over 3 years) has this mark on her neck? (Looks kinda like a blister/burn in person??) I noticed a couple of days ago it looked hard and black as if she had something on her neck/chin that looked stuck? I didn’t attempt to remove it incase it was her...
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