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  1. Rat Health
    My baby Chup is 3 years old, and with a big mammary tumor pn her chest, as she was very old the doctor suggested to not remove it as she moght not recover. Last 3 days have been awful, i can't keep looking at her strugle. She has lost abalnce and shakes every time she moves, its as if she waited...
  2. Rat Health
    hello!! i have two girls, Patroclus (1 year, 10 months) and Thetis (1 year, 6 months). today i took them out of the cage to play with them a little bit and noticed Patroclus's fur on her back (more near her hind quarters) seemed to be less thick. i'm not sure if her fur is thinning or falling...
  3. 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...
  4. Rat Behavior
    Originally, I had two older father and son rats, they are 2y6months and 2y2months old. A few months ago, I introduced two young brothers to them and introductions went really well. Quickly, they would all eat and cuddle together, although they often favored their original partner to hang out...
  5. Rat Behavior
    Hi, I've been doing the carrier method to bond two young male rats (3months) to our older lone rate (2 years, been alone about a month now). The first stage in a actual carrier lasted around 24hrs and after some small posturing etc they were sleeping and grooming each other. We then moved them...
  6. Rat Health
    My old girl Luna has been having some stomach issues. She's around 22 - 24 months and recently got dementia. She cant remember who she is or her age or name and her daughter's take care of her. I noticed that she has a tough time eating food and doesn't have much of it. I was thinking of...
  7. 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...
  8. Rat Health
    Has anyone had their rats have boogers that are literally hair and dust?? They are showing no other signs of respitory infection, one had a sneezing fit for a minute but that was the only sneeze from any of them that I heard in 2 days, no red stuff (cant spell it right Im sorry) anywhere, no...
  9. 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.
  10. 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...
  11. Rat Health
    hiya, my rat is nearly 3 and has HLD, he’s been on a slow decline but i’ve noticed he seems so hungry but can’t seem to hold food i cant seem to bite or chew it. i was wondering if this is arthritis maybe in his arms and jaw (we sleeps with his hand in a fist) and what i can do about this. he’s...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. Rat Health
    Fyo has a pituitary tumor (and 3 more) and is starting to have some difficulties holding her food so I need to prepare myself to seringe feed her at any moment now. I know how to do it but I was wondering how much I should give her? I'm kinda worried I would not give her enough food (Sorry...
  15. Rat Health
    Hey my little guy chester has apparently been growing an extra toenail that I just noticed today cause I was giving him a bath. He's been having issues with his balance lately and is over 2 years old, could this be whats causing that if he's going light on the foot or something? I'm just...
  16. Rat Health
    My rat (Jasper) is just about 3 years old and has an upper respiratory infection, he is also underweight but that is due to age and we are giving him extra love. He has been scratching her ear al lot and I just noticed a large about of blood (it is blood I checked) and a bald spot around the...
  17. Rat Behavior
    It may be a dumb question but can a young rat be the alpha? I have 3 girls and the youngest seems to be the most dominant
  18. Rat Health
    My old boy, Miracle, is almost two years old and he didn't have a good start to life. His mum had a respiratory infection her whole life and throughout the pregnancy so his whole life he's been sneezing and wheezing occasionally however the vets say that there is no cause for concern and it...
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