Hey everyone, My male rat (about 1 and 1/4 year old) seems to have an issue. His mouth is dirty and looks to be bloody, as are his paws, which I assume he used to groom his face. When I looked at the inside of his mouth, it looked black and dirty, almost as if it was decaying, and his chin was...

So, both my rats have been bruxing a lot lately. It happens when I'm giving them rubs as well as when they are walking around their cage. I have heard that excessive bruxing can mean they are in pain or are sick but they seem perfectly fine. I have checked for lumps, injuries, and excess...

Around Saturday I noticed Kiwi was very lethargic and wouldn’t move at all.. She was still eating a bit but she was eating very slowly it took her like 3 mins to eat a cheerio! Sunday we started monitoring her more closely and realized she wouldn’t eat or drink anything and she wouldn’t poop at...