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I've posted a few times on here asking for advice about my rat Bean, and here I go again: She has a very large mammary tumour and she's moving about and eating and doesn't seem too in pain, but I am noticing that some discomfort might be starting. She sleeps more and half squints her eyes a...

Disclosure: I’ll be inserting a photo of his injury so at the bottom of this post so if you’re unable to stomach graphic injury I’d advise against it. this was preventable. had a rope hanging in their cage, here and there they’ve been chewing it up so I’d cut the frayed parts and re-tie it. the...

My rat Edgar keeps getting cysts. He's had around 3 now, each time they drain naturally and heal up in a couple of days, and hasn't had any major issues or huge behavior changes until now. he had a huge cyst on his neck that popped green puss recently when I held him, the first couple of days I...

I am a little worried about Pilgore. He was out playing on my bed like usual. But when i had to put him and his brother Harold in the cage again. Pilgore started pooping on my bed and they were outside for an hour. Harold was easy i just picked him up super quickly and dropped him in a sweater...

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...