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  1. Rat Health
    So my rat was lethargic today and wasn't coming out of her box, not acting herself. I checked and noticed there was a bit of pink on the paper towel. Smells like urine, not any worse than their urine usually smells. Does she have a UTI? Should I be bringing her to the vet ASAP? Photos attached.
  2. Rat Health
    I just got back from the vet, my girl has a lump in her armpit and the vet did a test and said “it’s either a granuloma or a weird mammary tumor” and we’re treating it as the former just in case as surgery is a last resort, and a pathologist would cost a few hundred with the potential of no...
  3. General Rat Topics
    My rats love pea fishing but I was wondering if it really is safe? Could the rat accidentally inhale some water which causes them to get serious respiratory problems, or get water in their ears that can cause an ear infection?
  4. Rat Behavior
    I have 5 rats and before i got them alot of the videos i watched for doing research they where saying rats chew on everything but my 5 girls dont chew on thier things not the hammocks, not the baskets, not the hides, not the chew toys. they only rip thing up with thier paws they dont chew things...
  5. Rat Homes
    Hello! I recently decided I want to make the switch from Kiln-Dried Pine to Equine Grade Cardboard. Me and my partner noticed any type of wood shavings irritate our own respiratory systems, and also noticed that one of our rats is a bit sneezy also (no odd noises in his chest and he's his usual...
  6. Rat Health
    I have owned rats for around nine years and never had a fly problem beyond the odd fruit fly in the summer but suddenly I have large flies that I can't seem to completely get rid of. I have tried fly paper, vinegar traps and spent over an hour killing them by hand but it always seems like I miss...
  7. Rat Homes
    I've seen a lot of people talking about vet beds? From what I've learned so far is its like fleece and absorbent fabric then fleece so its kinda like washable bedding? I can't find much about it or what I could do for that as I think it would help me out quite a lot with my boy. Does anyone have...
  8. Rat Health
    Long story short, I’m at a bit of a loss. Maybe forty or fifty minutes ago I thought 2/3 of my rats had a lump under their right foreleg. I was petting Barrat and thought I felt something weird, so I checked Jordan and Harris as well. Harris seems fine, as always, but I thought I could see...
  9. New Member Introductions
    Hi again! I've been posting a lot lately, but I thought I would try to get to know the Rat Forum community more. Why don't you tell me (and everyone else) what state/country you live in, how many rats you have, and what their names are! This will be a great way for everyone to get to know each...
  10. Rat Behavior
    I recently discovered that my girls were shaking their head after grooming each other/ themselves or after smelling each other. I know that head shaking can be caused by and ear infection, but except the head shake they don’t have any other sign of ear infection. Is that normal or should I...
  11. Rat Health
    To add context : my oldest girl has two mammary tumors and I noticed they didn’t really grow in one week. So I wanted to ask, how fast do rat’s tumors usually grow ?Especially mammary tumors? And can my rat’s tumors grow suddenly overnight? Thanks in advance for your answers! (sorry for my...
  12. Rat Health
    To start off this is what i will be using Enrofloxacin 10% | Jedds Bird Supplies is there a website or something i can calculate the dosages? I dont want to overdose my baby. I have to weigh her when i go get a scale tomorrow. Im pretty sure she has an ear infection
  13. General Rat Topics
    Hello! I'd like to ask a few general questions and since they could technically be in different categories but I don't want to start that many different threads so I am doing them all here in one post on the general rat topic category. 1. Do rats need salt licks or mineral licks or anything...
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