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hi ! im new to having rats and had a few questions. if anyone could answer id be so grateful! so, i got two rats from a pet store (i’ve come to learn that was terrible to do but i saw their faces and couldn’t help but take them instantly) and at first glance they were fine. i was already...

Hello everyone! My 6-7 month old male rat, Feta, has started sneezing quite a bit in the last few days and I noticed a runny nose as well. The runny nose is clear liquid and no signs of red porphyrin around eyes or nose. He’s eating and drinking water as he normal does (from what I can tell...

I have a white rat named Red. As I’ve been handling her lately, I noticed she has a pinky patch on her neck between her shoulder blades, and some on her head as well. It’s almost this powdery stuff. When I did some research, I found out that rats produce this substance from their eyes, but it...

I have a rat who is has been squinting her eyes for a while now and over the last few days has gotten very clingy. We took her to the vet and they said she was fine it was probably either stress or a parasite. we are currently waiting for the test to come back but i’m scared something is wrong...