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what kind of hammock? I make and sell hammocks and I do ship to Canada (I'm in the US) but shipping can be expensive. My hammock prices are very reasonable though email me for more info 56althea AT gmail.com

yesterday you told me that the breeder will take her back, and that was what you were going to do. * now you say you've not even asked? I'm confused and a bit annoyed as I'm trying to help your girl and you don't seem to be taking this seriously. Feeling bad isn't going to help your girl, you...

[email protected] I dont know if they even exist any more but that's the email for the rescue I mentioned

that is a very difficult question to answer. a lot depends on the rat. if Trixie enjoys your attention that may be fine for her at her age, a lot of times rats don't do much but sleep and eat when they are very old and/or unwell. another option would be to rehome her or find a rescue that does...

ok that's good to know oh my she is tiny!! was she the runt of the litter?

oh gosh I forgot you said this is a baby, how old? I believe you want to wait til the baby is at least 10 weeks old before you do intro's with older rats (if the others are the same age, no need to wait) I rarely have rats this young myself so you want to double check with others or put in the...

here's some info on quarantine: How to Ace Pet Rat Introductions Quarantine – Rat Guide https://www.afrma.org/quarantining.htm afaik these are primarily air born viruses; what is usually recommended, to be a proper quarantine the rat would have to have at least been in a different room/air...

so sorry for your loss is there any way you can get another rat, maybe foster a rat, to keep your lone girl company? how old is Athena?

hi and welcome hope you are able to have rats in your future they are awesome critters

I second that, I use several layers of old thick blankets, comforters and sheets that I get from a second hand thrift store! you can put the sheet as the top layer and usually you'll only need to wash that one, the lower layers may not get wet that often, but they can discourage rats from...

I don't know, are they all in the same room now? if so, they were never actually quarantined so you could start intro's right away a proper quarantine involves at least a separate room/air space because these are air born viruses as I understand it

oh dear it sounds like the vet you saw is not up to date on how to treat rats, you are right TMS isn't very effective for resp infections in rats, you can buy the appropriate antibiotics (doxy and baytril) from places that sell bird or fish supplies, like this one ladygouldianfinch.com - Shop...

I have a 21 mos old rat, spayed female, was surrendered to the rescue as a biter. She's a PEW so she's basically blind. Most of the time she's sweet and gets along with everyone But during play time, she will suddenly puff up and race over to one of my two sick or weak rats, and attack them...

Dena I wonder about this too, can rats get covid? and how would we know if they did

they can have giardia, there's a test for it and treatment (probably metronidazole) I'd cut out all treats, esp all fruit and anything with sugar or lots of fat, even the nuts. See if that helps. (if it does, only gradually add back treats to see which one(s) might be the problem) Basically do...

I put down my liner, and then on top of that, large fleece scraps and then on top of that, bunches of small fleece scraps I've done the elastics in the corners, the rats chew them off almost immediately, total waste of time. I've used pillowcase style, be prepared for them to try to get in or...

you can see what I'm assuming is a mammary gland tumor, in this video at about 19 seconds in: not really possible to get a photo of the scabby thing but it's looking more like some sort of odd wart or cyst. Not too worried about that but I'd love to be able to slow down the growth of that...

I'm rat sitting a trio of girls and one of them, who I was told is about 8 mos old, has a small grape sized lump in the groin area, assuming it's a mammary gland tumor but she seems too young...? It doesn't look or feel like an abscess. could be a cyst...? she also has what the owner and I both...

thanks SQ yeh I know all about Debbie D, she was quite a study in contrasts. Professed to love rats and on one level may have indeed loved them but doing surgery on them without anesthesia, which if I'm not mistaken, she admitted to and saw no problem with, that really does make you wonder...

there used to be a list of questions to ask a vet to find out if they really know what to do for a pet rat, does anyone know where I'd find it?