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Has anyone tried using this type of wheel. I'm strongly considering purchasing one because I am getting pretty annoyed about how loud the "Silent" Spinner is but I would like to know are they really as quiet as advertised? I would have to order one from the states which makes it fairly expensive...

I couldn't help but steal a picture of mostly Eva and a bit of China. lol. I thought this would be the perfect way to start off this family thread for Tatiana 's/Lilspaz's babies. Marissaceleste and Desiree (and any other adopter) can post about their new additions in this thread as well.

Finally my bad case of GGMR has been solved in the most perfect way. In just a few hours I will be picking up my new babies from Lilspaz! I'm so excited. This is China. My first PEW! This is Eva. I named her in honour of Sativa. ETA Hope you don't mind me sharing those pictures.

Just when I thought this could never happen Atlantis rattery has no rats for sale and no upcoming litters. Considering she has been having about 6 litters a month it was quite surprising to see that. I might just be getting my hopes up for nothing but I'm kind of hoping she is retiring from...

I'm sorry this post is a bit long but I really wanted to share our victory! This post is about how I eventually earned the trust of my scaredy rat Nisa. I have included some links to the site that helped me and links to specific articles in the hopes it may help someone else earn the trust of...

Jessica was a rescue I haven't had much opportunity to get to know. She got sick so quickly I didn't take any pictures but Jessica was a pretty little black hooded sweetheart. She began to leak blood and possibly urine (if not some other substance). We took her to the e-vet right away and my...

Jessica was more or less handed to me last week once my mother in law's friend saw how I care for my babies. We aren't sure of her age but she's definitely on the older side. Jessica started showing some concerning signs of illness just as quickly as she came into my life. After getting the...

I haven't really seen this kind of behavior before. It started with Orchid who wanted to dig. So I got her a dig box. They do use it but they are still being destructive including chewing paint of our wall and ripping/digging at the carpet. I know this can be a sign rats are bored but we...

Of course we are always improving our playpen but here are some pictures of it as it is today. Penelope!

I have been thinking a lot about things. As we know in the wild rats live in big colonies for the most part. It's an important aspect of their survival. I know that when I bring rats in and already have rats in the house they feel more comfortable than when I am ratless. I have been...

I hope this belongs here. I wasn't 100% sure. Do you have to do forced socialization with new rats? If you have the time to let them slowly get to know you is that okay? Or should I be doing forced socialization regardless?

My boyfriend and I are thinking about upgrading our single critter nation. We could a)Buy the add on which is actually more expensive than buying a single. b) Buy a second single and somehow transform it and my SCN into one big cage or C) Buy a double and sell the single. How much would you...

My sweet Sativa passed away today. I will do a proper memorial when I can. I'm pretty torn apart right now.

I have never had trouble with intros in the past. It was mostly just a matter of placing them near each other and they would become a big happy family. That is until recently. In one cage I have my oldie Sativa, and my two Atlantis girls Orchid and Nisa. They are 5 months old and had a tragic...

I have pretty bad TMJ that makes me grind my teeth. It used to be only at night but now it happens during the day too. My girls must know I'm not aware I'm doing it because they are always sure to point it out by bruxing back at me. Sometimes all 6 of us do it in unison.

Last night we noticed a lump on Sativa. It does have a head. We took Sativa to the vet (Dr. Gerald Gyorffy) less than a week ago and he didn't see anything. Can a tumor grow that quickly? Here's some pictures. Not sure if they helps. This shows the size of it. This is kind of blurry...

Fostered: Dumbo Black Eyed Siamese (BES) - Reserved Inv# 204 Fostered: Dumbo Black Eyed Marten - Available! *Fostered babies were born here, but the mother only had 2 babies. I chose to foster them in with this litter. They were born on the same day and had a much more social upbringing...

I just adopted two girls from this post. http://www.ratshackforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30479. One of my girls (currently named Ethel but that's going to be changed because they don't know their names yet) is a black berkshire but the other (currently known as Ginger) is lighter coloured...

This is Sativa. She'll be 28 months at the end of August. She's the oldest rat I have ever had. Sativa is my only remaining SITH girl and one of the sweetest rats I have ever known. Sativa is a little attention whore but she's so cute that she gets away with it. She's friendly to everyone she...

As some of you may know I was involved in trying to rescue a PEW mom and her newborn litter. Sadly the babies died and although we drove for hours upon the owner's request to save the parents he did not answer the door and therefore my rescue attempt failed. =( Before it had officially...