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Hey, I got my female rat neutered a couple of months ago. She along with her brothers are allowed to free range my apartment at the same time now she is neutered. Anyway, about a month back she really started to pack on weight and started to look rather roly poly. It bothered me as she is...

Yes I just wonder if maybe they just see shadows, so that makes them much more nervous than those who see nothing or see a more clearer picture. So like other's have said, just handle him a lot (and maybe move a bit slower around him). Mine is never going to be the most affectionate, but he does...

The trouble is, the main time she targets them is when i am lying in bed in the evening. And it is getting painful to walk.

I got four baby rats a few months ago, (1 female, 3 males) and it had been over 5 years since I last had a female rat. Anyway, virtually from the start of me getting her (The Duchess is her name), she started to do a certain behavior that some of my previous females had done also. This is chew...

I recently got 4 rats. (3 males & 1 female). 1 of the males looks like a stereotypical lab rat (white with pink eyes). He has very poor eyesight, constantly bobbing his head to get a better view, and is definitely a lot more skittish than the others. He squeaks frantically if picked up suddenly...

Hi, I got four babies two weeks ago (they were 6 weeks old). 3 Males and 1 female. I do NOT want babies so she will be getting fixed at the end of next month, but for the moment she has a cage to herself and my older male (as he is not interested in sex). But the reason I got her, is that she...

Yes, but I live in an old sub-divided queenslander (a type of large house built in over a century ago). So it uses louvres for a lot of the windows. They are great for leaving open during evenings to get a breeze, but also makes it difficult for the use of screens (and tend to break in a heavy...

Hello, sorry for the late reply. It burst last week. Finally got to see a vet this morning. They cleaned it and gave me some more medication, Hopefully there is nothing more sinister beneath the wound. I finally found a vet that specialises in "exotics"/rats nearby so that is who I went to. Very...

Yes the possums are a pain. I am not sure how to stop them, other than closing all my windows at night, which I do not want to do. I already shut my boy in his cage at night which he does not like. And last night one of the possums jumped onto my bed, just as I was about to fall asleep. They are...

still have not been to the vet yet, (I rely on others for transport), and it is much more noticeable (from the side) now. It seems to have grown in a week. v Also recently he is very focused on his penis. He spends a lot of time doing something with it, licking/grooming?, not sure what. Does...

Hello, I have been keeping raats from about 2006-2007 but have not had to deal with tumors for about 5 years now. Here is a video, it is hard to see, but photos will make it even harder to see. Basically it is the white fur area i am stroking. You can barely feel it on the side, but you can...

I have just noticed/discovered a tumor on the throat of my last remaining boy. It is about the size of a marble. And while it is not quite directly under the chin and is on the side of the throat, it is still on the throat. I am not sure what to do. I have just recently spent nearly $500...

I had a pet who I am fairly sure broke his foot (Or badly badly sprained it. It was swollen and purple and at the time (last year), I had just lost my job so was unable to go to the vet. (His name was King Jack). He basically free-ranged my apartment and liked to sleep near my pillow, when I...

Thank you. I am currently giving him/them the Baytril and Predmix once per day as instructed. Not sure Vets can give prescriptions to be filled by pharmacists here. Never even heard of the practice. You can't even request medication from a vet without a consultation. I researched Predmix and...

Hello, I have a rat that is around 2 years old. His name is Pete. He is quite ill atm. He is almost constantly wheezing when he breathes. I have been to the Vet and I have been given Predmix and Baytril (an antibiotic) for him and his younger buddy who has a much milder wheeze). Now he has...

Yeah, I know it is natural, just it seems most don't bother to do so (or at least in my experience), so was just hoping i could stop him. Though mind you the same rat, is the only rat to chew on my bed covers lol. And he is unbelievably active now. I walk around he follows me. I guess the...

I had an issue with a bully last year. I had gotten two younger boys brothers to be companions for my elderly rat, and they got on great. But one of the brothers died, so I got two new young rats to be companions for my existing youngster for when my oldster died. But the existing youngster...

Loud unexpected noise does startle mine, and they absolutely dislike the vaccum cleaner immensely, but If the noise is something they hear a lot they just start to ignore it. I play a lot of music loudly, including kawaii metal and mine ignore it because they are used to it.

Hmm, this is interesting. I have had rats since 2006/2007 and one of the surprising/pleasing things I have discovered about them is that they never fight about food or water. Sure they may try to steal one another's treat from them, but I have never encountered any fighting over food/water, so...

Hello, it sounds like you have two issues, getting them to return home and getting them socialised to you. To get them comfortable with you, a good way I found is just to lie on my bed or a sofa and read a book/play on the computer/watch TV with a blanket. Then let them loose on the bed/sofa...