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I have two brothers who are just over three months old. One is clearly dominant (and bigger). The boys wrestle a lot, which I know is normal, but the little guy ALWAYS get pinned and then squeaks, and he'll squeak the entire time his brother is 'power grooming' him... which can go on for a...

Just an update: I'd removed him from the big cage (with the babies) and set him up solo. That evening (when I posted this originally) he was still very subdued and didn't really want to hang out. The next day-- totally back to his normal rascally self, full of energy and wanting to come out and...

I have an almost-2yo male (neutered), Zeke, whose cagemate died at the beginning of July. He was pretty stressed and needy after this. I adopted two new baby boys a few weeks ago, did a 2-week quarantine, then did some introductions. There was never any aggression during the intros--not even a...

Thanks so much. I've not heard of Harlan Teklad 2014... is that better than Oxbow, or just another option?

I've got one almost-2yo male whose cagemate died last month, and I've just adopted two baby boys. They're 8 weeks old and still being quarantined right now, but once they're all living together, I was wondering what to feed them. I don't know how I'd feed them different diets, so is it okay to...

Thanks. :) Yesterday was not bad, actually-- no puffiness at all-- so I have hope! I also made an appointment to get Zeke neutered. I figure they would eventually be fine with each other regardless, but I'm sure this will help... plus anything that might curb the pee dribbles in that curious...

I'm going through a similar process, but I only have one resident boy (after his brother died in August). I've been trying to intro every day and I think it was Jorats who said twice a day would be even better. You described similar things to what my guys are doing. The puffiness is the main...

The sessions vary... sometimes 5 minutes before I call it, sometimes 20. They just had a pretty successful one close to 30 min... still early enough that they didn't have the late-night energy. Good idea about varying location; I'll do that. Does anyone know what this posture means? Zeke...

Ugh, is this ever going slowly. Boys have not gotten back to the cuddle stage yet. Zeke (newbie) is still puffing up at Sam. Sam is a bit of a chicken and will try to escape onto me if given the chance. I'm still only trying them in neutral zone. I'm not sure if I'm being overly cautious and...

I'm hoping it is, but I tend to anxious in general about their health. Also, I'd just like to make sure that whenever they do need to see someone, it's the best person.

I've been intro'ing my two boys (old timer Sam and newbie Zeke) all week long, following the model posted in this forum. They are both over a year old and have been living alone-- Sam for two months, since his brother died, and Zeke for almost a year at the SPCA. The interactions have been...

I've got one guy with stubborn sneezes that doesn't respond to the typical doxy/baytril combo most vets seem to prescribe, so I'm hoping to find someone familiar with these critters and their tricky resp issues. I've always taken my dogs and cats to Maritime, but I'm not sure how experienced...

Here's Zeke! :) Hard to get a good picture of him, he's so wiggly. He's got beautiful colouring on his nose and around his lower back and tail. Little dude is currently getting used to his new digs and stuffing his face. They said he hasn't been handled much but he seemed fine with me, so...

Ah, it was Zeke that I took a liking to when I visited on Friday! Looks like it's meant to be. Gonna see if I can make this happen. :)

I've wondered if it was allergies... because sometimes he seems fine, othertimes he goes through a little sneezing fit. I've tried different bedding types and nothing seemed to make a difference. I suppose it could be something like the detergent we use to wash his hammocks and such? Although...

Thanks! Hey, I see you are in NB-- me too! :) Do you think it's best to go the SPCA for a new friend, or someone trying to ditch their rat on Kijiji? Like I said, I feel bad for this guy at the SPCA (there are 3, actually-- I'm guessing brothers-- but one specifically that I took to), but at...

Hi everyone... please bear with me while I attempt to explain this properly. It's gonna be long, I apologize in advance! :) One of my boys, Jon Snow, died at the beginning of August from pneumonia. He was under vet care and on a doxy/baytril combo but it wasn't enough and he couldn't fight it...