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  1. Trosit

    How soon should I get new friend for lone rat?

    Wonderful! I had also wanted to get more rats ASAP for my little one but she was fine until I found a friend 3 weeks later. Just take your buddy out more often until then. When you get new ratties my friend also suggested switching cages often so they get use to each others scent.
  2. Trosit

    How soon should I get new friend for lone rat?

    I'm super junior here but advice I received was to get 2. When I did this I had a very quick introduction between them through bars to see initial reactions before taking him home, then had their cages very close to each other for the 2 week quarantine so they knew someone was there. How old is...
  3. Trosit

    Rest in peace tiny Tim ❤️

    I wish his soul well and that he may tease you and play about you in his spirit form. I'm glad he was a good companion <3
  4. Trosit

    Another agent of SHIELD's Rat Division has retired-- RIP Mara

    Very fun and respectful report. Her spry attitude helped her outlive her litter. Much love. They'll take her home now with medals of honour.
  5. Trosit

    Want Senior Rat Companion

    Thank you so much for your reply. If that's the case then she is very happy being a solo rat - queen of her castle I guess =_= She for sure has energy, come to the bars to say "pay attention to me", and arranges several hangout sleep spots. I'm glad we don't have to feel so guilty about our lack...
  6. Trosit

    Want Senior Rat Companion

    I've tried the Toronto Humane Society and All Critters page. Even have an ad on Kijiji. But no responses so far and we're worried about our little girl. She lost her sister about 2 weeks ago and has been depressed. Still eating and mobile and so very healthy for her age but we sense her...
  7. Trosit

    Old Rat with Bleeding Abscess - Gruesome Pic

    Thanks for your reply. My friend said it wasn't worth stressing her out going to the vet but this being so bad I brought her in with L who is having a lump removed today. The doctor said it would need to be surgically removed but again she is too old for that. He's prescribing some meds I'll...
  8. Trosit

    Old Rat with Bleeding Abscess - Gruesome Pic

    My first and oldest rat, Ivory, started growing an abscess at her 3rd birthday. I tried to pop it but was too afraid to apply sufficient pressure. It opened and reopened but because of her age I thought she would pass away before needing to intervene. At 3 years, 1 month, and 1 week old we came...
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    Bleeding Abscess by urethra
  10. Trosit

    Phoebe

    Oh man, have I not registered my new babies? We got Phoebe and her sister L here from a woman who had Child Services tell her she needed to remove her 14 rats (all rats found homes). They were 4 months then making them about 1 year old this month! Such energetic babies, giving my alpha rats a...
  11. Trosit

    L

    Oh man, have I not registered my new babies? We got L and her sister Phoebe here from a woman who had Child Services tell her she needed to remove her 14 rats (all rats found homes). They were 4 months then making them about 1 year old this month! Such energetic babies, giving my alpha rats a...
  12. Trosit

    New rat mamma to flower and hula hoop

    Beautiful names! Cute interactive babies :)
  13. Trosit

    UGENT - Hamilton, Ontario - small rat

    So glad! What did they mean by no meat? Owner's preference or the rat's? She's going to make a lovely pet.
  14. Trosit

    Love you, Gaston

    "No one~ Fights like Gaston, no one bites like Gaston, no one gives the vet techs a hard time like Gaston! For there's no rat so burly or scruffy, as you can see he has hormones to spare. Every inch of him scraggly and buffy, and every last inch of him's covered in hair!" I got Gaston from the...
  15. Trosit

    Rats for Adoption in Oakville

    Thank you for posting. My eldest, a fancy boy, just passed and he's left behind a harem of feeder and Himalayan girls he might fit right in with. He can't replace Gaston but I think they liked having a neutered snuggler around.
  16. Trosit

    Baby rats !

    Ooh cute babes. I keep thinking this board is Canadian only ^^; I am too far to adopt but can't wait to see pictures.
  17. Trosit

    Canada (Other) Three very friendly female ratties for sale

    Very cute poke themed ratties :9 Good luck with re-homing.
  18. Trosit

    Nelly and Pheobe

    Oh! So cute! Are they boys or girls? I named one of my little girls Pheobe too. She was scared of everything when she was little :9
  19. Trosit

    Letting Your Rats Free Roam?

    Free roaming time brought my girls closer to me than anything. My boy is good with cuddles but the girls get so restless when they have restricted access. When we do set up the room for free roaming suddenly the girls become much more interested in getting close to us (after some exploring)...
  20. Trosit

    The Litter Box Blues

    You could try different litter as well. My rats are pretty good but when I changed my messy hamster's litter from balls to grains I saw a difference in his attitude right away.
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