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It's been about a month since I my two girls from the very poor conditions they were keeping them in at a local petstore. They look almost identical, both hooded rats with similar spots running down their backs. The main difference is one of them is a dark shade of brown and the other is light...

Hello all, I've read a lot about the do's and dont's of rat diets. What they can eat and what will make them sick. What I haven't been able to find is a solid weekly diet for rats, such as what and how much to give every day or throughout the week. So far my four young girls are free fed Oxbow...

Hello all, I'm not sure if any of you remember my post about getting my two new ladies from a pet store in Portland. (Thread: Pet Stores are a Rescue Themselves, or something like that.) The jist is that they kept rats in god-awful conditions. My blood still boils whenever I think about it and...

Recently I upgraded my cage, and changed from using paper bedding to a fleece lining on the floors. I now have four rats, two that are almost adult size and two that are still pups. The problem I'm having is they have been slipping under the fleece and sleeping/relaxing under there. It's a...

A week ago, my girlfriend and I wound up at a pet store in Portland, OR that we usually don't go to. Not for any particular reason, we just had one we regularly shopped at already. As we were browsing around looking for rat food, I saw their small mammal section and noticed they didn't have any...

I just placed an order online for a much bigger cage for my rats. Right now I have an aquarium with a cage topper and I absolutely despise the small space and lack of ventilation. The new one is much bigger (made for ferrets) and I'm really excited about the room they'll have. My big concern is...

After a couple of weeks, Nettie and Bubs are excited when I approach the cage and meet me at the opening enthusiastically. They'll step out onto my hand with their front feet (Bubs will climb all the way on) to take the treat and then retreat back into their hide. They eat or store the treat and...

Hello all! New rat owner here. My rat has fleas (another topic for another thread, pop into that if you have any advice for me on that) but other than that they seem happy and healthy. I've had them for two weeks and I think it's due that I find a vet. There's two or three practices near me that...

My rat Nettie has a few black spots that have appeared on the edge of her ear. I assume these are mites. After doing some research I'm planning on using cat-safe flea and tick shampoo on both of my rats, thoroughly cleaning their cage and replacing all bedding. Am I on the right track? I've...

My name is Jake, I'm new here and wanted to introduce myself. I have two female dumbo rats I bought a couple of weeks ago and I adore them. I'm very excited to get to know you guys and your rats! Thank you so much.