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Hi all, My rat Loki seems to have developed a small lump on his cheek, right next to his mouth, it seems to have appeared over the course of 3 days or so. Here are some photos: I have a vets appointment at 5pm today, but I wanted to get some further insight on what it could be before I go...

Wheatberries (39%) (contains Gluten) (Water, Wheatberries), Red Rice (19%) (Water, Red Rice), Freekeh(contains Gluten) (19%) (Water, Freekeh), Black Barley(contains Gluten) (9%) (Water, Black Barley), White Quinoa (9%) (Water, White Quinoa), Olive Oil I’m looking at this microwaveable grain mix...

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I posted a thread the other day with some pre surgery questions but now I need some help with aftercare. Obi had a tumour removed from under his arm yesterday, we got home and all was fine, he was drinking and eating. That was until about 11pm when he managed to (what I thought) ripped his...

Hi all, My rat Obi is going in for a tumour removal finally, it was supposed to be on the 25th but since it’s grown so rapidly he’s going in tomorrow. In about two weeks it’s gone from the size of a marble to a ping pong ball. I wanted to ask you all for some tips on what to ask the vets, I...

How long does it take everyone to clean their rattie cages? I have a double CN for my two rats and it takes me about 2 hours twice a week as I have some smelly boys!:rolleyes::rolleyes: Post your cage pictures!

I need help, My rat Obi is going in for a small tumour removal on the 25th or June but he’s about 150g overweight. There’s already a high risk of death in rats from anaesthetic and obese rats have even higher ones. He gets engaging playtime everyday but won’t use his wheel. I feed him fresh...

Hello all, I’m really in need of some advice here. I have a male fancy rat, he’s about 1.5 yrs old, 800g and not neutered. I realised today that he seemed to have developed a soft lump with a slightly sunken centre and squishy all around, but a little irregular. Easily moved around basically...

My two 8 m/o rats have always hated their rat blocks, at this point I’ve must have tried at least 6 or so brands. I’ve realised that if I soak the blocks (I’m currently using Burgess, but I actually just ordered some Beaphar+ ones which I haven’t tried) they tend to pick at it and eat bits of...

Hi, This might be long so I’ll put a TL;DR at the end of it. I do have a slight suspicion to what may be causing Loki to act out the way he is. After giving my two rats, Loki and Obi a bath today after finding mites, everything was fine for the first half an hour or so before Loki’s attitude...

I realised yesterday that Loki developed a small bump in the upper corner of his eye. There no porphyrin and it doesn’t seem to bother him. He’s about 8 months old if that helps, what could it be?

Hi all, I’m a little worried now and I’m looking for someone to guide me in what may be happening to my little man. This afternoon I’ve discovered that one of my boys was discharging porphyrin from his right eye. The eye itself doesn’t look infected or scratched. I’ve cleaned it off twice now...

Has anyone tried it? I’m in the U.K. so can’t access Oxbow or Teklad (Harlan.) I use to buy the (in my opinion) best quality rat food we have in the U.K. which was called Science Selective and my boys enjoyed it for a few months before they stopped eating it. At first I thought it was because...

I posted about a month ago about one of my boys, Obi, who I thought had a degloved tail at the time. Apparently it was a “nail tail” but since then I think he really degloved it! (Sorry for the flashy photo, it’s hard to get him to sit still- plus it’s the middle of the night!) It’s red, so...

Hi! My rats (6 months) have always seem to have had porphyrin around their noses when waking up from sleep or just naps. Is that normal? They get plenty of exercise, eat lots of fresh foods (along with their oxbow) and last had a vet check up about 3 months ago and seemed well.

Both my boys are about 6-7 months old, are living together and came from the same litter. Two nights ago after coming home from work (at around 1am) one of my rats, Obi, was extremely skittish and nervous. He didn’t come up to the cage as usual and just stayed hidden behind his exercise wheel...

Hello all, I haven’t posted in a while- hope everyone is alright!:p Today I noticed some orange, tiny flakes on my rattie boys. I was worried it might be mites or fleas but I found no scabs, the flakes don’t move and my boys don’t seem to be scratching any more than usual. They both have a lot...

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Hello everyone! I noticed this morning that Obi had a bit of his tail degloved, I’ve been washing it in a salt water solution and the redness seems to have gone down. Can’t take him to the vets until next weekend, he doesn’t seem in pain or uncomfortable whatsoever and has the same playful...

I honestly can’t believe it:mad: I went through extensive cleaning, spent loads of money to buy new toys (at least they can all be washed now- no wood!) and spent a tonne on treatments. I even got my carpets and mattress professionally cleaned (since that’s where my boys like to run around. I...