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My rat is at the end of his life and he needs to be put down. However because of fires I cannot get to my vet. I do not want to use CO2, I have seen rats put down that way and I would rather use something else. Halothane can be used but I can't buy any here. Will isothesia work? Just let him go...

So a while back one of my female rats died from mammory cancer, then five days later her 8 month old son Roly-Poly died. They were not kept together. The son had a cold, but was recovering when he suddenly died. I assumed it was a complication with the cold. A week ago I found a lump on my rat...

Can I put diatomaceous earth in my rats water? I was told it would clean out any parasites they might have, which I'm pretty sure they do since they are all either rescues from snake feeding or kids of those snake food rescues. Not too much, just a pinch in a water bottle? I don't want them...

I have a colony of 6 male rats. One father, his oldest son, and younger 4 sons from another mother. All of them have large bellies, and if they weren't male I'd say they were pregnant. They don't look fat, its just their stomachs. What could be causing it? They aren't in pain when I palpate...

I have a rat (named Possum) who is nearly 5 years old. (Yes, I'm sure on her age.) She is very old and keeps getting respiratory infections. She wheezes and sneezes and sounds like she's got a smokers cough. Her eyes and nose leak that gross red fluid, which I wipe off gently with a warm wet...

My rat, Big Mama, suddenly died. She was fine earlier but I just found her dead (and partially eaten by her family). Other than the chewing done on her, her body is fine. She wasn't killed by the others. She's gone rigor in a peaceful position and there was no blood in the cage. (Rats do mourn...

So my 3 month old rat got pregnant from her younger half brother (same father). He was 4 weeks old and I've never had any rats ready at the age. Oops. Well the (8) babies are here and turn 14 days old tomorrow (so excited for them to open their eyes!) The mother is black and white hooded. Father...

The runt of my litter (her name is Piglet because she scrunches up her nose and looks like a little pig) has swollen wrists and ankles. The mother stopped nursing her when she was 16 days old, but still nurses the other 3 pups. Piglet isn't even allowed to sleep with the rest, the mother pushes...

Is it a weird husky? Some kind of siamese? Anyone have rats that look like this?