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  1. bluerose

    Rat diarrhea??

    This is a baby I saved from the feeder bin at the pet store. He was swaying watching me and I fell in love. Please help he has a wet bum and I think he has diarrhea.
  2. bluerose

    Help underweight rat!

    I have a set of sisters that came to me with a URI. I gave them amox and they got better. Sister is thriving and playing, weighs 202g and Raspberry is not playful, sleeps a lot, dull and ruff fur, weighs 181g. She will come to me and look for treats and eats then fine but she acts like she don't...
  3. bluerose

    Medicine help

    I have a sick rat. She was sneezing all the time. Her sister started sneezing so I found some amoxicillin and started it. They are on day 6 of it twice a day. Her sister has stopped sneezing and she has calmed some but still sneezes. I can’t find a vet to take them. I have been adviced to start...
  4. bluerose

    How long contagious

    ok so my girls have a URI but are being treated. They are on their 5 th dose and two and a half day of meds. I met a woman on fb that is wanting me to take two of her rats as she is moving and can’t keep them. How long are my girls contagious? I have a new cage that all will be going in after...
  5. bluerose

    Where to place their cage

    Ok we had shelves and wire here so we made a cage because I didnt like the size of the ones that could be bought. We had the materials so why not right? Any way my hubby wants them in the liven room and I want them in my grand daughters room. Down falls of each room. LIVEN ROOM- We have cats...
  6. bluerose

    Amoxicillin and doses

    i have two female ratties (sisters) and they have the sneezes. One is timid and afraid of everything. She stays hunched up in a corner looking scared all the time. I have amoxicillin 875mg and I am unsure how much to give them. They are about 2 and a half months old. I haven’t weighed them but...
  7. bluerose

    Two girls in south east ky

    i was looking at cages on the fb market place. I came across a guy that has two female rats and doesn’t want them anymore. I want them so bad but I am a new rat momma and am afraid I am taking to many on if I get them. I want to provide them with the best care I can. Please help.
  8. bluerose

    Sneezing and antibiotics

    I have two rats that are sneezing now. One has been doing it for a few days and the other just started. I have done some research and came up that I can give them human amoxicillin in certain doses. I am unsure I can find a vet that sees rats even. I am going to call one that is and hour and a...
  9. bluerose

    Sneezing and squeaking

    i got two female rats from the same litter. I got them days apart as I thought only having one was ok then learned different and went back and got her sister. She was ok the first few days but now she is sneezing and starting to squeak a little. She is very skiddish and will try to run from me...
  10. bluerose

    To big?

    I know a bought cage is best for rats. I can’t afford one at this time. I do how ever have wire and a storage shelf that isn’t doing anything but taking up room. It is adjustable so the levels inside can be different width and height. I was thinking from top to bottom about 50 inches and 40...
  11. bluerose

    this cage ok?

    I am considering this cage for my ratties. I had considered building one but decided against it.
  12. bluerose

    Building a cage

    I want to make a cage like this one. I also seen a cage made out of like plastic/cloth garden type fence stuff but I figure it must have been for a chinchilla because rats would chew through it. I found a shelf in my basement that I can use and all I would need is the wire. I liked this one...
  13. bluerose

    Help New rat sneezing!

    A week ago I got a rat ( raspberry so named by my granddaughter ). I did some research and seen that they get lonely if by them selves so I went back to the pet shop. I got a rat from a different litter as I got the last female in her litter. The owner thought it was a feeder rat and brought her...
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