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I know rats can't be sick but two days ago I found one of my boys looking very poorly. didn't want to move much and didn't want food (he normally eats everything). he looked very unwell and didn't open his eyes much. there was something coming out of his mouth like sick. he also kept looking...

It’s late and I’m in bed but need to just quickly post this cos it got me really scared. one of my rats, was fine all evening, had a great playtime earlier etc. Just now I went to say good night and he has been stood frozen in the corner moving his head from side to side (the squinting thing...

I got antibiotics for both my boys on Thursday. They're not at all bad but the vet said it's best to err on the side of caution. Thursday night I started giving it to them with little success. Well, after the first time George has been ok but Seymour is totally refusing it. I tried coconut milk...

My George has started getting very rough during play with me. He never used to do it. I wonder if it's my fault as I've been wrestling with him too much and maybe he didn't like it. He bites my hand and when I try to get away, he actively searches for my hands and really tries to bite them like...

I noticed the other day that when both my boys woke up from sleep, their bodies started sort of jumping, as if they had hiccups or something, it's difficult to explain. I was terrified. It stopped after about a minute. I think I have seen them do it before. Both of them are still sneezing so a...

Can I give my rats coloured pencils to chew on? Will they swallow them or spit them out? The pencils are wooden but the colour might be toxic. also styrofoam?? is that safe?

Has anyone had immunotherapy for pet allergies? Did it work? Did you get it on the NHS? Did you have injections or tablets? I am a new rat owner and was not expecting my allergy to be this bad. I have developed asthma which I've never had before. I don't have a spare room to put them in. I'm...

One of my rats has suddenly gone a bit mad. He always had a lot of energy but last couple of days he's gone very erratic. He runs around the cage like a madman (not all the time) and this morning I noticed he had a case of cage rage: he tipped over the potty, food bowl onto another floor, food...

Hello everybody! I'm Agy from the UK. I adopted two adult males a week ago (George and Seymour). I used to have a rat and mice as a child but this was so long ago that I kind of consider myself a new owner. I have lots of questions but probably won't remember them all right now. First of all...