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LOVE this!! So cute and awesome progress. Well done!

RIP my little cub. Ron went over the rainbow bridge on Thursday evening. Already miss him so much! He was a rescue, along with his brother Reggie, and was so timid at first. Over the years he grew more trusting and loved a good cuddle. Chunky boy, he loved a snack and was always waiting first...

Headphones, 2 phone chargers, 3 laptop wires, hoodies, slippers, socks, curtains (in a rented house!), all the paint off the skirting boards behind the sofa, cushions, blankets, books, notepads, the buttons on the remote... they chewed into the sofa too! I really need to remember to move things...

This is great advice, thank you. A bit torn up at the moment. I took him to the vet this morning as I thought this could be an abscess and they could help him by lancing, cleaning etc and giving antibiotics. I’ve been reading up about cleaning it with saline so it would heal from the inside out...

I don’t know your situation completely, but I hope this helps: One of our boys, Ronnie, was the most nervous rat I’d ever encountered (I’ve had a nervous girl before but not like this). It’s no exaggeration that even turning my head while he was on the other side of the room would make him run...

Update.. strange update. So the lump burst on Thursday. Blood and liquid everywhere. He acted like he didn’t even notice and was quite put out when I took away the blood-soaked snack he was eating, but I was really scared and we rushed him to the vet. As you’d expect, the vet said there was...

You will be more cautious with him after the bites, it’s only natural. It’s easy to let your mind run away with the fear but he didn’t go for your throat and won’t. They don’t really do that - just one of those things that’s said enough times people believe it. They don’t have the eyesight or...

There’s no reason to have him put to sleep! His hormones are just too much for him to handle right now. One of my boys went through exactly the same thing and neutering solved it. Just like you, I had rescued him and his brother so I was worried it was something from before we had him. I was so...

That sounds awful! It is so frustrating and upsetting when you can’t stop someone else who won’t listen. Would they accept it/could you pay for a vet visit? I don’t know where you’re based but in the UK it doesn’t cost loads for a vet to put an animal to sleep. I think it was about £15 when I...

Hi there. I hope you don’t mind me butting in (8 years later), but I have had the same thing happen today and would be keen to read the post you referred to. That link isn’t working for me and I wondered if the original post is still accessible? Our boy has/had an enormous lump on his neck and...

Thank you so much for this reply. It made me cry! Helps a lot just remembering there are people out there who understand this isn’t “just a rat”. He seemed happier today, came out for hours and ate loads. We will call the vet if he’s not as perky tomorrow. I think we need to make and...

Thank you x

Sounds like you’ve already got the info you need. All that’s left is to tell you what awesome names they have!

So I’ll try to keep this brief, but I want to give enough detail: Ron is 2+ years (rescue so not sure). He had a lump on his neck which grew quickly and our trusted vet removed. He healed up nicely and was back to normal soon after. 6-8 weeks later, the lump had returned. Again, it grew fast...

Update: Wow. I’ve never seen anything like it! Over the space of a few days, the lump ballooned. It was very visible and honestly I thought the worst. Took him to see our regular vet (previous lady, while lovely, was a locum and not as practiced in dealing with ratties) who disagreed with this...

I don’t think it’s a mammary tumour or a cyst as I would expect both to be on the surface (is that right about cysts?). We rescued him just over a year ago and they said “he’s under a year old” so not certain. Based on how much they grew after, I’d say maybe they were a few months so we guess a...

I am researching anything that could help my boy and could use some advice please. Reggie has developed a lump inside his abdomen on one side. I felt it last week and took him to our vet right away. When we got there, the vet wasn't sure if there was a lump and, strangely, I struggled to find...

Hi, I am researching anything that could help my boy - Reggie has developed a lump inside his abdomen on one side. On first visit last week, the vet thought he was likely just lopsided but she did say that it would be inoperable if there was a lump in there. I can definitely feel a lump and will...

Thanks for your reply. He’s been with us since the first week of November, is that long enough to know? Our vet is a rat owner himself and very skilled/experienced so I would trust him. He did a lot for our girls, I just worry about surgery if it isn’t needed. I’ll check out the link now

We have recently adopted a pair of boys. (We were actually on a waiting list for babies from a breeder but we saw these guys needed a home and the shelter said they’d been there a month already.) We’ve named them Ronnie and Reggie, they’re less than a year old but no more info given. We were...