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  1. Pingu

    Male rat possibly has PTSD ?

    TLDR; 2/4 rats were likely killed by one male. Now that the last two they are separated, one is showing signs of stress and he's losing weight and im worried. I need to know how to help him so he doesn't starve himself or become sick from stress. So very recently, 2 of my boys died within a...
  2. Pingu

    Mazuri Rat and Mouse diet: Possibly causing mouth abscesses?

    Hello. I have many rats and every time I went to the pet store to restock food, we always emptied them out. So, I switched to buying a large bag of food from a Brandes exotics food seller, Mazuri. It's been a few months since I've started them on this food, they didn't care for it much at...
  3. Pingu

    1 male being restricted food by other 3, please help

    Hello. I have 4 un-neutered male rats living together in a single critter nation. They are all around 5-6 months old. I've recently started noticing that one of the boys, Pigeon, is always thinner than the rest of them. It's very noticeable upon picking him up that he's much skinnier than the...
  4. Pingu

    Should my wounded rat be alone?

    TLDR; Young rat injured, placed in separate single level cage for healing. Should her cagemate go with her so they don't became estranged? So I recently adopted 2 young female rats(Tuna and Badger). I was planning to have them introduced and eventually live with my older females (Mouse and...
  5. Pingu

    Meet Mouse

    This is my new rat, her name is Mouse. She is relatively young and I've only had her for 5 days. I love her so much. Screenshot_2019-01-22-18-32-24 by Pingu posted Jan 24, 2019 at 4:12 PM
  6. Pingu

    Swelling in Right Hind Leg

    So I've had my pet rat for about 5 days now. Around the second day of owning her, we noticed that she did not use her hind leg when walking and kept the foot curled and close to her body. Out of concern, I picked her up and very gently felt around the ankle and foot. She did not protest and at...
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