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  1. ViciousCurse

    Recommended cages for 3-4 male rats

    Hey all, I keep doing this thing of coming back, leaving for a while, and then coming back. My health has been a little questionable lately, hence my brief returns. Without getting too much into personal detail, I have a chronic illness that affects my energy levels and I almost always feel some...
  2. ViciousCurse

    Lethargic rat

    First off, I'd like to say: I have called every exotic animal vet within an hour's drive of me and they're all at capacity and don't have any appointments open. I did call back my vet and make an appointment for Wednesday afternoon (this was the earliest I could get him in). But I do plan to...
  3. ViciousCurse

    Rat lice. Ugh.

    Hey guys! It's been a very long time since I posted here, partly because of me finishing up school and then looking for a job. In the middle of the pandemic. Great idea, I know. Anyways, I'm posting a thread here because I have a bad bout of lice on my rats (I forgot to freeze my litter bedding...
  4. ViciousCurse

    I love when...

    ...I walk up to my rats' cage and just say their goofy nicknames and get them to brux and boggle immediately. Or when they climb onto me, wanting playtime and kisses. Share what you love about your rats!
  5. ViciousCurse

    Roasted peanuts

    I just bought a bag of unsalted, in-shell peanuts. They are not roasted, they are raw (I know, I had a brain fart lol). I looked up a recipe to roast the peanuts myself, do you think this will work fine for my rats? (All intact boys, ranging from 1yr-2.5yr, if applicable) I was thinking that...
  6. ViciousCurse

    I tried getting my rats' footprints....

    ...and ended up with a green rat and green hands! I used non-toxic food coloring, but my (siamese) rat and I are still just a little green! My little "canvas" ended up turning out quite poorly, unfortunately. Food coloring seeped into the carpet, even with my shower curtain. A whole lot of...
  7. ViciousCurse

    Rat Wheels

    Just wondering what the best wheels for rats are and what would be good for them. I see the saucer wheels all the time. Used to have a wheel for my rats, but never heard or saw them use it, but I want to try again. The original wheel was lost in a couple of moves and now I'm looking for a new...
  8. ViciousCurse

    My new rats!

    Here are my new boys! Got them from a good breeder since no rescues around me had rats and no Craigslist rats in need of homes. The tan one in the back is named Pretzel and the black and white one is Cheesecake. Pretzel and Cheesecake were returned babies that I took home. The black one is Gabe...
  9. ViciousCurse

    Odd-Eye questions

    Hey, so I recently took home a new rat, who is an odd eye. I noticed he tends to have more porphyrin build up around his red eye versus his black eye. Is this normal? He isn't sick-- I've already rat phoned him, checked his poos, and watched him eat and drink. He sounds normal, plays normally...
  10. ViciousCurse

    A fun video :)

    Found a super cool video on researchers attempting to listen to the noises our furry little friends listen to. I found while the care was not great, their basic understanding of rats was amazing. Definitely worth the watch!
  11. ViciousCurse

    Ready for this to be over....

    I've had one hell of a sad ride through the past few months. Ready for it to be over already. Lost my three eldest rats within a span of the few months. First Grumpy in October, Lil Chu in late November, and now my Ni Ni :( More than a little heartbroken as these three were the second set of...
  12. ViciousCurse

    Humidifier questions

    So, I've been thinking about getting a humidifier for the winter. My hands get awfully dry and then they crack and they bleed and they hurt. Overall, not fun! It really makes mattes worse that my rats tend to claw me up and that I'm also allergic to my boys lol. Any lotion I use tends to sting...
  13. ViciousCurse

    My old men

    It's been a hot minute since I was here, but I'm getting to the point where my boys are becoming old and showing it. It's extremely bittersweet because these two old men were my second set of rats I ever took home, so they share a little special place in my heart, especially after the sudden...
  14. ViciousCurse

    Rats getting in the way of homework

    Gotta love when rats are helping with homework and being adorable at the same time! :) Here's Genji and Ni sitting on my shoulder helping me write a report. Ni feels compelled to groom my neck, probably because his nails and tail cause hives.
  15. ViciousCurse

    Baby food works better lol

    My boys are spoiled with non-veggie treats (I know, it's a habit I'm trying to kill) a lot, so they often turn their noses up to the veggies and instead opt for the extremely rare fruits lol. Just like kids. Anyways, I've found my boys prefer baby food over the actual food item. With two older...
  16. ViciousCurse

    Rat safe air freshners

    I'd like to preface this thread by saying I do NOT use aerosols, those cone thingies, plug-ins, etc. I'm instead looking for safe or alternative ways to help freshen up my living space. Whether it is rat safe air freshners (don't know that that exists) or how to DIY my own ratty safe air...
  17. ViciousCurse

    Rat-Safe Ink

    I'm putting this here because it's a little off-topic, but also deals with how I want to memorialize my deceased rats. So, a little bit of info about me... I love tattoos. I don't have the money to be getting a tattoo every other month (I would if I could lol), but I do like to get them to...
  18. ViciousCurse

    Tail wiggling and wagging

    I'm curious, is tail wagging similar to bruxing in the sense that it can mean a rat is scared or happy or is it only one of the two? I read it a while ago. The reason I ask is I've had/have two tail waggers. When Grumpy first started becoming friendly (he use to bite me unprovoked, but then...
  19. ViciousCurse

    Funny things our rats do

    Feel free to share your own stories, but some of the funniest things my rats do is yawning RIGHT in my face. Full out jaws-spread and everything. Sometimes their teeth will mistakenly bump my nose, which I know is not intentional on their part. Coming when other names are called. I have Ni Ni...
  20. ViciousCurse

    Rats used for class

    So, I just thought this could be a fun thing to share. I'm currently taking an Ecology class through my local college and my class is required to create and run an individual independent project. I knew from the beginning, I wanted to "test" my rats. Before there is any concern, the first thing...
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