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  1. Courtney Carter

    Rescued baby rat possibly pregnant? Help..

    I see! Yeah everyone in the vicinity was a baby, no adult boys near the babies, ill still be cautious. Thank you!
  2. Courtney Carter

    Three New Girls

    Awesome!! I’ll keep doing what I’m doing than, thank you!
  3. Courtney Carter

    Rescued baby rat possibly pregnant? Help..

    Could’ve been anywhere before or exactly a week ago. When I got them I didn’t think I saw any boys with them, but their holding tank was big and there was a pile of sleeping babies. Since they were intended to be feeders I am not really certain or confident that they were 100% separated on time.
  4. Courtney Carter

    Rescued baby rat possibly pregnant? Help..

    I do not mean to pick your brain as I know you’re busy with life most definitely but as well as this forum, but if you happened to see this and happen to know, what is average baby weight gain? Not with extra babies growing inside, just growing babies themselves, my girls have each gone up a...
  5. Courtney Carter

    Rescued baby rat possibly pregnant? Help..

    Weight today is 110 g no difference in visible size.
  6. Courtney Carter

    Rescued baby rat possibly pregnant? Help..

    She’s pretty tiny and very active so here’s the best of photos I can get of her this morning. Her current tummy shape reminds me of my past boy who had a little more weight around his hips, but since she’s a little lady it’s got me a bit more anxious. Weight as of today is 108 g, about 13 g...
  7. Courtney Carter

    Rescued baby rat possibly pregnant? Help..

    Hello I rescued some little baby ratties recently, picked them up from an off situation, feeder rescue essentially, I’ve done it before with my last two boys. But I ended up with girls this time! Smell is a lot better with ladies I’ll be honest, and I just miss having girls. Well, I was pretty...
  8. Courtney Carter

    Three New Girls

    I just got three new little girls today, something I’ve been planning to do for a while. My best friend just passed away so I’m in need of some new company and my last girl was an old rescue who passed not much longer after we got her due to a tumor. These three ladies are lovely and were very...
  9. Courtney Carter

    Aging Rat Showing Odd New Behaviors

    I’ll check this out as well next time, thank you for the tip. If this does happen, should I treat it like a usual respiratory issue and take him to the vet? ( that may be a stupid question I apologize if it is I can’t really think straight )
  10. Courtney Carter

    Aging Rat Showing Odd New Behaviors

    I’ll definitely do that more. He likes his ears rubbed so it’ll be an easy task. He loves his face rubbed too.
  11. Courtney Carter

    Aging Rat Showing Odd New Behaviors

    Thank you so much for your response. I’m cherishing it all with him. He got me through a really hard time so it’s going to be a long, hard time when he does go. For now, I’m gonna take everything in our stride.
  12. Courtney Carter

    Aging Rat Showing Odd New Behaviors

    Hello all, I have a boy named Fish, he’s 3 and the love of my life, I’ve had him since about four months and we’ve had such a good time together and still do. Recently, he’s developed some odd behaviors and I’m wondering if he could be approaching his final days or just being an old guy. He...
  13. Courtney Carter

    HELP!! Rat with suddenly declining health?

    Sorry to not respond sooner, but I got Fish into my vet today and got him treated! He’s got medication for an infection, and his jaw is I’m fact misaligned. I will also have to do trimming every 4-6 weeks for the rest of his life. He’s recovering from the anesthesia and is eating soft foods till...
  14. Courtney Carter

    HELP!! Rat with suddenly declining health?

    His teeth to me look maloccluded, though they didn’t used to look that way. Is it possible that it could’ve happened later in life or did I just not look well enough when he wasn’t struggling with this... he is almost two and half and hasn’t struggled with this until just very recently and it’s...
  15. Courtney Carter

    HELP!! Rat with suddenly declining health?

    What type of ensure would be best to buy?
  16. Courtney Carter

    HELP!! Rat with suddenly declining health?

    His breathing is silent. I have considered cutting his teeth myself, but he’s quite a big rat and has never liked to be held in the 2 and 1/2 years I’ve owned him. He loves to lay and be cuddled, but I could never quite get him to enjoy being held or shoulder time. He pushed with his hands and...
  17. Courtney Carter

    HELP!! Rat with suddenly declining health?

    I’m considering everything right now since I’m so in the dark. My regular vet (the only exotic vet in the area) is closed today so I’m in wait till tomorrow to call. He just got bathed and his front was still quite wet, but he’s clean and dry now. Now we just watch him. I’ll call an emergency...
  18. Courtney Carter

    HELP!! Rat with suddenly declining health?

    You are helping me tremendously, I’ll keep an eye on him and I will be calling the vet ASAP tomorrow no matter if he’s struggling more or not. We don’t have many exotic vets in general in my area and no emergency vets for them, so my best bet is to wait to see if I can get anyone..
  19. Courtney Carter

    HELP!! Rat with suddenly declining health?

    I’ve done my best to not make a paste for him. His stuff is watered down so that he can lick at it. I’ll make sure to see next time I make it for him because i definitely could be wrong!
  20. Courtney Carter

    HELP!! Rat with suddenly declining health?

    His breathing is still normal I’ve been doing my best to check, he’s very squirmy and a big boy so holding him still is pretty tricky, I haven’t Seen any puncturing and his teeth seem to be rubbing on his outer bottom lip. i am almost positive the brown is porphyrin, it smells like saliva and...
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