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Hello all! My lil angel is 4 days away from her 3rd birthday, but has been on the outs for about a month. As expected, her back legs began to atrophy, we have had several tumors on her belly removed, only one having returned and is growing pretty rapidly. But due to her age and the fact that she...

Hi! I searched all over and couldn't rightly find a thread for what I needed...sorry in advance if there has been something I looked over! I have 10 month old female rats (5 of them, one of them being mom) and they grew up in the house with my older dog. My dog has dealt with me having rats for...

Okay great thank you! Is it ok to pick one up out of the hammock and bring it out to hang out with me solo for a while? That is something I haven't been doing because I feel like a jerk for disturbing their sleepytime.

I see soooo many rat owners who can cradle their little ones and petting them and I can see they genuinely enjoy it, but mine absolutely can't be still! At first I thought they were too full of energy. I do get them out before bed to play, although there are some nights I work late and don't...

thanks for your suggestion! I did get a litter tray for their most used corner and they have been using it...but they're still going a little in all corners, lol. My first few rats were so quick to potty train, so this is new territory! They're stubborn little weenies

Hi all! I have 5 female rats (8 months old) in a Prevue Ferret Nation cage (the bottom rack is removed and only the tray remains). I feel like I could really cut down on some cost and perhaps maintenance time? I have a mild OCD so please bare with me when I get into the details, lol. I'm going...

I recommend you find a vet ASAP =( and definitely re evaluation your cage situation, if you will share a photo i'm sure we could help you find a way to prevent that from happening again. But i'm afraid the vet is a must! Rats get sick very fast and it's hard to get them to come back if you wait...

Try mixing the thinned baby food with a tasty yogurt!

You are my hero, lol. That's so many kids!! I have decreased my full cleaning times to every week, and the daily clean ups have really helped keep things clean too. The wipe downs just weren't enough daily work!

Hey all!! I have read through other's routines and taken a lot of notes but I still have some questions, I want to make sure I'm keeping everything clean enough. I have a Prevue Rat Critter Cage - 1 adult rat, 4 babies @ 7 weeks old - all female I currently use Vitakraft Fresh World bedding...

I have some CN questions also, one day I will be able to afford the double, lol! I have 5 rats in there currently, but aside from the mom whose age I am unsure of, I have 4 babies that are 7 weeks old. They're still getting the hang of going in the same corner, but we are down to only two...

I keep my kiddos in my home office. I'm in there at least 8 hours a day. I've upgraded to a CN on wheels so I can let them hang out with me in other places in the house =)

Glad I took the advice, you guys. She played and messed around with them for a bit. I haven't seen her eat or drink since she's been in there, but I gave her a syringe with some water before her meds this evening. She has covered herself up with a blanket and is getting some rest. She is not...

She didn't mention anything at all about it being viral, what's annoying is that when I googled the symptoms for Sendai and things like that, the symptoms are essentially the same as a URI symptom! Ugh!

It's day two of the meds and shes quite a bit more active, eating and drinking food, and her skin looks a lot better today. She said she would like for her to stay in a cage alone while shes healing up. I didn't ask why because it just made sense to me. I'll call tomorrow to get clarification...

I just came from the vet yesterday with one of my 7 week old kiddos. I noticed she was dehydrated and had a lot of buck grease going on so I took her in the next afternoon. She is having some early respiratory problems, but we got her started on antibiotics immediately, but the vet did not go...

Are you still looking? My babies were 6 weeks old as of last week, they are ready for new homes!

oof! I'm sorry for your loss, it's hard seeing them so tiny and vulnerable and then nature taking over. Rough!! Do y'all think it would be okay to start letting the two litters play together? I don't know why I haven't though of this before! I'm sure I will end up keeping a few so it would be...

Also, I forgot to add this back when it happened, but the mom of the 2nd litter ended up eating one of her babies around the 12th day, it was only half eaten so that REALLY put me over the edge. I had a huge flip out and tried to find a breeder or someone who could help me because I didn't...

They're doing great! Since the moms were hairless, both litters are kinda hairless! lol. I have some 7 brownies and 5 pinkies, totaling 4 boys and 8 girls! Chewy messed up my order and my cage won't be here until Monday, which is EXACTLY 5 weeks, so I'm super nervous!! I was instructed to...