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Aella (pronounced Eh-La) came to me from a lady who I met at the pet expo last weekend. Turns out this lady had a few litters of rats and needed some help. A friend of mine and I went to her place and helped her sort things out. All of her rats (old and young) were in good health, except for...

What a week it has been! Along with a lot of other family issues going on, I got to experience my very first Prolapsed uterus! Woohoo! On Sunday night when I returned home from spending about 28 hours at my parents place, I found Cere with a prolapsed uterus. I was surprised, if you didn't...

I woke up this morning to an email from Hamilton Animal Control, my local city run facility. The email stated that they had a rat there, young, who was dropped off by the young boy (and his mom) who saved him after he was thrown from a car. He has a bloated tummy and an injured tail and he isn't...

Hey everyone, I have an older rat, Bear, (2 years old, boy, neutered) who I am suspecting has a ZGT but I am not 100% sure. I have tried to get a picture of him, but the lump really doesn't show in pictures. I can feel a pea sized lump just above his jaw and below his ear. I have looked on rat...

This is my old man Basil. He is 3 years and 2 months old. I decided that I had to start a thread for his adorable pictures because he is so photogenic and I don't think I have posted many recent pictures of him.

I recently got a bearded dragon, and I adore her! Her name is Spark. At this point, I have taken to referring to her as a "she" even though she could very well be a "he". I have to wait until she is a bit bigger to know for sure Its a big change from rats, but I have found her personality to...

Hi guys I was contacted by someone looking to rehome 3 of their boys. All 3 are dwarf rats. Two are rexy boys, about 8 months old and one is silky and about 3-4 months old. They are all intact. Is anyone interested in giving these 3 lovely boys a home? If you are let me know and I can...

To learn about Faline and her extended family refer to these posts: Mouse and her bubs: http://www.ratshackforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30977 Original rescue thread: http://www.ratshackforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30872 First, here is beautiful Faline <3 Ok so I have pics...

I have found Baz sleeping on his back below the ladder many times and always wondered, why there? He doesn't sleep on his back anywhere else! I caught this video of him the other day. Seems he needs the ladder to help him flip his fat over >.< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmCYrQwDgsU

Hey guys I'm looking to see if we can find some homes for some rats. It's the same old story - people went to the pet store, wanted 2 girls and ended up with one girl and one boy. Then the numbers got bigger. Pictures of the babies will follow later today when we get home but I wanted to see...

Shelagh got a forwarded email yesterday about a few rats that were dumped at Hamilton AC, and along with them were 3 babies who were not doing well at all. At first we were told they were newborns but then it turned out they were around 2 weeks,. The staff at HAC hadnt seen the babies nurse...

I was thinking of making a few hammocks or sets of hammocks to sell to raise some funds for neuters (Merlin and friends need to be neutered). I was just wondering what kind of hammocks are favourites. Feel free to post pictures too! Sometimes it is a whole lot of fun to make some hammocks by...

Hi guys! I'll be organizing secret santa again this year. The way it works is that you pm me your info (outlined below) and I put your name on a list based on whether you live in the US, Canada or other. I will also be asking about those who are willing to ship internationally. I'll be...

I can't believe she made it this far! My Abby is three years old today! She is slowing down, has a cataract and a bulgy eye, and a nasty inguinal tumour but all in all she seems to be doing well. After all these years she is still unsure of me. Recently she has realized that shoulder rubs from...

And now have an M.Sc. Well..... after I have graduated, whenever fall convocation is... :D SO happy this is ALMOST over. Just some revisions to my thesis and I AM DONE! Now to find a job, but first, a bit of time off to relax :)

Its been a while since we have had a "picture of the day" type of thread. Since it is summer, I've been seeing a lot of really nice sunsets, and I had started to take pics of them when I had my camera around. This one is from when I was at the cottage this weekend. Anyone want to post some...

Today I had to rush Dizzy to the vet. She has nasty pulmonary abscesses and she was blue and gasping this morning. Naturally, that would stress out any rattie guardian so its been a rather stress filled day. Luckily I got an appointment with Dr Munn in TO who happily saw her and helped me figure...

Is being torn down next week... and I'm not sure how I feel about it. The house needed a lot of repairs, there was a bit of a rodent problem (which is something that you overlook when you live in a house surrounded by forest), and it was "outdated". The new house on the same lot is beautiful...

And its nice and user friendly! Check it out: http://www.chinchilla.ca/index.php

Those of you who have had rats with heart issues, how did you know it was a heart issue? If you could include both what you observed at home and what the vet did to confirm the diagnosis, it would be extremely helpful. Thanks in advance!