new rat

Hi everyone! We've just picked up two new boys who were being given away in Fredericton, NB. Meet Dewy and Foggy! Here's a silly video of their ride home with us last week. Dewy is the blue guy and Foggy is the one on his back 🤭 And a picture And finally, here's Foggy's face! They've...

I'm looking for your best advice, tips and experiences when bringing home new rats, how you got them used to you, socialised them etc. I have just brought home 3 new boys from a reputable breeder, they have been in their new home for about 48 h. They are nervous, tentative in taking food from...

So a couple of weeks ago I went 5 hours (one way, 10 hr total) to pick up two rats, $25 each. I thought because she was reputable as a breeder for 7 years that I would get some decently ok genetic wise rats. I don't know if it's genetics or he's got super raging hormones already... He's about 7...

Today I will be getting my ratties. Can I have tips for travel? Also, can I have some general facts about the ratties and what I should expect on their first night home? I would also like tips that will help them adjust. I am very unexperienced in rattie care. What should I buy for their cage...

This photo does it no justice, but my new guy, since day one, has had a slightly bigger right eye than left. When I can pet him, his eyelid can close over the eye but i feel it's more buldged than left as well. Unfortunately I am really tight for money, i can take him to the vet but i cant...

Hey so, I have never adopted a rat before. I usually get mine from a local breeder. I adopted my first rat not too long ago. He is very skiddish and if picked up will run. He sometimes lets me pet his head and ears but also bites if given the chance. I did a stupid thing and tried to pick him...

Hi all, I’m in need of some advice about introducing a new rat (or possibly two) to my original lonesome female. I got Wilma around a year ago, along with her late sister, from a pet shop (please don’t attack me, I do now realise that I shouldn’t have supported businesses like that, but they...

Here are my newly adopted (or rescued) boys. The hairless baby was a rescue from Craigslist- they were keeping him in a reusable shopping bag His name is Piglet and he has my heart. The boy with the black fur’s name is Link. He was adopted with the two other furred babies. Currently he is...

Hi guys! We have just gotten our first rescue, three wonderful girls to add to our already existing pair. We have already consulted all the available info on introductions and came up with a plan (a bit later in this post), but today's event put everything into question and frankly, threw me a...

i have had a rat for a couple months now and since realized that they are the type of animal that does better with a friend vs. being alone so today I brought another rat home. I let them run around together to get to know each other a bit then put them in the cage. They seem to be wrestling a...

I already have two other rattie girls and I added another to our family on April 13. I brought the new rat to the vet on April 16 for a suspected ear infection and because she had been sneezing quite a bit. Vet prescribed tresaderm solution for the ear infection and a mix of doxycycline and...

Hi all, I'd be grateful for any advice. I brought a pair of boys home today (rehomed, they're already one) and one seems really lethargic and only interested in sleeping in his little house. The other one is quite axacti and inquisitive. Do you think it's just because he's had a stressful day...

EDIT: All 33 peeps didn't see the poll part of my poll (at top of this page) I think. Your vote will now be private, please try again! Which unspayed female should I get for my unspayed 14 week old female? I could either go pick out a 5-week-old (from the same small pet store that I'd gotten...

so I recently got a new baby boy. I have two other boys that are around the same age but a little bigger, that are very strongly bonded together. today is the second day with our new baby, and the other boys don't seem to mind. the thing I'm worried about is they don't take interest in him...