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    Rats acting strange and not eating?

    Hi all, two of my boys have began acting really strange and hardly touch their food. They seem extremely lethargic and tend to lay with their heads over the edge of ramps whilst panting with their eyes half open. I currently have 9 boys and none of the others have shown any of these symptoms...
  2. S

    Is my young rat male or female? (Pics)

    Helloo! I bought my newest baby exactly a week ago and this has kept me up at night. This is what the pet store told me: They do not guarantee sex, but the employee I was speaking to said, in his opinion, this baby is a male. I asked how old ratty is, the employee asked, I'm assuming, the...
  3. M

    Our new baby rats are not cage curious, what do we do?

    Three days ago my husband and I got two beautiful baby girls from Futterhaus (pet shop, as there seem to be no breeders in Hamburg, or they are hiding very well). The girls are absolute angels when handled; they don't bite and sleep in a hood if one is offered. However, we are finding that they...
  4. Y

    Aggressive issues with my adult male to my 6 month old male

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  5. R

    Respiratory Infection?

    One of my boys seems really prone to respiratory issues. He has been treated twice already and he recently started having breathing problems again. He seems to be having trouble breathing. I honestly don't know what to do anymore. I don't want him to be having troubles and suffering from it...
  6. R

    red orange substance in cage

    when I surface clean the cage, sometimes there is a redish orange tinge that shows up on the wipe. I was wondering what this was because everytime I try to search it it only comes up with sites about porphyrin around the rats eyes, but that's not it. All help and responses are appreciated.
  7. R

    red orange substance in cage

    when I surface clean the cage, sometimes there is a redish orange tinge that shows up on the wipe. I was wondering what this was because everytime I try to search it it only comes up with sites about porphyrin around the rats eyes, but that's not it. All help and responses are appreciated.
  8. T

    Rats and other pets living together?

    hi all! I’m not sure where to post this but I figured here is okay. I have 6 rats which a few months ago I introduced to my kitten (always closely supervised of course) . They get along amazing and he is very gentle with all of them and seems to understand that they are delicate. I was wondering...
  9. K

    About 20 Dumbo and Fancy Rat Babies in Need of a Home in CT!

    I have a very large accidental litter on my hands. These babies are very small, cute, and social. They would do amazingly in any home. I have both females and males for adoption. If anyone is willing to take any off my hands, that would be amazing! I am located in Windsor, CT, but am willing to...
  10. T

    How many rats can fit in my cage?

    hi everyone! My female rat is pregnant (feel free to check out my other thread about it!) and she should be giving birth any day now. When she does I’m planning on keeping a couple of the female kittens as roommates for her as we will be seperating her from her brothers to stop more litters and...
  11. T

    Is my baby rat pregnant??

    Hi all, sorry in advance for the long thread! About 6 months ago I purchased two male rats and noticed that one was picking on the other and he was becoming quite depressed. To solve this I decided to purchase two more male rats about 2 months ago, this went great at first and they immediately...
  12. Q

    Red bump on my rats eye?

    Hello! So my rat Steve has been spotted with this little red bump on the back corner of his eye tonight and I'm quite worried as I recently lost another one of my boys to a nose infection and don't want to keep this too late. I first noticed it a few days ago while cleaning the cage that...
  13. S

    BarkBox but for rats?

    I had this crazy idea to maybe start a thing called a Mischief Crate. It’s like a BarkBox but for rats. It’d be a subscription box and it’ll have loads of treats and toys and hammocks for your rats. But I don’t know how popular it would actually be so answer below in the poll if this would be...
  14. Triss

    Boggle boggle, brux brux...

    Hey all! I've kept rats in the past, loved them to bits, but I'm currently ratless. :( I'm hoping to jump back into the fancy rat community as soon as I have worked out my budget for vet's bills and such. However, I'm a bit behind the times in regards to rat-care, and I need a bit of advice...
  15. S

    I need help for 2 nice lady rats

    update - rats have been adopted ______________ Hello, This breaks my heart but I need to surrender 2 friendly rats. We adopted them 2 days ago, but my daughter is allergic (we did not know) I need help quick as they are making her sick. They are about 7 months old, female and friendly. We...
  16. H

    Is Rat Sick Or Just Lazy?

    Hi all! I'm new to the forum and I have two beautiful boys, Gus and Frankie who are both a little less than a year old. One of my rats, Gus, has slowed down recently and has begun acting quite lazy. Even at night, all he really wants to do is sleep. He sleeps all day and will still play but just...
  17. H

    Is My Rat Sick Or Just Lazy?

    Hi all! I'm new to the forum and I have two beautiful boys, Gus and Frankie, who are both a little less than a year old. One of my rats, Gus, has slowed down recently and has begun acting quite lazy. Even at night, all he really wants to do is sleep. He sleeps all day and will still play but...
  18. M

    My rat bit through Revolution tube

    Hi there! I’m new to rat care, and need reassurance - please! I found a scab on my rat’s neck and purchased Revolution for her and my three other rats just to be safe. Long story short, I had the tube on my lap and when I went to grab the box in order to read the directions, one of my ratties...
  19. M

    Where did you get your rats?

    I am not ready for rats yet. But I am planning to get some in the future. I am from rural Ontario, Canada. My question is: Where do you get your rats from? Here are basically my options - In my town there is a Humane Society. But they only get rats maybe every couple of years. - There is a...
  20. lillywithluv

    back and forth between houses?

    due to divorced parents, I have to stay at both houses for an about equal time each week. my two boys are currently at one house, and I was thinking of getting another cage for the other house to take them with me when I go back and forth between houses. would this be too stressful for them...
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