Rattieluvr
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I admit it, I’ve been lurking! Lol! I have found the info in this group to be extremely helpful!
My first ratties, Deezle and Tucker, were beautiful black dumbo boys from a breeder. Tucker was a Rex. Both boys died from what I believe were PTs, about 2 months apart. They were brothers, but after about 6 months of age, had to be separated. Tucker wasn’t allowing Deezle to eat or drink, and they were fighting and drawing blood. Not bad damage thankfully. They died at 19 and 17 months respectfully.
While I still had Deezle, 2 little rattie boys came up for adoption at our local Humane Society. I’m in Oshawa, Ontario. I adopted them both. After about a month, I made the mistake of letting Deezle climb on the cage where the little guys were. Well, he bit the end of Champs toe off! Poor little guy. I was starting to intro in the bathtub. I was too afraid to re-intro them, so Deezle kept his section of the CN, and Jet (black Berkshire) and Champ (cream colour) shared the other “apartment”. Jet passed away in July at 20 months of age, again due to a suspected PT. Champ is still doing great!
The week after Jet passed, 21 ratties were surrendered to the Humane Society, 2 mommas and 19 babies! I had to go look, didn’t I? Lol There were 4 males and 11 females left for adoption (both mommas got adopted - yay!). My husband and I discussed, and decided to get 2 more boys. I couldn’t decide, so came home with all 4. They are a hoot! Simon and (Curious) George are both Rexes, Simon black and white hooded, George is Agouti. Tiny is a black Berkshire and Crackers is a cream colour, like a soda cracker.
That’s my story up-to-date. I haven’t started intros yet and, quite frankly, the thought terrifies me! Champ is 21 months and was always very submissive to his brother. The babies are about 12 weeks old. I was thinking of getting the 4 babies neutered, hoping for some longevity and mild, easy-going temperaments.
I’m very unsure how to proceed from here regarding neutering and intros. Should all 4 get neutered at once, or do they need to be separated for recovery time? Should I start intros now or wait until the neuters are done? Will neutering help the way I hope it will? Any and all advice is very much appreciated!
Sorry for the long read!
Rattieluvr
Owned by Champ, Curious George, Simon, Tiny and Crackers
And angels Deezle, Tucker and Jet
My first ratties, Deezle and Tucker, were beautiful black dumbo boys from a breeder. Tucker was a Rex. Both boys died from what I believe were PTs, about 2 months apart. They were brothers, but after about 6 months of age, had to be separated. Tucker wasn’t allowing Deezle to eat or drink, and they were fighting and drawing blood. Not bad damage thankfully. They died at 19 and 17 months respectfully.
While I still had Deezle, 2 little rattie boys came up for adoption at our local Humane Society. I’m in Oshawa, Ontario. I adopted them both. After about a month, I made the mistake of letting Deezle climb on the cage where the little guys were. Well, he bit the end of Champs toe off! Poor little guy. I was starting to intro in the bathtub. I was too afraid to re-intro them, so Deezle kept his section of the CN, and Jet (black Berkshire) and Champ (cream colour) shared the other “apartment”. Jet passed away in July at 20 months of age, again due to a suspected PT. Champ is still doing great!
The week after Jet passed, 21 ratties were surrendered to the Humane Society, 2 mommas and 19 babies! I had to go look, didn’t I? Lol There were 4 males and 11 females left for adoption (both mommas got adopted - yay!). My husband and I discussed, and decided to get 2 more boys. I couldn’t decide, so came home with all 4. They are a hoot! Simon and (Curious) George are both Rexes, Simon black and white hooded, George is Agouti. Tiny is a black Berkshire and Crackers is a cream colour, like a soda cracker.
That’s my story up-to-date. I haven’t started intros yet and, quite frankly, the thought terrifies me! Champ is 21 months and was always very submissive to his brother. The babies are about 12 weeks old. I was thinking of getting the 4 babies neutered, hoping for some longevity and mild, easy-going temperaments.
I’m very unsure how to proceed from here regarding neutering and intros. Should all 4 get neutered at once, or do they need to be separated for recovery time? Should I start intros now or wait until the neuters are done? Will neutering help the way I hope it will? Any and all advice is very much appreciated!
Sorry for the long read!
Rattieluvr
Owned by Champ, Curious George, Simon, Tiny and Crackers
And angels Deezle, Tucker and Jet
