March 2012
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ultimate-betrayal asked: Hi just a quick question I've had rats for a few years now. I've got my first pair my first rat I kept alone because I was ill-informed but I know better now. Anyway, can rats react badly to things like perfume and deodorant? Two out of three of my rats have never had any breathing problems, but one of my males now will occasionally breathe heavily, and I just realized this morning I put...
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b-o-m-bora asked: So, I got a baby rat yesterday. She is darling. She's about two months old, so she's still only about a quarter or a third of the size that she will be when she gets to be full-sized. She is tame and loves cuddling, eats her food and drinks lots, and is constantly playing. However this is my first young rat, and I noticed she breathes very quickly and heavily. Is this common? I...
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Anonymous asked: When introducing rats, how much vanilla extract do you put on their shoulders to mask their scent? Is it just like a fingertip or is more necessary?
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37. When you get a snack from the kitchen and they make you feel guilty for not sharing.
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Anonymous asked: I have two male Rats, roughly around 5 months old. I don't want to neuter them unless strictly necessary (obviously if it needs to be done, I will! but I hate the idea of putting them under antithetic, It terrifies me) But what's the likelihood that they'll become aggressive to me/each other and have to have it done? Is it common for male rats to become aggressive?
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Anonymous asked: Have you considered turning post replies on so that others can chime in on asks?
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rosiekathryn asked: Hey, I have two males and they often fight. It doesn't seem aggressive most of the time and I know rats do this. The thing I'm worried about though is that one seems to pick on the other more. I've read tips people have given on introducing new rats and how to get them to get long better, but they do get along a lot of the time and have been together for a while. They sleep...
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Anonymous asked: Sorry, I failed my last question! I have two male ratties, both neutered and reaching about 9 months each. Is it normal I've had no aggressive hormonal change from them? was be. I meant to say that they WERE'NT neutered !
February 2012
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Anonymous asked: I have two male ratties, both neautured and reaching about 9 months each. Is it normal I've had no aggressive hormonal change from them?
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Anonymous asked: He is about 6 months old, and since the vets around here (including the adjacent states) don't deal with rats much beyond URIs and probably haven't neutered many rats, I don't really want to risk anything happening to him if the aggression can be dealt with in any other way.
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Anonymous asked: I recently rescued a rat from very poor conditions in a classroom. He was scheduled to be eaten by a python, but he wasn't hungry and the teacher decided to keep him. She didn't clean the small aquarium she had him in or change his water and had him living off of Trinkets. She also never pet him or gave him any attention. Long story shorter, I took him home with lice and a RI, which he...
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Anonymous asked: I have a rat that's recently gotten very aggressive. He's attacked me two times now (not just bites, he grabs on and doesn't let go and when I get my hand away he goes after it again). The first time this happened was when I broke up a fight between him and another male, and it just happened again when I went to feed him. Is there a way to correct this behaviour or rehome him, or is...
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keepyourcorsetstight asked: About 2 months ago, I got one rat. Mostly because we couldn't afford a big cage, and wanted to learn how to care for a rat before trying to take care of several at once. A few days ago we got a second one (since we have a bigger cage now) and my first rat, Heather, doesn't seem too happy about it. She wants the cage to herself and wants all my attention, getting jealous if I spend time...
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Anonymous asked: Heyyy I'm looking to get a new younger rat and i've been told different things on how old they can be to leave their mother I've been told 5 weeks is a good time after the babies have been split into sexes and 8 weeks from another person and I'm looking to getting one as soon as possible so yeah... what do you think?
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Anonymous asked: He was actually bought to be a companion for another rat, but the first one prefers to be on his own. I'm wary of getting another one just for the shy rat, but if it's younger would they be more likely to get along rather than the new one attacking him? I'm not worried about my shy rat attacking another since he's never shown any sort of aggression at all.
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art-and-science asked: I have this sweet, little baby hooded rat named Lucy. Unfortunately, she's incredibly shy and no matter what I do she just isn't warming up to me. I've given her space, hand fed her, let her approach me, everything. Any tips?
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Anonymous asked: I've got a really shy rat - I've had him for about 4 months and he's still hesitant to come out of his cage or be held. He's been kept in my room since I got him (since the only person who comes in is me) but I've recently moved him to a slightly more high-traffic area (meaning 1 or 2 other people occasionally come by) hoping this will help him come out of his shell so to...
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Anonymous asked: No, there hasn't been any blood from either of them, but the last time they were fighting I broke it up and the older one ripped a hole in my hand. Cage size is definitely not a problem, but it's very likely that the older one views the cage as his territory. I'll look up the ratio of successful neuters and talk to the vets about it. Thanks.
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emilyrainbow asked: I'm so glad I found this blog! After reading all of your posts it made me want to go cuddle my ratties :)
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Anonymous asked: How do people let their rats run all over the place? I'm very paranoid about it even though mine generally come when called. What do people do that makes them feel safe letting the rats run all over out of their cages?
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Anonymous asked: Is it easier to introduce rats when they're older (say 1-2) and more calm? I've got males but they are only a few months old and they fight all the time. I'm trying to avoid getting them neutered because of the risks and I don't even know if the vets in town have ever neutered rats before.
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I'm really sorry for the lack of posts lately
I’ve started school again and I’m very busy with a lot of different things at the moment so I’m not sure as to when I’ll have the energy to do some more submissions and answer questions. I posted a while back as to whether anyone wanted to help administrate the blog here :)
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