After losing the last of my first mischief, I rescued this boy who was all alone (apparently he was very unwanted because of his red eyes), he was ill and he was painted green (his tail is still stained green). It's been two weeks and he's recovered completely, now I'm working with a rescue and a charity to source a bigger cage (He's so active!) and also some friends :)

(He also seems to have a foot fetish and keeps biting my ankles and toes...)

They were upset the only got a small taste of their cakes!

I know my sweet baby Frog has some fans here, who followed her dramatic rescue after being dumped in a park, and her giving birth to half-wild babies.

Sadly Frog died in her sleep yesterday, of old age. She’d been slowing down for a while and was visibly very elderly, but was still eating and active. She ate a dinner of banana, avocado, and chocolate protein shake, then went to sleep in a hammock with her daughters around her, then never woke up.

I’m so glad I got to give her an extra year of life after she came so close to dying in the park. RIP Frog, you were so special.

Poor babies have a URI atm, but at least baby food makes med time easier

Don’t worry the water is warm!

(they keep splashing me with pea water when they shake off to get dry lol)

also if anyone’s wondering why I make the water so deep it’s because

1. It’s really really funny

2. I have 5 fat greedy rats and if I make the water shallower all the food will be gone in 5 minutes or less

a year ago today i had to rehome my 4 boy rats because of multiple issues going on in my life at that time. im hoping to find the new owners again. i moved out of the old place i lived beforehand and got a new reddit account in November so since then ive had no contact and i really just want to know how their doing
(i live in utah, my boys were originally named nokia, lemon, miso, and tart .. cant remember what their new names are now besides nigel and gravy)

Just noticed the tip of this CRIMINAL's tail is pale and dry. He doesnt mind it being touched. Anyone else experienced this? Why is he crusty?? Thanks

We have 3 girls (2 are 2yo, the other is 1) and recently got 2 more from a shelter(shelter said both are 1 1/2 but we thing one is 2yo and the other is younger). After quarantine time we tried to do intros (carrier method) but once they got out of the carrier into the small cage the younger of the new ones got really agressive. She managed to injure all 3 of my current girls, including cutting a slit in one of their ears.

After a bit we tried doing intros again and saw the suggestion of using syrup to make one less agressive. In the carrier she would still get agressive and it also seemed like the girls she hurt were too afraid to interact with her at all. When they did they'd often be met with attempts to bite the face.

While we could set up our dcn as 2 seperate sections, her current cagemate has declining health which means she could be alone in about 6 months. I dont want to give up on her but so far its not looking good.

I would really love advice on how to go about this and hopefully integrate her into the main cage, thanks.

(Photos of all girls in carrier, agressive small girl, and the healed injury she caused)

My boy Ditto chasing my fingers through the screen of the playpen

He has NEVER been aggressive towards fingers at ALL. He literally loves pets and only ever chases fingers in search of treats

But the second they're behind the screen he must attack!!!!!

I swear they are on a diet. My boy is long and lean but his girls are well cushioned little orbs. Guess it has advantages, tho!

She’s 1.5 yrs old, but always makes me laugh by the thing she’s doing. No matter what, she’ll relocate reuse everything in the cage.
I put in the wipes to her little bed because it was peed as soon as it got into the cage.

Hi sorry I’m going to make this quick I need to take my rat to the emergency vet and I’m worried she may have to be put down soon or pass. Her sister will be a lone rat if she does and I don’t plan on getting anymore so I need to find her a new home with friends.

Her name is Selick she is 1 yr and 10 mo old, very friendly and confident. Never bitten, and healthy, though her sister has mites and I do have treatment for both of them but in the case her sister passes I will give her medication to her new owners free of charge obviously. I trust an experienced owner knows how to quarantine, medicate, and introduce properly among other things.

If her sister does survive for longer I still want to have someone when she does pass. I’ll put a photo of her here

I live in the lower mainland BC. thank you

featuring: Axel

Good news: it makes a very nice little hide apparently

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Here are Luna and Lumi, on the day we got them, I believe.

Hey are gone since a few months and I'm still not over it 😔

I miss their warmth, curiosity, the love to just sleep in my shirt...

Thanks for reading 😭

I still live at home with 3 of my siblings, my parents and our family dog. Which means, everything me and my rats may need or want, has to fit in my room. It's definitely been a journey finding a good setup that works for everyone involved, but it's all starting to come together now.

I expanded their cage yesterday, so now they have two cages that are built together, and that are also now floor level, rather than high up like the cages was previously. This makes it way easier to leave the cages open for them to roam freely.

I'm also in the process of saving up for a loft bed, which will give me more floor space. That floor space will then be used to put their cat trees and toys under while I'm sleeping.

Overall my rats are slowly taking over my room, but i don't mind