Calling All Rat Lovers/Owners!

[MaineiacJay]

Can't give medical advice on this forum. If you're on facebook, find the group "Real Rat Lovers Want to Know" they are a group of medical professionals who are very rat savvy. Just make absolute certain you read the rules before you post. You can get kicked off that group in a heartbeat. Very important to read the rules

[vein]

Can't give medical advice on this forum. If you're on facebook, find the group "Real Rat Lovers Want to Know" they are a group of medical professionals who are very rat savvy. Just make absolute certain you read the rules before you post. You can get kicked off that group in a heartbeat. Very important to read the rules

I'm in the group already. but thank you! I suppose it'd be a good idea to post there.

Thank you for letting me know, should I edit the post and just leave the part about the ratsitting?

[Topiratti]

Topiratti - so sorry for your loss I saw your post on facebook (pretty sure it was yours anyways). Its tough when you try so hard to help them, but the process itself is sometimes risky. At least your rattie had love before the end.

ShadyBro - some rats are just on the small side. I have a siamese boy who is 6 months old and half the size is my 4 month old silvermane boy. To my knowledge, even dwarf carriers are standard size. Dwarfs themselves are typically 1/3 the size of a standard rat. Photos just don't do justice to howork small they really are. They are about the size of 8 week old babies. They are very small. They are also pretty high in demand, so it isn't likely to be something found in a feeder bin, pet store, or random breeding. They sell for $50- $60 on average, at least on the east coast (states). Even dwarf carriers are typically $40 minimum.

As for the genetics behind them, you do need both parents to at least carry dwarf to have any dwarf babies as it is a recessive gene, and with simple carriers you wouldn't get many. If just one parent carried dwarf, you would have a few babies carry dwarf as well, but the rest wouldn't.

i think im the only one on FB with the username - its most likely me xD, i dont think i can post my FB user here as it breaks the privacy rule, but yea

never had a probblem with a rat dying after/during surgery, my one rat who was big, if not bigger then ashe also had a 99 gram tumor removed, tho she died a few monthslater

[darkvoodoo]

I'm thinking downunder marbles will be my next project

[MaineiacJay]

I'm thinking downunder marbles will be my next project

That would be awesome!! I have a couple projects I'm working on, but it's easy. at least marble is dominant!

[darkvoodoo]

I'm thinking downunder marbles will be my next project

That would be awesome!! I have a couple projects I'm working on, but it's easy. at least marble is dominant!

And so is downunder, but want it in Russian blue,lol

[carnivorous.]

Hello! First time on this thread, I'll be here a lot
Today I just got two new pet rats!
One named Caramel ( A fawn darling ), and Cocoa ( Not she what the name is, but they're mottled black and white XD.)
Caramel's pretty flighty, often jumping around XD
Cocoa loves being pet, and is often the one I have around me <3 ( I've had them for 5 hours XD )
So yep! I'll update here how they're doing

[brindle.]

hi c:
we have two rats, not sure if albino, but white with red eyes so probably, theyre names are momo and sushi xD
they look so alike we cant tell the difference, but both females,
still young, really small actually, sorry for not giving much information, theyre both rescues.

[Strange_Atoms]

I have 2:
Conkers:Brown and white
and
Flames:Black and white

[ShadyBro]

I have an elder boy here that's been doing a very strange bout of squealing. Hes been having quite a few health issues which we're working on (still not sure what, my vet is a little confused - drooling and dizziness but with no obvious causes so far) so I'm assuming the sounds have something to do with that, but it sounds like a normal 'pain' squeal, very similar to when they catch a toe or tail on something, but hes always laying down in his bed perfectly fine. Sometime he wakes up from a dead sleep and does it. It only happens once or twice a day but its the strangest behavior I've seen and I'm curious to know if anyone else has experienced this or has any idea why hes doing it?