The Rat Lovers Club! V2

[Sadies]

I'm getting some new ratties soon :D don't know how many yet, finding out tomorrow I hope, am really excited.Won't be bringing them home but will take pictures, I will get to see them often when I go to college so I won't be a complete stranger to them when I bring them home either. :3

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Please do not double post ^^;

Armageddon loooove blueberries!

[LadyCrowsong]

How long after putting on lotion should I wait before touching my rats or anything they touch? I feel like the lotion could be dangerous to them so I want to be careful, its just frustrating not being able to interact with them because of it.
(putting on lotion isn't a choice thing, I really hate having it on my hands, but sometimes I actually have to use it or else problems arise...)

I always end up waiting a day or so before interacting with them in hopes the lotion won't have effect by then, but that's quite the amount of time.

I don't think I got an answer to this, though if there was one, I missed it and apologize..

[ShadiSin]

Luckily, my cap-stripe girls do not carry MC and are healthy and happy. I already have J-Bird homed, but Lala will be staying with me.

SADLY, I lost my runt bub of Naomi's litter.. not sure if Naomi culled her (she was rather weak the last time I saw her, not wanting to be held and such) or if she some how squeezed through the bars.. which is doubtful.. either way, I hope she went peacefully. ;-; at the time I had checked her I was half asleep and fell back asleep minutes later. when I went to check on her again, she was no where to be found.

BUT the remaining bubs are doing amazing.

bleh. I'm hoping my mentor picks her bubs soon so I can go down the list.. but she wants to see them in person and I have no idea (nor does she) when she can visit. *facepalm*

[HellyBoo]

Been a while since I updated my rattie Life. Well Ive since gotten... 8 new ratties and they are all lovely but I dont have photos due to my phone breaking but a few photos here.

Zeldas Bubs
Group Shot -

Black Girl and Agouti Boy -

Cinnamon Veriberk boy and Cinnamon Veriberk headspot boy -


New Girl Angel -


New Girls Sweety and Lara -


My New boy Nana -


My Boy Mooshu -



Thats about all for my photo spam I love them all hehehe

[darkvoodoo]

Newest litter at 8 days old:

[Sadies]

^ sorry,didn't mean to post twice.

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Okay, I am going to do some bragging, don't get to do this often XD

I actually got to bring home my new babies today and they are soooooo.... cute!

This is Mouse. I did want a brown/black one but when I was putting them into a box to choose from he managed to escape twice and caused a lot of trouble for me having to pull all the cages out to get him so I just couldn't resist the little trouble maker. XD He looks like a mouse sort of color, hence his name.:
(It's a bad picture, sorry)

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This is Badger, I wanted a white and grey one. Some-one before on here commented that they had Badger type markings then my friend started calling him Badger because he looked like one so it stuck. :

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I am not really all to sure how old they are, they were all in a cage together with about 20 to what seemed like 50 rats. The staff at the college said they were weaned however I am yet to see Badger eat but then again I have been letting them settle in and he seems rather distressed at the moment which I can understand, it's probably terrifying to come into a new place.

They need a bit of handling to but they don't bite which is good.

A picture of them both together when bringing them home. :3 :

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[Iridien]

Hey.

Please don't keep on reading if you are like squeamish or anything, it involves ratty infections.

I don't post here too often, but 'm not sure where else to ask. I just noticed one of my female rats' nipples appears to be enlarged, filled with pus, and has a black tip. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem and can tell me if a vet would be able to cure it for a reasonable amount of money or if the vet would just tell me to put her down.
Finding a vet around here is almost impossible and I don't want to be in the same situation I was in with my rat who broke her leg. I went to a vet for her and the vet told me either I can do a cast for several thousand dollars or I can put her down, but he refused to let me take her home as is. (She didn't seem to be in pain, and didn't squeak when we touched her limp leg.)

Here's a picture. I put it as a link so that way if you're squeamish you can avoid it, but here's the warning.
It was hard to get a good picture of it, but past that visible black tip there's a ring of white and then the pink of her skin.

Edit:
Also she used to have a pretty nasty respiratory infection and as a result now has a permanent headtilt despite the antibiotics.

[Metallic Dragon]

Hey.

Please don't keep on reading if you are like squeamish or anything, it involves ratty infections.

I don't post here too often, but 'm not sure where else to ask. I just noticed one of my female rats' nipples appears to be enlarged, filled with pus, and has a black tip. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem and can tell me if a vet would be able to cure it for a reasonable amount of money or if the vet would just tell me to put her down.
Finding a vet around here is almost impossible and I don't want to be in the same situation I was in with my rat who broke her leg. I went to a vet for her and the vet told me either I can do a cast for several thousand dollars or I can put her down, but he refused to let me take her home as is. (She didn't seem to be in pain, and didn't squeak when we touched her limp leg.)

Here's a picture. I put it as a link so that way if you're squeamish you can avoid it, but here's the warning.
It was hard to get a good picture of it, but past that visible black tip there's a ring of white and then the pink of her skin.

Edit:
Also she used to have a pretty nasty respiratory infection and as a result now has a permanent headtilt despite the antibiotics.

Oh oh, I think I know what that is, but I can't remember what it's called! My old roommate's dog had it... She just needed some antibiotics that helped clear it up. Oh, google mastitis and see if that could possibly be it.

[ShadiSin]

^ sorry,didn't mean to post twice.

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Okay, I am going to do some bragging, don't get to do this often XD

I actually got to bring home my new babies today and they are soooooo.... cute!

This is Mouse. I did want a brown/black one but when I was putting them into a box to choose from he managed to escape twice and caused a lot of trouble for me having to pull all the cages out to get him so I just couldn't resist the little trouble maker. XD He looks like a mouse sort of color, hence his name.:
(It's a bad picture, sorry)

photo 2 (1).JPG

This is Badger, I wanted a white and grey one. Some-one before on here commented that they had Badger type markings then my friend started calling him Badger because he looked like one so it stuck. :

photo 3 (1).JPG

I am not really all to sure how old they are, they were all in a cage together with about 20 to what seemed like 50 rats. The staff at the college said they were weaned however I am yet to see Badger eat but then again I have been letting them settle in and he seems rather distressed at the moment which I can understand, it's probably terrifying to come into a new place.

They need a bit of handling to but they don't bite which is good.

A picture of them both together when bringing them home. :3 :

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They look 5-7 weeks in my opinion.