The BRODENTS! Rodent Enthusiast Thread!

[spiderfish]

Woke up this morning to find the chinchilla cage covered in blood.
Minnie's managed to cut her foot on a sharp bit of wood on her nest box, where it's been chewed.

She's fine, been running around & eating as normal, she's just sulking because we've taken the box out XD
Will be getting her a new one this week.

Now have to figure out how to get the bloodstains out of the wood shelves. I highly doubt my hemophobia will cope with the state they're in, and I don't want to test it.
Can't replace them, because they're fixed onto the cage, and I have no idea how to get them off, without breaking the cage. If we can't et the stains out, may have to be new cage time. I've been wanting a new, bigger cage for me, might just have to perfect excuse XD
Anyone have any ideas how to get it out?

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@ darkvoodoo

Ehmergerd, dem little baby dumbo ears! They're so adorable!
Also totally need to steal those tri mice.


@ Fuzzyrainbowkittys

Never use fluff bedding. It is extremely dagerous to hamsters, it can cause all sorts of potentially fatal injuries, from broken limbs to intestinal blockages.
Link.


@ Julia

That cage looks awesome! Do you know what brand it is?
She's adorable What kind of dwarf is she? She kind of looks more like a tiny baby Syrian.

[Julia]

@CSWolf: Thank you <3 <3

@spiderfish: Ahhh, I am so glad that your Chin is fine. :c
Did you try removing the bloodstains with water? I know there is some cleaning stuff that is not harmful to pets, maybe this would help?

Maybe you could help me figuiring out the breed? This is the mommy
I didn't want to support pet shops this time, the owner of my new girl is neither a breeder, I think the babies were unwanted because she bought her pregnant. She told me they were dwarf hamster, but it could be that she is wrong.

[Kenobi.]

ok guys I am going to start the hamster house now, I am using tape to hold stuff together because IDK if my cra-z-art whasable school glue would some how hurt toki doki. I am like SUPER worried that I might do something wrong of give it something that can hurt it. It says no harmful fumes, and I would HOPE its non-toxic, but IDK if that applys to hamster to so I will just use tape. Would you guys like a picture of it in the house when its done?

Also how to I tell if its a boy or girl, the lady at the pet store didn't tell me :l And I don't like calling it 'it'

also, we shop at walmart and where going tomorrow so what kind of food should I get?

[darkvoodoo]

@spiderfish- the tri/splash mice dont seem to what to reproduce I dont know all their ages, so all in the cage are to be bred one time, then they will be retired, but a few look pregnant, then all of a sudden they dont.
Im crossing my fingers out of the 3 babies, one is blue or pearl. So far they still look light, so hopefully they arent black. Im keeping the girl for sure.

As for removing the blood, I use a (tooth) brush soaked in white vinegar sprinkled with baking soda. It takes scrubbing power, but it works and is safe for small critters.
peroxide can be used as well.

[orpheus.]

ok guys I am going to start the hamster house now, I am using tape to hold stuff together because IDK if my cra-z-art whasable school glue would some how hurt toki doki. I am like SUPER worried that I might do something wrong of give it something that can hurt it. It says no harmful fumes, and I would HOPE its non-toxic, but IDK if that applys to hamster to so I will just use tape. Would you guys like a picture of it in the house when its done?

Also how to I tell if its a boy or girl, the lady at the pet store didn't tell me :l And I don't like calling it 'it'

also, we shop at walmart and where going tomorrow so what kind of food should I get?

You aren't using the cardboard as an actual full-time cage, are you?

[Kenobi.]

ok guys I am going to start the hamster house now, I am using tape to hold stuff together because IDK if my cra-z-art whasable school glue would some how hurt toki doki. I am like SUPER worried that I might do something wrong of give it something that can hurt it. It says no harmful fumes, and I would HOPE its non-toxic, but IDK if that applys to hamster to so I will just use tape. Would you guys like a picture of it in the house when its done?

Also how to I tell if its a boy or girl, the lady at the pet store didn't tell me :l And I don't like calling it 'it'

also, we shop at walmart and where going tomorrow so what kind of food should I get?

You aren't using the cardboard as an actual full-time cage, are you?

heck no! The cardboard is a one or two time use place because I wanted to do something with the empty boxes i had, the cage i have now is from petco (or smart idk) but i want a new one because its small. my poor Toki has no room to run. But it has a built in wheel so thats good, its just so small it can hardly move it ;-;

[Julia]

ok guys I am going to start the hamster house now, I am using tape to hold stuff together because IDK if my cra-z-art whasable school glue would some how hurt toki doki. I am like SUPER worried that I might do something wrong of give it something that can hurt it. It says no harmful fumes, and I would HOPE its non-toxic, but IDK if that applys to hamster to so I will just use tape. Would you guys like a picture of it in the house when its done?

Also how to I tell if its a boy or girl, the lady at the pet store didn't tell me :l And I don't like calling it 'it'

also, we shop at walmart and where going tomorrow so what kind of food should I get?

You aren't using the cardboard as an actual full-time cage, are you?

heck no! The cardboard is a one or two time use place because I wanted to do something with the empty boxes i had, the cage i have now is from petco (or smart idk) but i want a new one because its small. my poor Toki has no room to run. But it has a built in wheel so thats good, its just so small it can hardly move it ;-;

You should buy a big wheel sooner or later, small wheels are very bad for the back of a hamster. (: They also need a lot of space to run. I bought mine a cage with a length of one meter. It doesn't have to be that big, but shouldn't be a lot smaller either (like 50-60cm). (: Plastic can also be harmful to your baby, I always go for wood. If you have any questions about hamsters/rodents in general, feel free to ask. (: Not everything has to be 100% perfect, but there are some things that can improve the life of your lovely pet.

[Autumnlp99]

My little mouse Dumbledoor died today of unknown causes.
I've actually decided to turn him into a piece of taxidermy.
I'm not using the whole body I'm just using the pelt.
I'll post a picture of it once its finished.
I really miss my little guy.

[Dylan Klebold]

oh noooo D:

may Dumbledoor rest in peace, the little child

;-;

[cat;;]

RIP dumbledore, your pelt will live on, and so will your soul