The BRODENTS! Rodent Enthusiast Thread!

[a snoozing skerple]

They have little hearts on their belly cx

[Spencer Reid]

The little guy seems very calm, they aren't usually to content being on their back.

[darkvoodoo]

thanks.
I'm pretty excited for them

[.Middy.]

So after spraining my elbow yesterday, my first question was 'can I carry rats around in my sling?' My mom had to come to my house to take me (hit my head as well and couldn't see to drive) and her response was 'no don't carry rats in your sling'

So of course I carried rats in my sling, Nymph joined me in taking the dogs out to potty today. She's such a good little doe.

[Spencer Reid]

Aww! Such a cutie! I wish my rats were still alive, they died a few years ago. R.I.P. Nester, Snickers, Coffee, Henry, and Harley.

[Kenobi.]

Hello everyone.

So, I have an important question.

My robo hamster has been living in the same cage for the whole year i've had her, but the cage is too small. She has no room to run. I want to make a cage for her out of a tote, but every time I bring it up my mom gets mad and says 'why would you change it! that's the only place she's ever known' which isn't true but whatever mom.

Is that true? If I give her a BIGGER house that she NEEDS to be HEALTHY will she just die because it's a new place, even though she loves exploring new places?

[a snoozing skerple]

Hello everyone.

So, I have an important question.

My robo hamster has been living in the same cage for the whole year i've had her, but the cage is too small. She has no room to run. I want to make a cage for her out of a tote, but every time I bring it up my mom gets mad and says 'why would you change it! that's the only place she's ever known' which isn't true but whatever mom.

Is that true? If I give her a BIGGER house that she NEEDS to be HEALTHY will she just die because it's a new place, even though she loves exploring new places?

Animals don't just die because they're moved, least of all if their new habitat is better suited for them, quite the opposite actually because rodents confined to too small an area for too long may begin to thrash or flip themselves and may get hurt.

Just think that you generally have to remove a rodent from its cage in order to change the bedding, and it causes them no harm. They're used to their surroundings changing a lot more than free roaming house pets because of this. If a change in scenery was going to kill her then caged animals would have a general lifespan of one week or less. c; I think it's more likely that your mother just doesn't want to buy or work on a new one.

Very sorry about little Pip.

[Kenobi.]

Hello everyone.

So, I have an important question.

My robo hamster has been living in the same cage for the whole year i've had her, but the cage is too small. She has no room to run. I want to make a cage for her out of a tote, but every time I bring it up my mom gets mad and says 'why would you change it! that's the only place she's ever known' which isn't true but whatever mom.

Is that true? If I give her a BIGGER house that she NEEDS to be HEALTHY will she just die because it's a new place, even though she loves exploring new places?

Animals don't just die because they're moved, least of all if their new habitat is better suited for them, quite the opposite actually because rodents confined to too small an area for too long may begin to thrash or flip themselves and may get hurt.

Just think that you generally have to remove a rodent from its cage in order to change the bedding, and it causes them no harm. They're used to their surroundings changing a lot more than free roaming house pets because of this. If a change in scenery was going to kill her then caged animals would have a general lifespan of one week or less. c; I think it's more likely that your mother just doesn't want to buy or work on a new one.

Very sorry about little Pip.

I told her what you said, and she got all bleh and said 'even for an old hamster????!!?' so I looked it up and a robo hamsters average lifespan is 3 years, and Toki isn't even two years old.

She said I have to save my money, so what kind of tote do I use? Like clear I know, and I need to cut holes in the top and put wire top thing for ventilation and I need a new wheel since the one she used now is attached to the cage & and it squeaks when she runes in it (which is only at night when everyone is sleeping lol) basically what size do I need?

[LissaJo]

-snip-

I told her what you said, and she got all bleh and said 'even for an old hamster????!!?' so I looked it up and a robo hamsters average lifespan is 3 years, and Toki isn't even two years old.

She said I have to save my money, so what kind of tote do I use? Like clear I know, and I need to cut holes in the top and put wire top thing for ventilation and I need a new wheel since the one she used now is attached to the cage & and it squeaks when she runes in it (which is only at night when everyone is sleeping lol) basically what size do I need?

a small dab of cooking oil or spray will stay the wheel from squeaking

[Kenobi.]

-snip-

I told her what you said, and she got all bleh and said 'even for an old hamster????!!?' so I looked it up and a robo hamsters average lifespan is 3 years, and Toki isn't even two years old.

She said I have to save my money, so what kind of tote do I use? Like clear I know, and I need to cut holes in the top and put wire top thing for ventilation and I need a new wheel since the one she used now is attached to the cage & and it squeaks when she runes in it (which is only at night when everyone is sleeping lol) basically what size do I need?

a small dab of cooking oil or spray will stay the wheel from squeaking

Oh wow! I will try it! Thank you <3
Edit: I tried it, after a good cleaning the wheel doesn't squeak!
Here's some pictures of her. She always moves and I had to resize them, so their terrible quality.

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