The BRODENTS! Rodent Enthusiast Thread!

[.Middy.]

Yeah that’s what I found when I checked with a friend and did some checking into it. I don’t really know anyone in the UK, so it’s not something that’s ever really come up to me. I just knew I saw someone with some in the UK before lol

[halloween.egg]

i've got four rattie boys! once i have enough money to get a dcn (Double CritterNation, an amazing cage) i'm gonna get a few more!

i've got hamilton, who's my oldest. he's approximately 2.5 years old, and i adopted him from my local pet store. he was kept in a tank in terrible conditions as a breeder his whole life, so he's got a lot of health issues - but he's such a sweet boy, and i love him to death. he's almost always with me, sleeping on my shoulder <3 he's a siamese dumbo.

then we've got laurens and lafayette - my two middle boys. they're brothers from the same litter. laurens is a ruby eyed tan hooded, and lafayette is a black hooded. i adopted them from the same pet store as hamilton (along with my fourth boy, who i'll get to soon!) and at first they were both very timid. lafayette is my mother's heart rat, and they get along so perfectly. he leaps into her shirt from the cage and it's hilarious! laurens is my houdini, he's gotten out of his cage three times and he never wants to go back haha. they're both approximately 2 and a half months old.

my newest baby is named hercules, and he's only a month old. i've had him for almost a week. he's a black berkshire, and he's so adorable. he was weaned at only 2 weeks, which is super dangerous. i felt almost guilty adopting him so early but i wanted to save him from being fed to a snake (don't get me wrong, i love snakes - but i could never own one after having rats). he's actually doing wonderful! he's very sweet, he burrows into my shirt and he grooms my nose constantly. he's my baby, and i fell in love with him instantly. when i was playing with the babies in the pet store, he was the only one that wasn't timid. he ran right up my arm and onto my shoulder, and started bruxing and grooming me! i'm so happy <3

i don't have any pictures on my computer, sadly. but these boys are the light of my life <3

[gamorasass]

i've got four rattie boys! once i have enough money to get a dcn (Double CritterNation, an amazing cage) i'm gonna get a few more!

I could never have snakes for the same reason! I love them, but after owning rats, no way!
Your boys sound cute. Perhaps you could adopt from a breeder instead of the pet store? Just a suggestion. That's definitely what I plan to do for my next boys.

[Eevee]

Any name suggestions for my new baby boy?? <3

[MotherMother]

@Bleedingjay oh my gosh so cute!! Maybe Brook or River, because the white marking on his face kind of looks like a brook/river?

[mediocre mackerel]

@Bleedingjay oh my gosh so cute!! Maybe Brook or River, because the white marking on his face kind of looks like a brook/river?

Agreed!!!

[gamorasass]

Used corrugated plastic to make my ratties a new tray for their Double Critter Nation. Fleece is starting to drive me nuts. It would be easier if I could keep ratties in a C&C, but that's not really possible haha. So I made new trays to switch from fleece to loose bedding (yesterday's news).

Also, thinking of getting some Skinny Pigs. My mother and I LOVE guinea pigs, but she's allergic to their dander. So since Skinny pigs have no hair, therefore no dander, we might be getting some! Mom had pigs in aspen shavings when she was younger as well, and I'm very allergic to any kind of shavings, so I'm betting that was triggering her allergies as well.

[jade,]

Hi fellow rodent lovers c: I recently got a new hamster, and I decided to name her Nutmeg! She is a winter white dwarf hamster, and she is brown with a black stripe on her spine, with a white belly. She looks almost exactly like one of my hamsters, Cocoa, who died recently xc Rip forever cocoa! you will forever be missed.

Other than that, I just want to welcome Nutmeg as one of the newest member of my hamster family! You will be loved and cared for as much as any other of my babies! Welcome, Nutmeg! ♡♡

[gamorasass]

hi! my rats ran out of their food (oxbow) and i don't have anything to give them atm???? i ordered some food online but i have no idea when it'll get here. is it ok if they eat some hamster food in the meantime (seed mix)? thank you!

No. You should go to the pet store and buy some proper food.

[Angelus Gaston]

hi! my rats ran out of their food (oxbow) and i don't have anything to give them atm???? i ordered some food online but i have no idea when it'll get here. is it ok if they eat some hamster food in the meantime (seed mix)? thank you!

Why your waiting you could look in to making your own for the time being

http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Pet-Rat-Food/

Something like this will help.