The BRODENTS! Rodent Enthusiast Thread!

[The Lost Gremlin]

Would an 11" Trixie wheel, and/or "6 flying saucers be suitable for fancy mice? And how many mice to how many wheels?
Just want to know if the spare wheels I have will be suitable, or if I'll need to get new ones.

I should think so, though don't hold me to that. My mice girls have a 7.5'' wheel and a 6'' inch flying saucer and they both seem more than big enough. In fact, my two largest girls (before Scally met an untimely end) could easily run side-by-side in the wheel without their backs arching or tails curling.

Between my three girls I had one of each in the cage at the same time. Frequently, as mentioned above, my girls would either share or they'd happily take turns.

[Spooky~]

I had to post this because about a year ago, I got two mice named Maple and Marley...

D: They didn't make it last night, I don't know how, they were healthy.

^.^ But, on the bright side, I'm getting a new pair in a couple of months from a breeder, I'm so excited.

[plot]

Dear rat owners,
I have a few question.

I have 2 rats, and they both have tumors growing. One has a mammary tumor that has grown so large and so rapid that she is having issues getting in and out of her bed. The other has a mammary tumor and a small tumor growing under her front leg.

It’s not life threatening and I understand it is now a quality of life issue, however it’s difficult watching them struggle around the cage. I contacted the humane society about possibly putting them down, and was told it would be $57 each.

Is there any preferred method to putting rats down? I don’t want them in any kind of pain, and I want it to be a safe and humane way.

If you can pm me with answers, I’d appreciate it quite a bit. Thank you all.

[spiderfish]

I should think so, though don't hold me to that. My mice girls have a 7.5'' wheel and a 6'' inch flying saucer and they both seem more than big enough. In fact, my two largest girls (before Scally met an untimely end) could easily run side-by-side in the wheel without their backs arching or tails curling.

Between my three girls I had one of each in the cage at the same time. Frequently, as mentioned above, my girls would either share or they'd happily take turns.

Thanks!
The 11" I don't know whether will be a little too big? It's plastic, so it's really light weight, but I still can't imagine a mouse in it I have two or three flying saucers though, and can always get new wheels.

[Nari UwU]

I need some advice. I got these two rats, they weren’t very tame and started out a little nippy but it was more curiosity than anything. In the month I’ve had them, they’ve gotten much worse. Like just took a chunk out of my finger worse. I don’t know what to do with them, like they are spiraling quick. I’ve been trying to work with them every day and get them tame, and honestly I don’t even care if I get bit as long as they get better but it’s not, and it’s quickly getting to the point that they aren’t safe to even feed without heavy duty gloves, what can I even do in this situation? I really don’t want to take them back and unknowingly put someone ELSE in this position but clearly I’m not making the situation better , any advice/thoughts would be GREATLY appreciated. I have 6 rats besides them and have never had to deal with biting before, let alone this full blown aggression I am honestly at a loss rn

[MotherMother]

@Team_Dobby sorry to hear you're having troubles, and it takes a loving person to not give up on them so I applaud you! Since you mentioned wearing heavy duty gloves when feeding, may I ask are you always wearing gloves when handling them?

[Nari UwU]

@Team_Dobby sorry to hear you're having troubles, and it takes a loving person to not give up on them so I applaud you! Since you mentioned wearing heavy duty gloves when feeding, may I ask are you always wearing gloves when handling them?

No, I just barely bought the gloves today. They started out just kinda weary and I’d get little nips but nothing that even hurt, but like idk they’ve just been getting worse, my entire middle finger pretty much is bandaged rn bc of how much she went off on me, this is the first time I’ve even bled from it, I dunno what set them off so badly now, they were always really bad about not wanting to be caught but once they were out of the cage they were alright

[MotherMother]

@Team_Dobby hmm. I asked because when I wear gloves (when cleaning their cage) my girls get very nippy just because they want to take the gloves off my hands and they think they're helping me by pulling them off. If they're only bad when they're inside the cage, I wonder if they're just very territorial? Instead of grabbing them to take them out of the cage, maybe consider coaxing them out instead. If they don't come out themselves, you can lure them out with food and treats.
Also, since you have other rats, it's possible they smell the other rats and see them as competition, which sends them into a territorial mode. You can test this out by making sure there's no other rat scent on you. So next time you get out of the shower, change into fresh clothes and visit your girls and see if they behave the same way. If they still nip, it's not because other rats' scent.
If over time they still don't bond well with you, try spending time with them one on one. Rats feed off the energy of their peers and will make each other more scared. If you take away the other one's influence, the rat may learn to seek companionship from you (it well help a lot to have treats ready) I wouldn't actually separate them, but I'd try taking one out of the cage at a time for a while. Then of course you can take them both out afterwords, but a short one-on-one session before playtime might help.

[.Middy.]

I finally went and picked up my new mice and ASFs last night! Two colonies of mice with a trio in each! Then one has 18 babies and the other has 8 lol. With atleast two more litters on the way. The soft furs I got a trio, they haven’t produced any babies yet but hopefully soon! This little one is my favorite, I’ve decided to call it Jester after the harlequin rabbit breed since it has a split like one lol. Need to check gender on it, but it’s staying either way lol.

[cornspurrd.]

so after school today gordons going to the vet, what do i bring along?.