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[Sadies]

I think I'm in love yet again. I've had Nyx for about two weeks now, and there has been a tremendous change. She's become so outgoing compared to the little baby that was afraid of people. She's actually become one of the more dominant ones as well. I've started calling her Bullet too because she's so full of energy and so fast. Plus she's become incredibly brave, and nothing deters that little thing. Aaaaand, it doesn't help that she's so adorable.

Awww....so cute :D

[rachaelandrats]

All rats have mycoplasma, I did a report on it for my course, it is caused by a bacterial infection, wild rats carry the bacteria but it does not effect them, rats were first domesticated for testing on, as they were they became reactive to these bacterias. All pet rats come from labrats and all pet rats have this illness. It has been reccorded that only two litter of rats actualy didn't have it and that was because they were removed from the rats womb by opp then iccolated their life however as they didn't get the exposure to the world they died. You can not get rid of it, only reduce it. That is why rats must be housed in dust free environments.

It is a horroble fact I am afraid. I really wish their was a cure for it as I hate to see rats suffer and it takes time off their lives. Saddly for domestic rats they are not healthy pets as they get ill so easily which is a big shame as they are amazing animals.

Lab rats don't have myco as they are kept in sterile conditions.

All pet rats do have myco - as do wild rats. It can effect wild rats in the same way as pet rats do too.

You can't "reduce" myco. It's something that can flare up, you can treat it with medicine so even though you're not getting rid of the myco, you are getting rid of the secondary infection. A lot of the time though, it's a simple respiratory track infection that causes their breathing problems.

[LegionWolf]

I really miss having rats ): I had them for years, ever since my brother first got a rat. He was massive (or seemed so since I was little), and after him, I loved rats. Since Catfood (yes, that was his name XD and it wasn't meant to be mean 'cause we all loved him), I've had my own rats until my last one had to be euthanized ):

I think when I get my own place I'll have rats again. Where I live now is just too small to fit a good cage anywhere that my cats won't bother it.

On a semi-different note, I absolutely hate most pet stores that have rodents. Though some of the larger ones like PetSmart or something, their rats are taken care of, but all the smaller places I"ve been too recently have deplorable conditions. The 'pet store' in town has literally dozens of rats or mice or hamsters in the same tiny cage. This one time I went in there, they had three adult females in a cage, two of which had litters of newer babies and I'm assuming the third had some older babies. The size of the cage? Two feet long by a foot wide and a food tall. Frickin' disgusting. That's just one little thing too compared to everything else they allow there. The worst part is, despite having so many reports against them, the shop has never been shut down!

[Sadies]

All rats have mycoplasma, I did a report on it for my course, it is caused by a bacterial infection, wild rats carry the bacteria but it does not effect them, rats were first domesticated for testing on, as they were they became reactive to these bacterias. All pet rats come from labrats and all pet rats have this illness. It has been reccorded that only two litter of rats actualy didn't have it and that was because they were removed from the rats womb by opp then iccolated their life however as they didn't get the exposure to the world they died. You can not get rid of it, only reduce it. That is why rats must be housed in dust free environments.

It is a horroble fact I am afraid. I really wish their was a cure for it as I hate to see rats suffer and it takes time off their lives. Saddly for domestic rats they are not healthy pets as they get ill so easily which is a big shame as they are amazing animals. :(

Lab rats don't have myco as they are kept in sterile conditions.

All pet rats do have myco - as do wild rats. It can effect wild rats in the same way as pet rats do too.

You can't "reduce" myco. It's something that can flare up, you can treat it with medicine so even though you're not getting rid of the myco, you are getting rid of the secondary infection. A lot of the time though, it's a simple respiratory track infection that causes their breathing problems.

Labrats have it also, all pet rats come from lab rats which is the cause of the problem in the first place :(

[Sadies]

On a lighter note, I'm finaly having my home check tonight :D could bebringing Pablo (currently Pippen) home on the weekend :D

[LegionWolf]

I made adoptables of all my own and my family's pet rats since the very beginning since I didn't have pictures of them all

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The First Rat - Catfood (Male; Chocolate English Irish)


The Predecessors - Diamond (Female; Himalayan) & Oreo (Male; Black Hooded)


The Siblings - Keetow (Female; Cream Hooded), Tweak (Female; Cream Hooded), & Toby (Male; Black Hooded)


The Continuation - Cream (Female; Himalayan) & Sugar (Male; Himalayan)


Offspring of Sugar x Cream - Big Boy (Male; Himalayan), Runt (Male; Himalayan), & Lily (Female; Albino)


Company of an Old Lady - Catti-brie (Female; Mink Berkshire Blaze)


Males Found Wanting - Nugget (Male; Agouti Self)


Added Female Companion - Delly (Female; Black Capped)


Offspring of Nugget x Delly - Havoc (Male; Fawn Self), Riza (Female; Fawn Self), Mazey (Female; Beige Hooded), Daddy's Girl (Agouti Self), Jeff (Male; Himalayan), & Parmesan (Male; Himalayan)

My last rats that were together were Catti-brie, Nugget, and Havoc ): Catti-brie died of old age, then Nugget a week later. Havoc was left alone after that but ended up getting a stomach tumor so he had to be euthanized ;-; I miss my rats.

[Sadies]

Awww.....so cute :D

I am so excited XD Pablo (Currently Pippen) if finaly coming home this weekend, hopefully tomoz XD I passed my home chaeck :D so exctied :D

[Sketchy]

Just felt like sharing. =)
I love little ratty expressions.
Unfortunately I got bored and didn't get to the "goofy =P" face or the "glare" face.
But still cute non-the-less!

[laces]

Awwwwwww, good job Sketchy :3

[Wᴏʟғᴀᴛᴏɴɪx]

You guys are lucky to still have your rats. My mom made me get rid of them :'(