The BRODENTS! Rodent Enthusiast Thread!

[.kestral]

I would love to own rodents. Degu in particular, but there is only one space they could go in my house right now...and it's right near the reptiles which I would like to avoid.

[ivory.]

Timbre died during the night.
Have no idea what was wrong, he was completely fine last night.

I haven't eve got any recent pictures of my little pirate rattie.

Im very sorry for your loss. Rip Timbre. :c

I think the price point + steep shipping means not many people know about it. Seriously, it's awesome. I'm in Canada, and I think it's $19 for the wheel and then $21 for shipping... which makes me cringe. I have four of them, and honestly, it IS money well spent and I love them. Especially since they're large and can fit in even shorter cages because they're not excessively tall on the lowest setting.

My partner wants to figure out how to make our own to avoid the shipping costs. I imagine you could find a smaller bucket too, and do that.

Honestly I would make my own but I'm pretty bad at any DIY and I would feel bad asking anyone to help me, and that's forgetting the fact my mum was struggling to accurately measure my desk today. >_< I'd probably rather buy one knowing my money won't be wasted on a failed attempt.
I actually sealed a deal on an aquarium after moaning about it lol, so I really need to decide on a wheel as soon as possible. :\

[The Lost Gremlin]

I have a question for anyone who's had any sort of experience with introducing groups of rat kits together 0w0

Because my friend is no longer breeding and there aren't any viable registered rat breeders local that I can reach, I have my eye on a nearby garden centre that stocks locally bred babies (blue and black dumbos especially) and an independent pet shop that occasionally breeds their own very lovely roans.

Since I'm looking to get 3 - 5 babies I was considering on getting two from the garden centre and two from the pet shop, depending on the circustamces. The cage I have is an aventura so I may be able to split the levels and keep the rats separate on a temporary basis whilst I try to introduce them. I'd also likely be getting one of the pairs (or trio, again depending on the situation!) first and then waiting a week or two before bringing the others home.

My question is, how easy would it probably be to introduce two pairs of babies from separate litters? From what I've read adults are easy to introduce to babies but I've not found anything about baby-to-baby intros. Having not matured yet I can't imagine there would be too much of a problem between youngsters... I always thought that the kit's motto was 'the more the merrier!' XD
Any ideas?

[gothic knight]

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Little muffin sausage! She's the one with the little tortie star on her forehead.

ugh, your hamsters are adorable and almost make me want a couple!! i think i've pretty well got my hands full with my boys, although there's this adorable all black gerbil at petsmart that's been there for a couple months now. ;nn;


my sweet boys turn 6 this month and it's just so hard to believe! they were 4 months old when i got them and the change from then to now is incredible. they're much more sociable, especially peanut. my dad absolutely fawns over him. rocky was incredibly nervous and withdrawn when i brought him home at first but now he grooms me and follows me around and shamelessly takes my food. :v

does anyone have any good suggestions for rat treats? or maybe even recipes? i'm super wary of rat treats because i'm a first time rat mama and i don't know yet what's good for my boys. i avoid citrus and other dangerous things but outside of that i'm not entirely sure what to give them! they like to take bits of my food when i eat though i'm pretty careful about what they get, and they love yogurt drops and dried fruit. i've also gotten them a couple snak shacks and they're definitely a favorite.

i guess to sum it up i'd love some recipes/suggestions for rat treats! i really want to make something special for them.
also, sorry if this reads oddly. i'm very tired.

[.Middy.]

Still haven't told y'all about the show have I? It was a ton of fun! A bit unorganized but that's to be expected since it's the first show. My only problem was they didn't start the classes for ages and I had to leave. Luckily they let me and the other contestant for costume contest go ahead and compete right before I had to leave!

Jones won 1st place! He got a amazing ribbon and looked beyond adorable! His competitor was a adorable little guy named Barkley who was dressed as a hamburger and fries lol. Hopefully the next show has more rats that come to be dressed up lol

We also picked up my 4 new mice! I finally nailed down what I want to name them today. Their names are from the same series as my cat Jezebel who was recently killed so it's also honoring her.





Then here is Jones with his ribbon and costume after we got home, and one of him trying his hat on while we were sitting around waiting.

[Hekomi]

So I've had to decide to partially hand raise two of Arya's little ones. They're still with her, but I poke in every two hours and if they're not actively suckling, I pull them and offer KMR, then pop them back. Thank god Arya is so tolerant of me. It's been almost 24hrs and I'm hoping when I weigh them they'll have grown a bit. They are healthy in every regard except that they're both small... like, literally half the size of their siblings. It makes little sense to me, but I have to assume it's something from the paternal line because he's a loan and a complete outcross to my line. :/ It's a little worrying for me, but I don't think it's genetic, it's likely a size sort of thing as his line is a lot smaller in comparison to mine.

Either way it's stressful, and I am optimistic, but I have to be real and know there's a chance they might not make it despite my best efforts.

[Keriae]

:c at least Arya doesn't mind
she probably thinks you're god

I wish you the best luck Komi, I'm sure you're doing all you can (which is amazing, because you are, just saying) and I hope it is because their daddy is an outcross.

[Hekomi]

:c at least Arya doesn't mind
she probably thinks you're god

I wish you the best luck Komi, I'm sure you're doing all you can (which is amazing, because you are, just saying) and I hope it is because their daddy is an outcross.

Hahaha, part of her, yes. "omg babysitter thank god"

Thanks. :) To be honest it's probably like nothing, and they're just slow growers, or take after their grandmother, or something, because in everything but size they're healthy. They motor around like nobody's business, and they look great. The male especially is always nursing when I go in to offer KMR so I don't take him out unless he's not. The female is vocal too, though she does this wonky thing where she puffs out her cheek pouches which is a bit concerning to me, but I can't find anything about it, so it might just be her being a derp.

[Keriae]

she could do with a babysitter xD

I bet they're just midgets like my sister ha
the cheek pouch thing I've never heard of, but I do hope she's just a derp <3

[Hekomi]

she could do with a babysitter xD

I bet they're just midgets like my sister ha
the cheek pouch thing I've never heard of, but I do hope she's just a derp <3

Yeah they honestly look like normal hamsters, they're just tiny. I have a video of the female wobbly-wobbling on my hand. I have to do a bit of exercising but then I'll give them another dose and weigh them. Hoping they've put on weight since yesterday.