Hello Everyone Yesterday I visited a new pet shop that had opened in my area. I was inprested with the conditions that animals where kept in. I then heard my...
Sarah, Even if he's not chewing hard things, he should be keeping the teef trimmed by bruxing. If he's not, then you may have to keep clipping! Try him on...
well they do like saddles and leather bridles lolol Lou "I Perform Unspeakable Acts of Beauty and Random Kindness -- I Rescue Rats!" Louise Dux Y2K/3...
<<shakey babies>> This could be some congenital neurological problem. BUT if they are eating, drinking and active, they can live with it and still have great...
My dear Shrek has a swollen foot. It looks pretty sore and much bigger than the other foot. Shrek is suffering from hind leg paralysis. Maybe this has ...
Nuts! In their shells of course. Brazil nuts are a BIG favourite in our house, although they aren't given these particular nuts very often. Hazelnuts are also...
... This worries me a bit, Vicky. I am wondering why they would want to breed from rats that might bite... surely not as pets!? Live feeding is illegal in the...
OK, sure, but have they witnessed the effects of Yogies on rats??! 2 hours out and they break into hives, they start frothing, and the phones are lit up with...
Two of my ratties came from Olga, they are about 1 and a half now. I was really looking foward to getting more of her darlings but when I emailed her to say hi...
Sorry to read that Shrek's foot is hurt. Hopefully he'll get better. I read the article you posted. Interesting. Just one thing. I had also read about 4 months...
I've been hearing about these rats for weeks now and I want to see them! Cna someone give me an address to his website? Thank you, Katherine [Non-text...
hi all! a month ago, my little rattie girl, butternut, underwent surgery to have a mammary tumor removed. the wound didn't heal up and it abcessed -- so...
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This is from a pet sfs forum: HLP(hind leg paralysis) is actually a result or a symptom of severe MBD(metabolic bone disease). HLP is what you see in a severe...
... Thanks for this excellent post, Moca. I have been thinking about HLP a lot lately. Almost all my male rats did get HLP after two years of age. I feed them...
The two blond hooded baby girls we got from PetSmart finally got through their quarantine yesterday, and last night, I introduced them to their prospective ...
... Well,I have Win.98 and my player does not support this,so I can't see it. Anyway,it sounds like eithor brain damage,a genetic defect or MBD. (See my post...
... trying to ... I doubt this. Rats and more motivated if a rat smells wrong rather than how it moves or looks. ... but LISTERS, ... I agree with Jane. ...
... Don't they have seizure dogs though that warn people when their owner is about to seize? Couldn't that be scent? I don't know, the bite was very long and...
Haha...I like to crochet sometimes, which is impossible around my ratties! They steal the hook (it's a precious TREASURE especially since it's off limits...)...
In case anyone is wondering about Olga... She is finishing medical school at U Mass in Worcester, and just found out that she will be doing her OB/GYN ...
I wrote an article for a local pet connection newsletter. I don't think the article is on-line yet, but the photos of my son, Nick, with 3 of our rats, is up. ...
... owner ... Most liekly,yes. As DS aged,he did have seizures,but his son,who lived with him till he died did not seem troubeled by these. I don't know, the...
Yay! That is fairly close to us So Cal folks. If she ever decides to breed again (the rats that is) I know where to go...I've heard so many good things about...
... Your welcome. I have been thinking about HLP a lot ... I have as well,which is why I'm doing this. Almost all my male rats did get HLP after two years of...
... Typhani - are you living in an old house? Has it been de-leaded? Your vet can check for lead levels in your rats. My vet did this when I first took Zelda...
Thanks to all for the wonderful advice and support, again. Like I always say, I don't know what I'd do without you! So Dini's bumps that I posted on before...