Well done Sandee I am so glad you won your lovely ratties will enjoy them so much and THANK YOU TO ANDREA AND ROBYN WHO RAN THE RAFFLE AND ALL MEMBERS WHO...
Our vet will only prescribe baytril... On occasion they will if baytril does not work they will prescribe another - the name of which escapes me but it smells...
Myself and friends have purchased nine rats from a well known rattery. Three of them have gotten sick with upper respiratory infections at a young age, 8...
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If your kids are looking for a hero to replace that "other guy", check this out. In addition to being involved in several charities, LaDainian Tomlinson, of...
If I remember correctly: All rats (minus some labratory strains) are born carriers of Myco. Some can go through their whole life without any complications,...
I agree. All pet rats carry myco, but some of them are more susceptible to flare-ups than others. I might contact the Rattery, but I wouldn't start being...
My understanding is that because all pet rats carry the Myco pathenogen from birth, it lives in the lungs and nasal passages, you can expect that some time in...
Just want to add, it lives in the birth canal as well. Most rats catch myco directly from their mother during birth. That's why myco-free laboratory lines had...
... I have space available.<< Ditto. I think it's important to detail the process - what happens if you buy from pet stores, and the importance of other...
Shopping for supplies is one thing, but I'm guessing there are lots of areas where it might be difficult to actually acquire rats outside of pet stores. I...
"I would submit that the only way having 'Myco free' rats would be a benefit would be if -=all=- rats were Myco free." Exactly. We often have college kids...
In places where the only option for rats is to get them from a pet store, maybe the best decision would be to just not get any. Rebecca Kirk Houston Rat Rescue...
... store, maybe the best decision would be to just not get any<< I simply disagree. I don't delude myself that I'm "rescuing" the rats I have, but I don't see...
Honestly, that doesn't make much logical sense to me at all. Buying from pet shops should be avoided because (for starters) they all support bad breeding and...
If I stayed out of "those" pet store who farm rats, then I would not have the 6 boy's I currently rescued (on different occasions) from being dinner. They are...
Well my hairless rat Gwen had 11 babies on the 31st. One was dead at birth however and she ate one other. So now she has 9 left. They all seem to be doing...
Hi, I think in a perfect rat world all rats as pets would come from breeders or rescues, but let's be realistic; that "saved" rat is SAVED. Most people...
Just to let everyone know my friend's baby rattie I posted about passed away last night. She is heartbroken and I feel terrible for her. I can't believe that...
Mine proscribes Doxy and if they are not better in a few days adds Baytril. I remember reading somewhere that starting with Baytril is bad, especially for...
I don't know about young rats dying from secondary infections on Baytril but
it can cause bone and joint problems young/baby rats. Deb ... Cindy wrote: Mine...
"It had to do with Baytril being good to help control Myco, but not good on secondary infections. It seems the little ones were more likely to die from the...
Thank you thank you thank you, Rebecca. This needs to be emphasized again and again! I realize it is not as easy to adopt a rat as it is to walk in a pet store...
Without stating my opinion on this issue, I would like to remind people that there are several places you can look for ratties to adopt. I'm sure there are...
I love the information that this site allows us to share and I wouldn't be able to be a rat owner without it, as I would be in a panic all the time as to what...
I've never had three big squishes at once before. Usually when the boys mellow into mid age I end up with one or two squishy cuddlers and at least one...
Sorry if you already said this, but what state are you in? Cindy, Shadow, Paco, Spazz, Vito, Taquito and our rattie angels: Kitty, Mikey, Marble, JP, Scabbers,...
Up to date research has shown that this is not a problem with baby rodents due to their relatively short period for growth and to their high metabolism. I have...
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