I really don't know if it's an abcess or not. He inserted a needle in and couldn't get hardly anything out. He got a little blood, but I think it's cause he ...
I hope everyone had a great Halloween. I had a ok one. The vet visit wasn't bad so I can't complain too much. I dressed up as a zombie that night and went out....
Help! I found a small pea sized bump on the side of my 1 year old rat! I don't know what it is...can someone help me out. I was gonna take him to a vet but I ...
Is it male or female? What does the bump feel like? Is it squishy? Could a cage mate bit the rat and it have an abcess? Put a warm compress on it and see if it...
It might be a tumor. Even though it's a male they still do have some mammary tissue. Check out those links and if it gets bigger I'd take him to the vet. ...
Are almonds ok to give to rats in the shell? Someone in another club said she read in Debbie D's book that it might not be. I hope they are ok cause I just ...
Since I am not a vet, and do not want to come straight out and tell someone to use it, there is a non alternative antibiotic avaliable at farm stores that has ...
Since I had an incident where one of my rats got up on my bed during the night scared me half to death I've been keeping her cage closed. But every now and...
I read about a recent cancer research project that concluded that almonds reduced the risk of cancer to the laboratory rats used.<br><br>Note that they are...
okay....i went to ratfanclub.org and followed their directions for introducing the new rat. i followed them. zoe (the resident female) was pretty good with...
Sqeaking and dominance scuffles are normal, so if you don't see blood, it's usually ok. If you're really worried, though, or if one of the rats seems ...
thanx.....im gonna be puttin some pics of the new rat in there within the next couple of days....shes gray and white but has a little more contrast than...
Have you been putting them together during the day in Zoe's cage? One of my friend said thats the best way to do it. Start out with a hour and just add up. Zoe...
Hi There!<br>This is a great site for some more information on introducing new ratties -<br><br>Oh.... keep an eye out for the purple octopus!<br><a...
Someone said there was something in Debbie D's rat health care book about not giving almonds to rats. I looked through it last night and the only thing I found...
i put the both of them in an extra cage.....then after about an hour i put them in zoe's.....after i cleaned it out and washed everything!! gwen seems to be ...
Hi Everyone -<br><br>Almonds are one of many nuts/pips/seeds which contain Amygdalin (poison)until they are completely ripe.<br>Here is a link for more ...
Let me just rephrase the crushing bit -<br>If you crush an unripened almond, it hydrolises and can produce a cyanide compound.<br>So, not good to crush. ...
Thanks for the info. I was honestly really concerned about wal-nuts until someone on a group said something about almonds. I heard wal-nut shells were ...
...One of my rats is named Amygdala. :] She's named after the section of the brain, though. <br><br>Do you know if there's any relation between Amygdalin and...
For those of you who may have added me to your yahoo messesnger friends list, I have found it nessessary to uninstall it, I am lucky to keep up with MSN ...
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