We've been on a greek god and goddesses kick at our house when it comes to animal names ( zeus, apollo, hermes ). Before that we named animals for characters...
Have you tried bathing your rats on a regular basis to see if that helps with your allergies? Just a suggestion until you find someone to take them. betsy...
Sorry to hear about your rats passing :( Writing a poem to them is a lovely thought and memorial to them ! If you don't mind my prying what virus did they...
I tried to before, but they just run away from the water and scratch the crap out of me...haha. ... Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail...
I've heard that my girls will like cantelope. But, I was wondering if it's ok for them to have watermelon, green grapes and strawberries. Also, are "Kix"...
Hi everyone, I've been a member of Rat World for almost a year now, but I have some really bad news. I have been a rat owner since I was about 15, and I've had...
Oh, Lynda... I'm so sorry to hear this. I sure wish I lived closer to you... I'm down in Atlanta. Good luck on finding homes for your babies, whether the...
... About what ratties will eat. I do not have much information on the pet-type ones, since mine are wild and live in my machine sheds and in barns. Time and ...
My dad is getting a rat to breed and she is one year old, so I told him that's to old. How old must a female rat be to breed where the is a low chance of...
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to remind everyone that the last day to register for Rat-A-Rama is only days away. All rats must be registered by August 7th! If you...
I have some cute himilayan ratties, and some ivory variegated ratties... let me know i can travel to harrisburg to meet you... they are 5 months old and...
My rat Lith is odd, he's cute though :-) But i've never seen a rat that looks quite like he does... Can anyone tell me what markings he has? He has a black z...
My rat seems to love anything I put in front of her except for strawberries. I read they shouldn't have citrus or it makes their urine smell so I've stayed...
synnobyte....I wrote down your email to keep for when I am ready for a new ratty ( or two ). It's getting close to time to put mine down and I'm pretty sure...
They are both adult PEWs but they couldn't tell me their sex so obviously the shelter people don't know anything about rats because it's not hard. Also, they...
*lol* Oi. I know pet stores aren't the best places to get ratties from, but I couldn't help it! They had a tank with ... it had to be at least fifty babies...
What we are supposed to have self control when it comes to our ratties? LOL I got mine too at a pet store ( impulse buy - I would've never considered a rat...
... 2 weeks at the shortest. I quarantine mine for 3-4 weeks just to make absolutely certain. Since the SDA outbreak lately is a disease that is easly ...
Hi everyone, I hate to do this, but I've got too many girls and I need to find good homes for two of them. A friend of mine was supposed to take them but her...
I would love more than anything to take in your two female rats!! Im always willing to take in a rescue or two... Where are you located? I live in Normal...
I'm in WA state on the Idaho border. I'd be glad to give these girls to you...it's just a question of setting up a transport train...You're the first person to...
Ok, kinda off subject, but wow! Just had to say hi, Melissa, because it's rare that I see someone from my hometown online. ;-) I'm in Michigan now, but was...
Well, now I must say wow, lol... So yea, Its changed ALOT! I lived in NY for 3 years about 2 years ago... Came back and I had no idea where half the places...
I'm starting my ratty on tamoxifen and am looking for ideas of how to make sure she eats it. Today I crushed it and put it in some yogurt so we'll see if that...
The only truely effective way I found was to have one person hold the rat with their fingers making a V around the back of their neck and holding the rest of...