Right on sister! I'm right there with you!! I'm in the USA and I had people laugh at me when I started calling to get a vet for when I started breeding my...
Oh prices are insane and treatment is pretty lousy for what you pay. I have had numerous things done... Last time I went in with a rat who was having problems...
So far the vet I go to for my pets has been quite good with all of them. I haven't had to take my rats to the vet yet, but one of my brothers guinea pigs has...
In a message dated 01/05/2005 22:58:40 GMT Daylight Time, jtasei@... writes: They had to check with the doctors to see if they even did the surgeries...
In the time I've been reading posts from various groups, I do read a lot where people are complaining about their vets, either because of their vet's prices,...
I feel really fortunate because here in my small town area of Ohio, we have a number of really good exotic animal vets. I take mine to 2 different vets,...
Thanks everyone for your help,he doesn't seem to be in any pain and is getting around just fine.He is eating and drinking, so for now I won't take him in to be...
I think Skunk, my black n white mismarked hooded rat, has some sort of red mites? I'm not sure. But does anyone know of any kind of shampoo or anything that...
My rats had mites, I used Bird lice and mite spray that I purchased at Petco. It has worked well. I used for two weeks 2 x per week and they are gone. Good...
Be REALLY careful with the mite treatments you find at petstores. I used some of them and it almost killed my entire flock of 65 birds ( I was running an...
I have alot of rex babies that will be ready to go starting May 19th. There adoption fee is $5ea. or $10 for 3. I will have some dumbo's avaliable starting...
dear eddy please tell me what type ur rat is I might be able to help they are young but i their are some left u will have to come pick them up for fatman to...
Okay my rat Piper is about three years old now and the past couple of days she doesn't seem to be herself. She isn't as active, hasn't been drinking as much...
Hello I am not an expert but from what I have read is that ratties usually have a life span of 2 to 3 yrs but they can live longer depending on their care....
I need help. Waffer is now about four months old. When she first joined our family we already had Belle, 1 year old. We had recently lost Belles playmate....
MyRats(BoghdanXRune) - That's the folder with pix of my ratties. There are only 2 missing in there, Skunk, and Runette. Runette looks just like Rune but...
Hello, i was wondering if anyone could help me..... i just bought a new dumbo rat from the pet store and unfortunately she developed a rather large belly and...
Mother rats will move around their nests pretty frequently. Particularly first time or nervous mothers. Just let her be and she'll keep them warm and happy....
Hi Kim, Obsessive housekeeping and the practice of hiding of the babies is very normal for a rat mom. The instinct behind it probably revolves around the fact...
for this my suggestion is to retrain her like u would a dog use treats to lure her out when she runs under the furniture show her what is ok like a new puppy ...
Maybe some of you know us from the other rat forums, but we would like to introduce ourselves to those of you who don't. We run a rat rescue in New Jersey...
We need your help and support now, more than ever! A student from a university in Queens, NY has recently written, asking us to take in 40 rats, 30 mice and 9...
My beautiful little girl is sick or injured. I'm not sure which. She is leaning to one side. She's about 11 months old. My daughter says she was doing it...
kinda freaked out my rats fur has gone from gray to a kind of brown in like a week but only in patches im kind of clueless as to what could be causing it....
I've heard that lab rats are very susceptible to myco and therefore don't make a good mix with regular domestics. Does anyone have experience with this? Thanks...
Hi, "Rats: The Great Underrated Pet" comes out on June 20. Narrated by emmy winner Scott Herriott, the 70 minute documentary also has almost 2 hours of extra...
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