Fancy Rats Forum

In terms of your concerns: No, the gerbils and rats shouldn't be negatively affected by it. The only real reason hay would affect them is if it's low quality stuff where dust or must is an issue. But the smell itself isn't a worry. Hay is the same as any other new smelly thing though - you notice it...

Lone adult to babies isn't that much of an unusual situation. My recommendation would be the same as with any other aged individuals involved: http://fancyratsforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=52 Since PB ate the photos, there's the relevant ones here: https://www.facebook.com/isamurats/posts/1881105...

Just to note, "Reggie Rat" no longer exists; it stopped being produced a few years back and has been replaced by "Reggie Rat & Mimi Mouse". Although there is a duplication of part of the name, it is a different product (trying, badly, to meet the needs of two species with different nutritional requi...

Thanks Mary for sorting out the password issue! (I was away so only just saw the PM and this post hehe)

YAY! But also boo because I can't remember my old password and thus can't look at any of the old members stuff.

The bits most likely to go off are also the tastiest – meat, other soft tissues, marrow – and so they'll be the bits that get eaten first. The only bits that my rats leave are the outer layer of pork rib bones: they like to split ribs in half lengthways and hollow out the middle, leaving the outer ...

What country are you in? Just wondering from your comment saying you can't find any cages online.

I usually do something like a triple chocolate chip muffin or similar. If I buy one of the standard 4-packs then there's also spare for me to eat afterwards when feeling really upset.

(Also sorry your first post on FR is regarding something sad)

Although there are some insurers who cover rats in their exotics policies, for rats you're much better off just putting aside some money yourself each month.

That does sound very rushed, and not great in manner at a sensitive time. I've turned up to my current practice a couple of times for an emergency pts (when they've had like one vet on doing small animals and a full appointments list) and at the most the vet has vanished quickly afterwards - but lea...

It's likely to be the same chemical, but different brands use different colouring (it's whacky coloured to minimise mixup risks). My vets usually use a brand which uses pink colouring. I personally prefer the injection to be given to the heart as it's quicker - sometimes gas anaesthetic can wear off...

They may well ignore it as whole though - they're small and hard and until a rat learns that they're worth the effort they may try and get out of it.

Currently Snugglesafes are only £9.99
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Let us know what they say in response to you contacting them!

Sounds like you've thought about it a lot already :) The only thing I'd add is that if you're thinking of free ranging the rats in the area that the hamster free ranges, is that the hamster may be a little more wary than normal to start with. On account of their smell being in a more directly in con...