Fancy Rats Forum

Sad to hear but somewhat inevitable.

Thank you everyone who has contributed and taken the time to share their knowledge and experiences - many rats lives will have been improved.

Just fed him separately and he still choked
Might try picking the nuggets out and seeing how he gets on with just the RR food

Hi, looking for advice as Bear (nearly 10 months old) keeps choking when eating his meal in the cage. The group get fed twice a day, scattered in their cardboard substrate, containing Rat Rations 11a, Science Selective Nuggets and Barley Rings. He shares the 50x75cm floor space with three other rats...

I bought some hammocks and made a LOT of my own, to be honest my rats do all seem to prefer the bought ones for sleeping in, but for me making my own is so much cheaper, just using scrap fabrics. I can recommend Snugglebug Hammocks , I've had rats for 7 years and the four hammocks I bought then are ...

If you want to stick with metal : http://www.johnhopewell.co.uk/default.asp?template=productdetail.page.xml&productid;=365 You might consider using a plastic dog crate tray if you can find one the correct size, though these can be chewed. I would use the entire cage, if you have the whole thing why m...

Hi, I haven't seen a weekly guide like you're asking for but Isamu Rat care has a lot of information, both on the website and on the youtube channel . I would also recommend reading The Scuttling Gourmet if you are interested in rat nutrition. What sort of dry food are you feeding at the moment?

Yes same here, when I read she had tested positive for Toxoplasma I went to research it hoping to find an article on rat health guide, but didn't find much apart from things saying rats are attracted to cats when infected.

Good luck with the treatment prescribed.

I don't feel experienced enough to give advice on your situation, but wanted to know if you're in England? £300 for 2 neuters seems extortionate to me, but perhaps you're in another country where vet fees are different. For comparison I paid £50 at one vet (2014) and £35 and £45 (2017 and 2018) at a...

His abscess opened up over the weekend but the pus was thick and hard to remove. Last night I noticed his bottom teeth seemed pushed to the side so it must be affecting his jaw. Took him to the vets this morning to ask them to anesthetise him and clean the abscess out and see how deep it went and if...

Hi I use Finacard as a substrate I buy it from RatRations . It costs £10.80 for the bale and at least £7.80 for postage so I usually buy food, accessories, treats etc at the same time to make it cost effective. You can buy it direct from the supplier for £17.50 inc postage They were out of stock of ...

Arthur is 2 in September. On Friday 5th July I noticed the hair near his ear looked wet and flattened, I couldn't perceive anything leaking out or anything in the ear. He went to the vet Tuesday and the vet looked in his ear and said it was inflamed and prescribed encrocare (baytril) 2.5% 0.1ml twic...

Yes, they will pee on everything! :P If you notice the cage starts to stink and there a puddles of pee everywhere have a look at your layout and take away the items they have wee'd on - which will most likely be flat shelves - and replace the with things that encourage activities like climbing with ...

Hi, welcome to the forum. It depends on the room and cage placement - if the front door opens into a living room for example you wouldn't want the cage on the floor by the door as it would get draughty. Similarly if the cage was in a coldish room like a garage (which isn't really suitable as there i...

Can you copy from the prescription label what he is taking at what dose? Ie "baytril 2.5% 0.2ml twice a day". Would be helpful if you knew his weight too, just to check the dosage. I used to struggle to get mine to take meds then I found this method that hasn't let me down yet :luck: Break a small p...

Do you have a totally secure room like a bathroom or hallway?

If they're small maybe just playing on the bed would do?