Fancy Rats Forum

Update, I called the vet and they recommended coming in, in case she was in pain. The vet was lovely and said she was having respiratory problems as she passed and if I took her home she would basically suffocate so of course we said goodbye to her at the vets and she will be buried with her sister ...

Hi, We had two darling rats and one passed in January. She possibly had a stroke. I took her to the vet and she was put to sleep, it was heartbreaking. She was two and a half and had had operations to remove tumours. Her sister has survived these last few months well. I’ve worried about her being lo...

Hi, I’m new here! We have two pet rats we’ve had for 2 years. They are the first pet rats we’ve had and we love them dearly. My question is this, I believe that pet rats often don’t live longer than 2 years. When one of them passes away what is the done thing with the one that is left as I know it’s...