Today was weaning day and while the babies were not happy, the moms were so glad for the break. I'm excited for this next phase of working with the babies and watching them grow before they head out to their new homes.
This photo is a week old, they are larger and older then this now.
Ruby is a posable, weighted plush artwork, I 100% handmade, enjoy! <3
They are very nervous and tend to poop and pee on us but we are so excited to Gloria and Edna join the family
Our craziest rat Cookie loves jumping off things and into my hands, she also likes to be thrown onto pillows or plushies
I know this is normal and it’s her playing but out of 9 rats she’s the only one that likes to do this haha I was wondering if anyone els had a crazy rat too?
Urgent question for anyone please...
I just found a baby rat in the kitchen... one of the cats must have caught him... from where I don't know.
Anyway I thought he was dead...still warm 😭 but no puncture marks.
I put him in a bowl on top of some soft cotton and dribbled some water near his mouth and he startled awake.
Now I don't know what to do.
I don't have the $ to buy a cage, water bowl or anything for that matter 😞
Additionally my days of handling mice/rats are in the long past.
Any, any suggestions as to how to save this baby.
I'm guessing he is about a week old and definitely traumatized.
Thank you
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Baby Photos have been updated - https://www.stormhavenrattery.com/adoption/ournewborns
Whiskey x Friday Babies
15 days old.
Look at what a chunk the black Silvermane is lol so adorable.
There where multiple boggles during this moment
Getting new rats soon, just set this up? Is there anything else I need?
(There will be another hide on the bottom)
I’m waiting to collect 3 more rats from a breeder and I just simply can’t wait, I keep watching the videos I’ve been sent of them … they’re just so cute!
I’ve never had rats from a breeder before all my 6 girls are from pet shops so I’ve never experienced waiting to collect my girls before…. It’s so exciting ahhh
I have a question about my two boys, Mono and Connor.
Their introduction went pretty well overall. It has been over a month now, and there haven’t been any serious fights or major problems. They sleep together, groom each other, hang out normally, and most of the time they seem to have a really good relationship.
The only issue is that Mono can be a little annoying with Connor. What usually happens is that Mono will run up to him, try to mount him, bother him a bit, and then run away. That’s when the dominance behavior starts. Connor sometimes reacts by biting him. It has never been anything serious, and there has been no blood, but Mono has gotten a few small nips/bites from him.
The thing is, Connor seems to bite harder, while Mono doesn’t really bite back at all. Mono is usually the one starting the annoying behavior, but Connor is the one who reacts more strongly.
I’m not extremely worried because 99% of the time they are perfectly fine together. They sleep together, act normal, and do their regular rat things. But I wanted to ask if there is anything I should be doing on my part to help with this, or if I should just let them figure out their toxic little love story on their own.
I don't know if it's a girl or a boy, he's only 1 month old... His brother has well-developed testicles... while he doesn't! I'm afraid he might be a girl! (Não sei se é menino ou menina, ele tem apenas 1 mês... O irmão dele tem testículos bem desenvolvidos... enquanto ele não! Receio que possa ser uma menina!)
This is so sad for so many reasons. I already have 6 boys so I really can’t add two girls. I’m posting this here hoping there is someone in the Williamsport PA area or willing to travel to help these sweet babies.
update: local spca said they can’t do anything because I didn’t see it with my own eyes and I’ve messaged the lady asking if anyone has picked them
Up yet
My sweet girl honey passed unexpectedly. She was fine this morning, then when I came how from the club I went to get them a midnight snack and found her. It seen like she went in her sleep and im not sure. She had some substance coming from her mouth? If you have and advise for a greiving rat let me know, her and squid were close and im worry for her. Wish honey well in her journey
These babies are 4.5 weeks old. Their mother just weaned them about 5 days ago. This little girl is the smallest of the pups and she started to make this chirping noise last night. Today she had done it several times but once I pick her up she stops. Today she started doing it and she stood on her back legs and started leaning backwards until she had to catch herself from falling all the way over. When I pick her up she stops completely and seems to act normal. I can’t get her into my vet for another 4 days from
Now and so I figured I’d ask if anyone else has ever seen/heard about this. Could it be that since she’s the smallest maybe she’s not getting as much to eat as the other 11 babies and this is her calling for her mother? I read something about separation anxiety but she is housed with her mother so I’m not sure about that being the case. Also the cage in the video isn’t their home cage. It’s just a play area where everyone goes on home cage cleaning day. Just wanted to put that out there as I know it looks a bit smaller. I would appreciate any input immensely! Thank you!
Last night Reiner and Dingo decided it was time for a photo shoot.
I was to tired to drag out my light box so this was the next best thing lol. Don't tell them is wasn't a real photo shoot I might get in trouble lol
I love my cuties!