behaviour health

Hi we are new to rat ownership. Before getting our two boys in September I had read lots bout how clean and hygienic they were. We have brothers who were born the beginning of August and came to us at 7weeks. Overall they are great however their hygiene and toileting is nothing like what I...

Hello all, I have a boy named Fish, he’s 3 and the love of my life, I’ve had him since about four months and we’ve had such a good time together and still do. Recently, he’s developed some odd behaviors and I’m wondering if he could be approaching his final days or just being an old guy. He...

Hello! Hope everyone is safe and is doing well :) Would like some advice and/or thoughts on some unusual behaviour that my rat has been displaying :( I've already booked a vet appointment for Monday but I'm hoping to see if anyone has any experience with this and offer advise for anything I...

I have seen my pet rat drink her own urine twice today. I cant seem to find much about this on the internet so Im not sure if this is a normal behavior? Three things to note: 1) I have two pet rats and between the two of them they drink an absurd amount of water. Theyre my first rats and Ive...

So I really need some help or advice with these two girls because I've never had a problem with my previous four rats that I've had in the past. I have had to buy 3 different cage bottoms for the bottom of my girls' cage because they will not stop chewing the corners of the cage wide open. One...

Hi, This might be long so I’ll put a TL;DR at the end of it. I do have a slight suspicion to what may be causing Loki to act out the way he is. After giving my two rats, Loki and Obi a bath today after finding mites, everything was fine for the first half an hour or so before Loki’s attitude...

My female rat is very depressed (or well, showing very obvious signs she is depressed) after her mate died (complications from a tumor we found out about AFTER he passed :( ) I would do anything to cheer her up and hopefully make her feel better. I've put her with my other two females she gets...