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One of my rats left eye keeps getting glued shut with what I think is eye gunk (like people & dogs get too, you know?) I fix it by pressing a warm cloth/papertowel/napkin to it and eventually she can open her eye but when I don't catch it (like when I'm alseep) she scratches and it makes around...

Hello, my cousins rat blue has had a growth growing on the back of her body for about 6 months now and it’s only getting bigger. I’m wondering if anyone has any clue on what it is or what to do about it? I posted a photo here (I don’t know how to add it to the thread)...

Hi all, two of my boys have began acting really strange and hardly touch their food. They seem extremely lethargic and tend to lay with their heads over the edge of ramps whilst panting with their eyes half open. I currently have 9 boys and none of the others have shown any of these symptoms...

hi there, first of all thanks for clicking in. I have a rat named Dragon Slayer, she’s roughly 1 year and 2 months old now ( got her from a pet shop, she was around 1 month old back then). She’s a lovely girl who would just sit there for hours long cuddles. Last year around August one of my...

Hello! I have a ratty Names Hagrid. He's 10 months now. He developed a small lump on his cheek. It feels like swelling. I noticed when I would rub it, he would enjoy it. I also got a little peak into his mouth and noticed on his bottom teeth, one was filed at a slant and the other was long, and...

Today I was clean the cage and I saw these weird poos. They’re light and some are long. I don’t know what it could be seeing as I haven’t changed their diet or anything.

Hello again! As a quick update earlier today I took my two little ones to the vet due to some frequent sneezes. Although they didn’t exactly have any other signs I’m glad I took them because they both had URIs. I’ve been given liquid Baytril to administer to each of them 1 drop every 12 hours...

Hello everyone! I have two baby rats, both boys, that I recently purchase from a reptile store where they were meant to be feeder rats. I’ve given them a day or two to adjust but I’ve noticed that one of them seems to be sneezing quite a bit. I’ve heard occasional sneezes from the other but the...

Last week I bought two male rats (Sweet Pea and Honeycomb) and I could instantly tell the differences they had. Sweet Pea is outgoing, playful, and he loves treats. He also loves to groom my hand when he sees it. Now with Honeycomb... He’s the polar opposite. Honeycomb doesn’t like to move...

I've got a one-year old male rat, Finn, that is struggling with something -- an abscess, a tumor, I don't know. What I'm hoping is that someone has had experience with something similar and could offer advice about the best path forward. About three weeks ago, Finn developed an huge bump on his...

Hi all, Sadly back again looking for advice for Ghost. She started losing weight last week, with a swelling to the side of her face, and a lump on her jaw. Took her to the vet 02/11 because she developed balance issues and have had her on enrobactin and metacam since then. Swelling to the...

HI My male rat has red flakes on his back closer in the middle around the base of his tail. I gave him a bath to better see the flakes, they don't seem to be moving so I don't think they're lice or anything? Please Help!

Hi, One of my rats - Archie - about whom I posted last Sunday, who's been on doxycycline for a while but whose breathing got more raspy a week ago had a respiratory attack on Wednesday. I took him to the vet and she added Baytril 0.26ml to the doxycycline (Vibravet paste 0.1ml) both 2x day...

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 rat, Rim, was apart of one of two liters I accidentally had almost two years ago. She was born March 26, 2016. I currently have 14 and I've done years of research and reading to know everything I can about them to ensure they receive the proper care and diet. But I honestly have no idea what...

Hi everyone. I have a very ill rat and would like some advice. It's a long story so here it goes: Maggie is a 10 month old female rat who had URI when we first got her. She was doing well up until about a month or so ago when the URI came back. She was gasping for air and lethargic so we took...

Please help if you can. I have had my rats for 2 months. Last night I played with them for 1.5 hours with no problems, and this morning I woke to find Olive with two drops of blood on her chin. I don't know what happened. I am suspecting MAYBE she tried to chew on some plastic or a dog bone...

Hello! My ratty Cheese needs to get antibiotics. He gives me a lot of trouble when I try to give it to him so idk if Cheese is getting the entire dose. Can anyone recommend anything to make it easier?

I have a 7 month old male rat, his name is Sparky, he has had a head tilt for a while and he didn't really change from having it. but today he dosn't want to move or do anything. time to time he will clean himself but if you try pick him up or anything he will remain not moving, I tried giving...

My dumbo rat, 2 year old male has been making odd sounds recently, I have been researching and looking around if anyone else has had this problem but I couldn't find anything except people reporting "grunting" sounds, if this is even considered grunting, but he's been doing it for a few weeks...