neutering

i unfortunately had a super rough start to rat ownership. i got my first boy, Kakashi, as a surprise christmas gift last year (2023) at 2 weeks old according to the pet store. he had a cagemate my now-ex partner had. He’s a pink eyed albino with all but 1 finger missing on his front right paw...

Hi, I’m sorry if this is really long winded but I’m very stressed about this situation. I have 2 sets of brothers, the older set around 13 months and the younger set 7. they were introduced to eachother after a period of Quarantine and for around 5 months they all lived together fine. One of...

So my rat Winn started displaying some very aggressive behaviors towards me and his 3 cage mates right after i adopted 3 babies. I have 7 rats now all males, 4 adults (all about 7-8 months) and 3 babies (almost 3 m/o). The adults and babies were kept in separate cages and i have introduced them...

Hi everyone! I'm a frequent reader of this forum but new to posting, so hi! :) I was looking for some recomendations for a vet in New Hampshire or Maine to neuter my new male rat so he can move in with my pair of girls. I've called a few vets but not many seem to have much experience neutering...

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Hi there, We just adopted two male rats age approx 2.5-3 months old. We are looking for a reasonably priced good vet in Vancouver BC area, Tri City area or Fraser Valley. Any suggestions? How much do you normally pay for this procedure? Thanks.

Need some help with my boys! I have 4 rats altogether but they’re all pretty much in separate cages. I recently adopted two 1 year old males (Ash and Kiwi) in hopes of introducing them to my other rat Dakota (also around 1 year old) who just recently lost his brother. Dakota has not taken to...

I know this is basically useless because it depends on the vet, but my vet has been frustrating me lately, I don’t really like calling people I prefer email. But I emailed one location they said the vet at the other one could treat rats, I get an email from that specific exotic vet and she said...

Hi everyone! I’m a new rat mommy, I got my two 3 month old boys neutered yesterday, one seems to be sipping along already, but my grey boy is being quite lethargic. An hour ago he was lying on his side in the cage breathing shallowly. He didn’t even respond when I touched him or moved his leg...