Female rat depressed after Mate died

[BelcalistheRat]

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 along with (they try to play with and groom her) and she has somewhat come out of it but by a very tiny barely noticeable margin.

What can I do to help her?

 

[jorats]

I'm so sorry for your loss. Poor little one, I'm glad she's got friends now, even though she's still grieving. This is quite normal for rats. Some will grieve a long time while others not so much. All you can do is offer her comfort, extra cuddles and treats too.