wildeoneify
New Member
Hello Everyone,
I have owned two beautiful boy fancy ratties for about 4 months, so they were/are about 6 months max.
They were both un neauterd and I must admit we had a bit of a territorial problem, my white one was very dominant. They came not from the same litter but the same cage in the pet store, and although he was MUCH smaller when we got him he grew massive and was deff the leader. He made a large cut in my hooded ones side and this is when we started to worry.
We leave them to free roam the room, making sure its ok for Ratties, but this does stop them from fighting as its a large space and they can have differant areas to keep them busy.
Last night I just put them back in the cage and within 10min they were fighting, I went over as I heard the scuffle and the white one was having a fit on the floor, he was spinning around on his side and squeeking. I imideatly opened the cage and the other rat FLEW out like never before and ran ran ran away he was so scared.
I didn't know what to do and slightly panicked and froze in the moment. I tried to hold him still in his place and he stopped and then he took his last breath AND DIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I tried to revive him but he was already gone, just like that all within a few seconds!!!!
He was chewing on a little bag of natural lavender earlier on, could this have poisioned him????? I give them lots of fresh fruits too, recently I have given then melon, mango, apricot, tomatoe????? Could I have poisioned him without knowing???
They have a bedding which is suitable for ratties and I try to keep the cage as clean as possible.
Does anyone know what this could have been from??? Im scared it will happen to the other now, I am so upset I hope it wasn't my fault!!!!!!!!!
I have owned two beautiful boy fancy ratties for about 4 months, so they were/are about 6 months max.
They were both un neauterd and I must admit we had a bit of a territorial problem, my white one was very dominant. They came not from the same litter but the same cage in the pet store, and although he was MUCH smaller when we got him he grew massive and was deff the leader. He made a large cut in my hooded ones side and this is when we started to worry.
We leave them to free roam the room, making sure its ok for Ratties, but this does stop them from fighting as its a large space and they can have differant areas to keep them busy.
Last night I just put them back in the cage and within 10min they were fighting, I went over as I heard the scuffle and the white one was having a fit on the floor, he was spinning around on his side and squeeking. I imideatly opened the cage and the other rat FLEW out like never before and ran ran ran away he was so scared.
I didn't know what to do and slightly panicked and froze in the moment. I tried to hold him still in his place and he stopped and then he took his last breath AND DIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I tried to revive him but he was already gone, just like that all within a few seconds!!!!
He was chewing on a little bag of natural lavender earlier on, could this have poisioned him????? I give them lots of fresh fruits too, recently I have given then melon, mango, apricot, tomatoe????? Could I have poisioned him without knowing???
They have a bedding which is suitable for ratties and I try to keep the cage as clean as possible.
Does anyone know what this could have been from??? Im scared it will happen to the other now, I am so upset I hope it wasn't my fault!!!!!!!!!
males are prone to heartfailure and strokes I hear more then females, just so sad he left so young 
