Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / November 2003

Hi there all. Everyone here seems like such caring, knowledgeable "rat
parents". :o)
We have two new additions of their kind ever to our family: adorable
rats. Having read about the dangers of cedar on this board, I ran out

Benny and Russo enjoyed a cupcake on their birthday, here are the
pics...lol.
In one of the pics, you can see Benny's nose graying out...
http://community.webshots.com/album/102255581GBzyeZ

I just got my first rat about a year ago and got her a cage mate about six
months later.  at first they would fight all the time even reaching through
the bars of their seppereate cages to try
to swipe at each other eventually I got so frustrated with the slow and easy

I don't think my "sweetie" will last the night....If you remember, I had
been treating her with baytril for Myco.  Although she didn't seem to get
much better, she wasn't getting worse....tonight she's lying on her side,
with labored breathing....please say a prayer for sweetie.....

I know this sounds a bit mercenary, but I lost my rat Yuri yesterday after
spending £25 on baytril....
The medicine is completely unopened and I am wondering whether anyone who
has been prescribed baytril for a rat longterm would want the bottle for

Hi fellow rattie lovers, I've updated some pics in my Webshots... and there
are some cute Christmas pics too.
http://community.webshots.com/album/101606210HlFxvE
Have fun!

I have found an old movie at our local public library called "Ben".
It stars a trained rat.  Are there any other rat related movies?  I
have seen NIMH, etc.  How about some old time radio horror shows.
-David

Okay.  So I only have my one rattie guy.  (I know.  They're happier with
friends.)  Currently, I'm treating him for lice.  How is it possible for one
rat to get lice when he doesn't leave the house?  He doesn't have a social
life either, lol.  I use Care Fresh bedding and freeze it ...

It never crossed my mind till I was wondering about all the posts about rat
medication.  So, I looked at the gov't  and lab documents about the care and
handling of lab rats.
Seems to me that rats are used in the labs cause of their docility and their

Last night while the rats were out running around, shortly before we
were planning to go to bed, Astraea jumped Maia and bit her quite
badly.  So we were at the emergency veterinary clinic from 3:00 to
5:30.  Not fun.

Our rat "Spot" has had breathing difficulties almost fixed by Baytril.
She has had to go back to the vet since then because the problem is bad
again, and she's lost a lot of weight (not eating).
Apparently, She has Pneumonia. I had that disease when I was about 5. It

I should just start calling 'Hey'--'Theif'--thats what she is, and she's
good at it.
After her mornin shoulder ride to the laundry room and the dumpster, (2 am),
I put her on the desk when I get online.  I have this one thin plank of

How to make "killer rats" that kill and eat your enemies ?

I finally got a webcam to take home pics with but I really don't want to put
them on my really old and really lame geocities page.
Is there a hosting server I could upload to that is frequented by
rat-a-tats?

Periodically I take a couple of Rats out to visit my parents.  My Mum is a
Rat Convert having overcome her tremendous fear of their tails..:)  Anyway I
took Phoenix and Africa... I chose Africa for his outgoing nature and
Phoenix because he is pretty cruisy when it comes to meeting ...