Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / December 2004

I had a left-over rib bone from dinner which had a bit of meat left on
the bone, so I gave it to my ratties, thinking that they would gnaw off
the remaining meat.  Instead, they seemed much more interested in
gnawing on the bone, itself.  I wasn't sure if gnawing on the bone

I've posted here before about my little boy Buster (named for Buster Keaton)
and his toe that was deformed and then developed what looked like a
tumor -and misdiagnosed twice.
I did alot of reading on the net about bumblefoot -the more pictures I

I thought of a good design for rattie pouches but I'm just no good with
sewing machines.
Instead, I bought the material (wooly on one side and fleecy on the other)
and my design to a seamstress and she put together the perfect rattie pouch.

Hope you are all enjoying your Christmas.
I just dropped in on the hope that you might be able to offer some advice on
my latest subject!
I've never had a problem with aggressive males, but I have a feelings things

After reading about the weigh ins of others rats, Hannah and I decided to
weigh a few of ours...  Isaac the Alpha Male weighs in at 650 gms...*insert
shock, horror here*  all the others range from 300 - 500gms.  All look
absolutely cuddly...:)

I noticed my rat Petra has been grinding her teeth this past week, which I
dismissed, but on Xmas eve I noticed she seemed a little "off". She came
running for her dinner with the others, but seems to tilt to the left and is
a bit shaky on her legs. She's still got quite an ...

This post is a follow up to my "Help! Christmas Emergency!" post on
Christmas.
Luckily, my former vet back in Massachusetts was open on Sunday and was able
to see Jacques.  So off he went with us to Mass., with Pierre for company.

A few "new" pics (well, actually older ones that I've just been
wanting to upload on Webshots) -- after "Cocoa Suave" on page 2,
including one of some guinea pig, apparently (see "Oh yeah, what's
so funny?!").  <g>

Since Jacques had his surgery away from home, the vet gave me the x-rays to
take to my regular vet.  I took some photos of them and put them up on
webshots.  It's fascinating to see inside a rattie!
I also put up some new pics of Jacques so you all know who I'm talking

I brought my self a rat harness from ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4346437596&ssPageName
=STRK:MEWN:IT
what does everybody think of them?

I brought our little buddy Chip up to the living room for some exercise
today.  (Actually, he's not so little - he's a big black rat who's a good
nine inches from nose to base of his tail).  And, as usual, I let him run
around the couch as I watched the news.  He snoops around ...

Pesky rats in the loft. Done the smoke tests, drain CCTV etc but
nothing ever found.
Can I seal the cavity wall in the loft to prevent them getting in, or
is not that simple ?

Studies at by Professor Ehud Keinan & his team at Technion-Israel
Institute of Technology in Israel believe "natural ozone scavengers" such
as limonene in citrus fruits may prevent asthma. Their animal models for
the studies were rats.  As reported in the December 2004 Journal of

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I brought my self a rat harness from ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4346437596&ssPageName
=STRK:MEWN:IT
what does everybody think of them

Last night we hit the Supermarket to do the Xmas Dinner shopping.  We were
standing in the aisle discussing the best fish for Xmas Dinner..."Tuna?"...
"yuk, I hate the sight of it",.... "Ok here is a real treat, Sardines in
Tomato Sauce, that will go down well, what a treat for ...