Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / June 2006

Just found out what a nasty thing "www.go.to" has now turned out to be.
Apologies for anyone getting hit by it when going to either my Homepage or
F1 travel guide. The addresses below are direct links to the underlying
pages, and should be problem-free. Mind you, they're out of ...

ewwww.
Having a rat in your shirt at work; and feeling the icky warmth of pee
dribbling down your back...
and realizing you didn't bring any extra shirts.

Had to have Jorja PTS today. For the last couple of weeks she has been
looking her age (33 months) a bit wobbly on the back legs but still wanted
food. But over the weekend she seemed to give up and wouldn't even eat her
favourite of Rice Pudding with Strawberry jam.

I am new to this Google group.  I own 20 fancy mice, 3 gerbils, 2
guinea pigs, 2 hamsters and 2 hairless rats.  I have a question about
the latter pets.  The hairless rats are new to the household.  I have
been doing loads of research to ensure I give them the best care.

Thanks for all your tips about my hairless rats and their protein
intake.
I have a second question you all may be able to help me with:
I heard rats really like playing in water and they enjoy swimming.

One of our new rats was not looking very good. She was hunched over
with a rough coat. I called PetSmart where I got her and they said to
bring her in to see their on site vet. I took her in and by the time I
got there, she was gasping. They put her on oxygen, but she died

Purely out of curiosity... does anyone know roughly at what age do rats
reach their full size?
Thanks!

Tar has decided they are both for sleeping in :-)
I found litter trays on ebay last night with an added grill and ordered
two............reason being....
Tar who hates water has decided the litter trays make great beds despite

OK, I did the NEVER GRAB THEM BY THE TAIL...but not on purpose. Crazy and I
were playing on the floor, when she decided to shoot off  to under the
couch. I grabbed for her and only got tail...and tail was ALL I got. I
pulled off a little more than an inch. (She is already on of ...

Agatha Scrat was in her tube loft and my daughter put her finger at the
end of the tube for Agatha to sniff. Then she started crying saying
"Ouch, Agatha let go!" I pulled my daughter's finger away and it was
bleeding pretty good. She cried for a while and she is typically pretty

We got our rats (2 not 3) and we're very excited. One of them is a
champagne and is the most social of the three. The black and white
hooded one has gotten a lot more comfortable and went down my
daughter's shirt today. The third one has been hiding in a saltine

I went to my pet shop today in regards to the scratches and the possibility
of mites.
She said that it could also be mange? and recomended trying tea tree oil on
it as it will kill mites, any bacteria and help the wounds heal?

I saw that this had been posted here in 2003; thought I'd bring it back
again... :) From http://www.dapper.com.au/badrat.htm
The Bad Rat Pledge
Inspired by The Bad Pets Lists

Daisy isn't invited:
http://tinyurl.com/o4lrl
Gatecrasher Daisy:
http://tinyurl.com/pfe56

I have just picked up my other new boys today. An Agouti, an Agouti
Berkshire and Blue Agouti.
We have called them Toffee, Chewy and Bonker.
Reason for the last name is my question to you all.